Anne Frank was a German girl who lived during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a time during WWII when the Germans were taking all the Jews away to camps. Anne was Jewish, so she and her family and some family friends went into hiding for two years. During this time, she kept a diary. In this diary, she says “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” I, personally, would have to disagree with this quote. This is based on Mr. Van Daan’s actions. He was so selfish, mean, and rude. However, there are two sides to every story. Some may believe Anne shows good-heartedness, yet just because she was kind doesn’t mean everyone is. The sad truth is that many are cruel, and selfish, and greedy. Though I saw many acts of greed throughout the play, and the world in general, what really showed me why I should disagree was when Mr . Van Daan was caught stealing bread from the children. The scene went as follows: Narrator: ...He cautiously opens the cupboard and takes out a loaf of bread. ……. Mrs. Frank: And you come in the night and steal food that should go to them, to the children! …show more content…
Van Daan has finally been caught stealing food after Lord-knows-how-many times. Mrs. Frank, who is normally very kind, is outraged at this. At this, Mrs. Van Daan tries to defend him. Mrs. Frank whirls on her and threatens to kick both of them out. Mr. Van Daan was always selfish and greedy. He and his wife both show the human capacity for greed. They are all starving, even the children, and yet Mr. Van Daan has the nerve to steal, so that he can be comfortable while they are hungry. So many people are like this, saying, “What does it matter if they are in pain, as long as I am comfortable?” All in all, many people are raised to believe this, and this is why I believe that Anne is
In the Diary of Anne Frank, Anne gets into an argument with Mr. Van Daan about the role of women in society. Mr. Van Daan’s opinion is that women should cook, clean, and take care of the children while the man works. Anne’s personality is the exact opposite of Mr. Van Daan’s idea of
Anne Frank, a name? A book? A girl? A prisoner? Anne was all these things. She lived in a world ruled by the Germans. Adolf Hitler, the ruler of the Nazi Germans ordered for the whole Jew population to be destroyed. He ordered all Jews to be taken from their homes and to be sent to labor or death camps, also known as concentration camps. Once Anne’s family heard of this they went into hiding with four other Jews. After two years of hiding, not being able to go outside, talk or move a lot, or being able to use the W.C. at certain times of the day, the Franks, Vaan Dans, and Mr. Dussel were turned in by a random citizen and were arrested. Before that time Anne had a diary where she wrote her deepest most inner thoughts. She once said, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” I disagree with Anne’s statement, “Despite everything, I believe people are really good at heart.”
Remember that she is only a young teenager, and that she’s likely not aware of all the danger she’s truly in. Because of this, there is a huge impact on how she thinks of others. It’s a lot easier for her to believe that people are all good at heart this way. In her diary, Anne once said “I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains,” this quote shows how Anne recognizes all the hate and sadness in the world, but she always tries to look past it and see the beauty that is still there. This also shows Anne’s viewpoint on people, and how, unlike her, most people first see the flaws of other people, but she always tried to look past the poor parts and see the best in people. Also this is seen in the play, such as we saw how she is caring for her sister and father. That is the last piece of evidence I have that shows that Anne was a positive
She was a courageous young woman; who even through bad times she still found the bright side to everyone and everything. She was optimistic, but as the war dragged on she sort of lost it. Even though the war was a horrendous event, Anne still thought that people were still good at heart. In a line from The Diary Of Anne Frank she talked about how it would be after the war, that was a sign of her optimism because even during the war, she thought about what she would do when it ended. Anne thought about going back to school, what she would be when she grew up, and marriage. This shows how even though she couldn’t do anything because she was a Jew, she could still live a good life, but you just have to struggle through all the hard
A quote that helps support this is, "But you don't know how important it can get to be...especially when you're frightened." This reveals that Anne likes to enjoy life. This is noted in the play, when she makes the statement until she brought pictures and not clothes, she said that memories mean more to her than anything. It also reveals that she uses her annoyance and happiness as a shell. After Anne made remarks to her mother, she went to Mr. Frank, or her father. She told him personally that she acted the way she did so people would take her seriously. These are the reasons that support the claim that the quote reveals multiple things about her
Don’t you hate it when your family and strangers treat you in a harsh way. Anne Frank was treated harshly by some people in the secret annex people would yell at her call her spoiled lazy and was always telling her what to do. But some people treated her nicely like Peter VanDaan and her dad in a way that made her feel loved by some people around her. Anne was a twelve year old girl when she was forced into hiding because she was a Jew in Nazi territory during WW2. Anne is treated by the people in the annex in many ways and that effects her character in such a way that changes her character.
Anne Frank was a young girl who lived during the holocaust who lived during Hitler’s reign in Amsterdam. Only one problem: She was Jewish. In July of 1942, Margot Frank was called to report to a concentration camp. The Franks were forced into hiding in an annex behind Mr. Frank’s business. The Franks, along with the Van Pels and Mr. Pfeffer, hid in the annex for about two years. During her time in hiding, Anne confided in a diary. In her diary, she wrote “Despite everything, I believe people are really good at heart.” I agree with Anne. In my opinion, everyone is good at heart; they just show it in different ways. People do what they think is right. Even though there is evil in the world, I believe that deep down, everyone is good at heart.
Mr. van Daan makes sausages to preserve the meat they have bought. Mr. Dussel opens a pretend dental practice in the annex and comically attempts to fix Mrs. van Daan’s cavities. Anne tires of Mrs. van Daan’s incessant complaints and is annoyed that Mr. Dussel constantly tells her to be quiet at night but then wakes her up when he does his exercises at dawn. Anne marvels at how diplomatic she has become while living in the annex. Mr. Kugler brings the residents gravy packets to fill because he can find no one else to do the job. According to Anne, however, it is
If Mr. Van Daan wasn’t in the community at all, the Franks probably would’ve had a better chance at survival through the annex. This play takes place with 8 people hiding away in an attic to be safe from the Nazis, this is all happening during World War two. The title of this play is The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Good and Albert Hackett. Mr. Van Daan was business partners with Mr. Frank and they were exceptionally close, yet he is still an egocentric and greedy man. Despite how the Fanks welcome Mr. Van Daan into their home, he still betrays the trust their trust by being selfish and greedy.
Anne Frank spoke these words, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart”. These words were spoken while she was in hiding during the holocaust. Anne Frank, her family, and also another family were forced into hiding during the holocaust. The holocaust was a time when many nazis killed millions of jews and took them from their homes and businesses. Even though the holocaust was something that started from evil people, I disagree.
It was a faithful weekend after A couple had recently got married and both awoke in the middle of the night with severe hunger. They had nothing to eat in the house because they had just got married and moved into a new apartment. According to the narrator, in their refrigerator, they only had a bottle of French dressing, six cans of beer, two shriveled onions, a sitck of butter, and a box of refrigerator deodorizer. This scenario reminded the husband when he was an adolescent in collaboration with his friend they both had to rob a bakery because they were so hungry. Though the robbery was not successful they way they thought because the owner of the bakery gave them a thorough condition, more like a deal by telling them that “they can have as much bread as they wanted as long as they sit and listen to the complete classical music albums.” Now, they had to put their weapons away, and gently obeyed as the owner of the bakery has told them. They sat down and listen to the music and then took as much bread as they could carry.
Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who died during World War II. In The diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, she said that “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” This shows that she is a caring and an understanding person that while this is happening, believe that all people are still good. Many of Anne’s Quotes show that she really believes that people are good on the inside. She really believes that everything in the world happens for a reason.
He sees Anne as the most annoying one living in the annex, without realizing that she only tries to bring everyone’s mood up and make things less boring. Also Mr. Van Daan is always angry about something. Peter Van Daan owns a
This text from page 120, said by Mr Van Daan shows him stealing the food, THen he cautiously opened the cupboard, it creaks. He stands ridged. Mr. Frank sits up in bed and sees Mr. Van Daan……. He’s stealing the food!”. This is bad becasue they only have so much food and he is stealing the
Not many people possess this kind of attitude towards people, but Anne Frank could have. That famous quote at the end shows that she has that attitude and she is not afraid to show it. On page number 316 and line 2425, it starts off with Margot saying,” What I remember best is the present we used to get presents when we were little ... Each day they got better and better.” Next Mr. Frank said,” We are all here, alive. That is a present enough.” When she finishes, Anne chirps in with,” No, it isn't. I've got something … ” as she runs off to get something Mrs. Frank says,” What is it?” Anne finally ends that part that I picked out saying,” Present!” Even though the group of people are stuck in a cramped little place she still manages to find a way to make presents to cheer everybody up. To think what she lived through furthermore about how she felt during those times is probably really hard to find happiness in such a dark time period to live in. It shows that even though it is a bad time, however, she has a special attitude towards the thing that keeps the darkness way and lets everybody be