How Does Anne Frank Identity Change

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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 carry them in her heart.” In this quote, Anne thinks that she should no longer battle with her mother. From the start of the book, that is a huge change in Anne. Anne doesn’t want to harm her mother with her words, instead leaving them in her diary. Anne and her mother used to fight nearly every day, even over little things like changing your shoes! Now, Anne respects and understands her mother, especially in terms of how she could hurt her.…show more content…
Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” Anne shows great maturity in this quote. Before going into hiding, Anne was very boisterous and carefree, but through the years in hiding, Anne flourished into a dedicated and educated young woman. Though she [Anne] knows that there is a lot of horrible things happening in the world, she honestly and truly still believes that people are still good at heart. Anne shows thorough compassion during her time in the Annex. While Peter stops being religious, Anne continues to pray daily everyday and even tries to persuade Peter in trying to believe in
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