Throughout the play, Anne Frank goes through many identity changes- mentally and physically. At the start of the play, Anne is loud and full of energy. She never lost the “spark” of energy she had throughout staying in the Annexe. Anne went from a rambunctious child to a mature, opinionated teenager. Throughout her years in the Annexe, her body changed physically, as well as mentally. “I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should
family then just to have them be taken away from you. Worrying if they will live or die. Could you imagine that? I bet you couldn’t and neither could Hermine Santrouschitz also known as Miep Gies until it happened to her. Hermine was helpful to the Frank family before and after the war. Miep Gies was born on February 15, 1909. She was born as Hermine Santrouschitz in Vienna. Miep was eleven years old when she was sent to Amsterdam to live with her foster family. She was sent over there because she
In the novel, “The Diary of a Young Girl,” by Anne Frank, edited by Otto Frank and Mirjam Pressler, an important character is Anne Frank. Her need and drive to survive is evident throughout the book. Anne’s disgust at the treatment of Jews and her teenage thoughts are some important characteristics that readers embrace as they read through her diary. Anne gives us a view on humanity at its’ most animalistic state. It shows us how vulnerable the world is and at any given moment the world could fall
actively resist would use violence to avoid ignominy from dying in a gas chamber. On the other hand, those who passively resisted would attempt to maintain their dignity by surviving the many hardships they were presented with. In “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Resistance During the Holocaust”, it explains how individuals would use different methods to passively resist. As a response to conflict, people passively resisted by maintaining hope, preserving culture, and providing safety. Many Jews
ways you could describe Anne Frank. Anne was a typical thirteen year old girl, she played with friends, had a diary, she attended school, and she had dreams to become a writer. But that all changed in the Holocaust. The Holocaust changed her life, luckily Anne kept a diary to record her life. Anne was Jewish so she was captured by the Nazi’s. Anne Frank didn’t get to live her life to the fullest. The reason why we know about Anne today is because of her diary. Anne Frank was a wonderful girl. It
Analyzing “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Dear Cara: Letters from Otto Frank” The Diary of Anne Frank is written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett which is based on the book Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl. The book was published by Goodrich and Hackett in the year of 1956. The Diary of Anne Frank is about a Jewish girl who is forced into hiding during the Holocaust. Together with seven other people in the annex she discovered who she was coming to be from a child to a young adult. When they
of Anne Frank is a very popular book today and has become the most influential literary works in history. The Diary of Anne Frank was written by a German Jewish teenage girl named Anne during the Holocaust. Anne wrote in her diary daily while she was in hiding. She rewrote almost the whole entire book until she and her family were arrested. After the war, it was published and became very famous over the years. The Diary of Anne Frank was published by her father and was very important to Anne, herself
The play “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and the movie “The Diary of Anne Frank” both tell us the tale of Anne. They inform us more about World War II and the treatment of Jews. Some events or details were changed more than others, which affected the film and my understanding of it. In the movie more detail was added, and it really made the play grow and develop. A major element that stayed the same was that the Franks, the Van Pels, and Mr. Pfeffer hid up in the
how Jackie robinson,harriet Tubman and Mie Gies all had different experiences yet all were acts of heroism. Jackie Robinson stood strong despite the discrimination he faced from being the first African American baseball player.Miep Gies sheltered Anne Frank and her family and ignored all the trouble she could've gotten into for doing what was right. Harriet Tubman led thousands of slaves into freedom and fought in the Union during the Civil War.Although Jackie Robinson,Miep Gies
The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne is a teenage Jewish girl living through the holocaust. In the play, Anne is a mischievous girl who doesn’t understand the importance of hiding, until she is gifted a diary from her dad and tries to go and get a pen from outside of the annex. Then all of the sudden her dad stops her by grabbing her arm and saying no as if she was crazy or something. That’s when she realizes the importance of hiding, and that her life is never going to be normal again. Anne is childish