Another step closer to the …! In her January 4, entry, Anne begins to sound even more mature: Going underground or into hiding has become as common as the proverbial pipe and slippers that used to await the man of the house after a long day at work. There are many resistance groups, such as free Netherlands, that forge identity cards, provide financial support to those in hiding, organize hiding places, and find work for young Christians who go underground.
In the May 3, entry, we can see that Anne is really thinking about political issues. Oh no, the common man is just as guilty […] There is a destructive urge in people, the urge to rage, murder and kill. And until all humanity […] undergoes a metamorphosis wars will continue to be waged. Whether we agree with Anne or not, we can see how important politics has become for her. Anne starts to sound, at times, almost like a embittered adult who has listened to political speeches one too many times.
Is that fat pig going to fight? He could have done that in Russia long before now. Finland turned down a peace offer some time ago, and now the negotiations have been broken off again.
Much of this is due to the fact that she is so isolated. She has many books and the radio, but still a very limited window on the world. Anne repeatedly claims that there are two distinct sides to her: the happy, frivolous Anne and the serious, sensitive Anne. She tends to be the happy-go-lucky Anne in public, and the other Anne in private.
Unlike the people with whom she lives in the Annex, we the readers get a direct view of the serious, sensitive Anne, because we are reading her private thoughts. Let's look at how she describes the two sides of herself: I'm split in two. One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things. No one knows Anne's better side, and that's why most people can't stand me.
We'll try, though, to piece together how others may have seen Anne. Anne's less-sensitive side shows up when we view her from her mother's perspective. For Edith Frank, living with Anne in the Annex must have been, at times, excruciating. Not only did Anne grow more emotionally distant from her mother as time passed; she came to blame her mother for her unhappiness.
She made no secret of her views. Because they were trapped in small living quarters, little could be done to break the cycle. At first he probably admired her, but thought her an arrogant, wild child—and maybe even a little mean-spirited. As time went by, Anne's sensitivity, desire to entertain others, as well as her moodiness, writerly ways, and willingness to talk openly about sex and everything else all must have made her quite appealing to Peter.
She probably also confused him and frustrated him more than a little. Dussel is an interesting case. Despite being frequently criticized, Anne's constant determination to improve herself is inspiring. In her own words,. To be honest, I can't imagine how anyone could say "I'm weak" and then stay that way. If you know that about yourself, why not fight it, why not develop your character? Anne was never weak. She was a strong-minded and spirited girl—and someone who spent time developing her character even though she lived in constant fear and claustrophobia.
Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. At school, Anne - unlike her sister Margot — was not in the top of her class. According to Otto, she disliked mathematics, but was enthusiastic about history. When Anne had to give a talk about the Roman emperor Nero, she even wanted to go beyond the material covered in her history book.
When Anne went to secondary school, she had to take the tram. She was quick to judge and not afraid to voice her views, and I think that's why not everyone liked her. To me, Anne was above all a dear friend. She wanted us to spend time together every day to talk or play or do homework. When she was alone, she was easily bored. I liked to be with her, too, but sometimes I just had other things to do.
And then, all contact with her friends came to an abrupt end. Anne had to go into hiding with her parents and sister, as the Nazi anti-Jewish measures in the Netherlands made it too dangerous for them to stay in their own home.
In the Secret Annex, Anne was left to her own resources. She had a hard time being the Benjamin in the Secret Annex, surrounded by adults. Adults who constantly commented on her behaviour, too. The whole day long I hear nothing else but that I'm an insufferable baby.
Anne had the hardest time dealing with her mother Edith. Instead of 'mother' Anne calls her 'Mums': 'the imperfect mother, as it were'. Otto noticed that Edith and the adolescent Anne did not get along well.
However, she truly was an excellent mother, who put her children above all else. She often complained that Anne would oppose everything she did, but she was comforted to know that Anne trusted me.
For Anne, writing became the means to persevere in the oppressive hiding place. Anne still wanted to talk to someone her own age. She decided to talk to Peter, the year-old son of the other family in hiding in the Secret Annex. At first, she thought he was dull, but before long, the two grew closer and talked about everything that concerned them: their parents, the hiding place, and even intimate topics, such as sexuality. They fell in love and kissed and cuddled in Peter's room and in the attic.
Anne worried that her parents might not agree and felt that they should inform her father. Anne was upset, she felt that her father should trust her. As she matures, Anne comes to long not for female companionship, but intimacy with a male counterpart.
In her final diary entries, Anne is particularly lucid about the changes she has undergone, her ambitions, and how her experience is changing her. She has a clear perspective of how she has matured during their time in the annex, from an insolent and obstinate girl to a more emotionally independent young woman. Anne begins to think about her place in society as a woman, and her plans for overcoming the obstacles that have defeated the ambitions of women from previous generations, such as her mother.
Anne continues to struggle with how she can be a good person when there are so many obstacles in her world. She writes eloquently about her confusion over her identify, raising the question of whether she will consider herself Dutch, as she hears that the Dutch have become anti-Semitic.
Anne thinks philosophically about the nature of war and humanity and about her role as a young Jewish girl in a challenging world. From her diary, it is clear that she had the potential to become an engaging, challenging, and sophisticated writer.
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