Symbolism In The Diary Of Anne Frank

Act II scene 3 of the play version of The Diary of Anne Frank is about Mr. Van Daan being caught stealing food and the events that follow shortly after. When everyone is asleep, Mr. Van Daan tries to steal bread but is caught by Mrs. Frank. Enraged, Mrs. Frank wakes the others in the annex and begins to speak about how she wants Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan to leave the annex and never come back. Mr. Frank and the others try to calm her down and change her mind but to no avail. In the midst of this commotion Miep arrives with news about the war. She tells them that the allies’ invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day, has begun. Everybody rejoices and Mrs. Frank and Mr. Van Daan apologize for their behavior.

Mr. and Mrs. van Daan and their son Peter (who is a few years older than Anne) are also in hiding with the Franks. Anne’s adolescence is spent hidden from the outside world. She’s cooped up in tiny rooms, tiptoeing around during the day. After almost 2 years in hiding they are discovered and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s father, Otto Frank, is the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death Anne becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding. Miep Gies is a Dutch woman who assists the annex residents with food, clothing, books, and companionship. She cheerfully assists them with the things they need and pitches in to give them holidays. Along with Elli, she retrieves and saves Anne's diary from the floor after the annex residents are arrested (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miep_Gies). Miep Gies and her husband took action and helped their Jewish friends. This situation affected their daily lives in many different ways. The fact that Miep and her husband helped the Jews, knowing that they

In “The Diary of Anne Frank” there are many different objects and people that are symbolic to something abstract. One example of symbolism in Anne’s diary is when her and Peter have a discussion about the star of David. In the play and throughout World War II the star of David symbolizes a deep hatred. It represents a deep hatred because during the time of WWII with the Jews getting murdered and sent to concentration camps they were forced to wear garments with the star sewn onto them. Anne records, “You can’t throw…? Something they branded you with…? That they made you wear so they could spit on you” (Pg 709 P.22). This quote justifies that while wearing the star of David the Jews won’t receive respect and they will be treated with rude and

In 1933, the nazi took power in Germany, which cause depression to a lot of people. At the beginning, Nazi defy the Jews, Gypsies, and the disabled. In March 1933, the first concentration camp was built and later on more concentration and death camps were made. A family named the Franks went into hiding with the Van Daans in Amsterdam. In “Anne Frank” the characters face adversity and conflict like man vs self, man vs nature, and man vs man that makes the “Diary of Anne Frank” a wonderful story.

Have you ever heard of the Holocaust? The Holocaust was a terrible time in history when Adolf Hitler was torturing many innocent Jews. He put them in concentration camps, but many tried to hid just like Anne Frank and her family. Anne Frank who was Jew, has a famous quote that says “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Even though throughout the “Diary of Anne Frank” we see that people are not always the best they could be, I agree with Anne and believe that everyone is still good at heart. One overall reason I chose that people are really good at heart are the acts of kindness Peter has throughout the book to Anne. However, I do know that there are two sides of an argument, I can see how some might

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party killed millions of people in the short time of six years during World War II. Other people, such as Anne Frank and her family, tried to avoid the cruel intentions of the Nazis by hiding in an annex for two years. The historical events of World War II affected the lives of Anne and the others hiding in the annex. Historical events in The Diary of Anne Frank causes extensive changes to the drama. Two primary changes that occur due to historical events are the character’s traits and the mood of the drama.

You mostly see good vs. evil in fairy tales and in fiction books. Have you ever witnessed good vs. evil in the real world? One of the themes displayed in The Diary of Anne Frank is “Good vs. Evil”. The good vs. evil is displayed in three different levels, level on is the society as a whole during WWII. The second level is the eight people hiding in the Annex, and the last level is the character of Anne. These show how people were affected during WWII and how others treated others.

Anne and her family, being Jews, were one of the families that were required to wear this star. This star was designed to represent a person who practices the beliefs and laws of the Jewish people and to set the Jewish people apart from others. However in Anne’s diary the yellow star has a more sigjnificant meaning. It symbolizes the whole reason why Anne, her family, the Van Daan family, and Mr. Dussel went into hiding together. The “Secret Annexe” was used as a place of security and protection where these eight Jews hid for over two years, but if the “Annexers” weren’t Jews they wouldn’t be hiding. Notice that inside the star the word “Jude” is written, “Jude” is the German word for Jew. In 1941 Jews were required to wear a yellow Star of David to represent their religion, however for the eight Jews that went into hiding in Anne’s diary, the same star had a more siginificant

love with Anne; "Peter loves me not as a lover but as a friend and

In the second entry of Anne Frank's diary, Margot got a call-up from the SS, which forced the Franks to go into hiding in fear of their future. After Otto Frank came home, "Margot and I started packing our most important belongings into a schoolbag" (Frank para. 15). Margot and Anne went packing after their Father told them they were going into hiding. This was the same day that Margot got called-up.

The events recounted in Anne Frank’s Diary took place during World War 11. By 1933, the strongest party in Germany had gained ultimate power with Hitler under their command. Hitler was Germany’s dictator who spread his gospel of racial hatred through politics. While poverty and unemployment were at an all time high he launched a campaign of anti-Semitism. Hitler’s main target was the Jews, claiming that they were “racially inferior.” He developed an idea of a Master Aryan Race, the need to rid Germany of “inferior people”, such as Jews and Gypsies, and the need to expand Germany’s borders. In doing this, he caused many Jews to abandoned their homes and go into total isolation. The Frank family

Do you ever get mad when your parents say you can’t do something or go anywhere? Well, imagine how Anne feels being isolated in that room all day long, every day. The story "Diary of Ann Frank" reveals what it’s like to transition from childhood to adulthood in the modern life. The theme of the story is living in oppression and how it affects Anne as a person, both physically and emotionally. For two years, Anne and her family along with another family are locked up in hiding in a secret loft. “The diary of Anne Frank” shows us that sometimes family is all we got but we have to make the best of it and be thankful we have our family. Anne Frank quoted “we all eat and read like one family” (page 230) This statement tells us that no matter what

In “The Diary of Anne Frank” the secret annex is symbolic of unity and community. Symbolism of the secret annex is shown when Anne and the others have no other choice than to go into hiding. Although they have arguments from time to time, everyone begins to come together like one big family. At the beginning of Scene 5 the stage directions give an example of symbolism used to create unity, ‘Seated listening is all of the “family,” dressed in their best,’ (Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, 735). The word ‘family’ is placed in quotes because they are not family by blood, but by heart.

During the devastating time of World War II, a Jewish teenage girl wrote a diary about the gruesome events she witnessed, this diary was named, Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank. Anne Frank lived in Holland and went into hiding when her sister, Margot, got a letter to go to a reception camp. The Franks faced terrifying moments during hiding. They witnessed war outside their window and stayed in the same house without even going outside for about two years.To add on, the Franks had to keep in mind how every day they could be arrested or even die. Sadly Anne and her family are arrested and are sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp where she would later die. While in hiding, the Franks and the Van Daans, who were also in hiding with them,

As seen in the play The Diary of Anne Frank by Goodrich and Hackett, “the human spirit can triumph over the most difficult circumstances” by doing the most ordinary things, celebrating life, and enjoying the smallest moments. Firstly, dancing is very typical; although most people don’t know how to dance, they like to participate in that activity. Anne is a part of that group, even when she is secreting from the Nazi. As Anne tries to persuade her sister to dance, “‘Come on, Margot… dance with me, Come on, please’” (Goodrich and Hackett 522). Although they are in arguably one of the most distasteful circumstances, they are persevering through; they think of the future and what it will bring. Hope fills their heart when it could be acrimony. Anne tries to look on the luminous side of the situation by attempting to dazzle Margot into joining. Despite Margot rejecting her on the offer, Anne still lightens the mood of the Annex by her high-spirited actions. These characteristic remarks show that humankind can triumph over the most ambitious challenges.