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    Today is September 1st, 1939 in Holland. Right now I’m going to be writing a book, it is going to be really good. I wish it would be published so that lots of people could read it and enjoy it. Once I’m finished with my book I will lend a copy to my good friends the Franks. The Franks are, Otto Frank, Edith Frank, Margot Frank, and Anne Frank. So it’s 1:00 in the afternoon and while I was in the middle of writing my book I was interrupted by a loud, BANG! Then there were even more loud noises and

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    most caring person was Miep. She always helped them when they needed something outside of the annex, but I can still see how people think that people during those days were not very good at heart. I think Mr Van Daan seemed a little rude and selfish about others. My Side: After I saw many acts of kindness, throughout the play, based off of Anne’s diary, I was persuaded to agree with her quote that everyone is good at heart. The character that stood out the most to me was Miep. She showed me at the

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    example of how a biological cycle affected her interpersonal communication with her mother. Furthermore, another psychological influence was Anne’s development of trust. When in the Secret Annex, Anne and her family relied on a number of people, such as Miep, Bep, and those within the Annex, to keep their location secret, and for protection. For example, Anne’s opinion of Dussel changed when she found out he was keeping food from the rest of them. “It’s absolutely disgraceful that Dussel, whom we took

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    Themes in The Diary of Anne Frank "Anne Frank" is a diary written by a teenage girl during the Nazi Occupation in World War Two. The story starts when Anne Frank receives a diary as a 13th birthday present, from her father, Otto Frank. There are a several themes of this diary, it deals with the problems of growing up, and the affects war has on her life and love. As it is a diary it expresses these themes in a very personal way. The story is mainly set in Amsterdam

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    Anne Frank Conflict

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    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is organized in chronological order and include the dates important to the Jewish author. On Anne’s thirteenth birthday, she receives a diary she calls “Kitty,” and this is where she records events that happened to her. Anne includes writings about her brief normal life and the life in the “Secret Annex.” She and her family are hiding from the Gestapo during WWII. As the story progresses, more Jews join the Franks. There is great conflict between Anne and the

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    In “The Diary of Anne Frank,” Anne and her family had to go into hiding during World War II and they struggled to survive. While they were in the Secret Annex, everyone’s emotions were affected because of the outside events that happened such as going into hiding, a thief, and the invasion. Mrs Van Daan, Mr. Van Daan, Peter, and Dussel joined them in the Secret Annex where they stayed in hiding in order to stay alive. It was a very small room, but they made connections and all got along together

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    Analysis Of Anne Frank

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    However, as the novel progresses, Anne begins to see that some of these arguments could have been easily avoided and that she had a share in the blame. Anne believed that “parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands,” (Frank, 1944). Throughout the novel, she certainly embodied those wise words from her father. Her development is best displayed when she re-reads older entries in which she spoke about her mother

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    Anne Frank captured the grim reality of life as a Jewish teenager during the Holocaust in her eye-opening recollection entitled The Diary of Anne Frank. Her diary brought to light some of the tragic events and atrocities that transpired during World War II and the shocking crimes committed against an entire race. Certain themes prominent throughout the diary reveal the priceless wisdom that can be obtained from the young girl’s writings and can be analyzed from a psychological perspective to further

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    these arguments could have been easily avoided and that she had a share in the blame. Anne believed that “parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands,” (Frank, 1944). Throughout the novel, she certainly embodied those wise words from her father. Her development is best displayed when she re-reads older entries in which she spoke about her mother. She explains that, “I have been trying to understand the Anne

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    Hiding in the holocaust was a horrible thing. If you had too, do you think you would survive? Although it was horrific, one Jewish girl, Anne Frank said, “ In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Anne never lost hope. She never just looked at the negative in all things. She thought that if someone was bad they could always change, and she was right. After reading The Play of the Diary of Anne Frank I have come to the conclusion that I agree with Anne’s quote. The

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