Anne Frank Essay: In the midst of World War ll, a very awful period of time occured, the Holocaust, this event caused thousands of jewish people to lose their lives. Among this anarchy, a young lady named Anne Frank, held a very optimistic outlook on this life in hiding. “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” In some cases, I would think this quote is true. But in the context of our play, I would go against Anne quote. Probably the main reason why I think this is, the actions of a certain character named Mr. Van Daan. this character decided because he was a little hungry, STOLE the food supply from the others! I also see how people disagree with me and my choices, so I acknowledge the actions of another
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Van Daan. He does some pretty nasty things in the play, but I think his worst work is when he steals bread for his own selfish appetite. On page 121, the following dialogue takes place:
Dussel: … You dirty thief- … -stealing food- you good-for-nothing…
Mrs. Frank: The bread! He was stealing the bread.
Dussel: It was you, and all the time we thought it was the rats.
What really catches me is the last line from Dussel. He thought that the rats were eating the food. But no. It was Mr. Van Daan, STEALING! He was acting so greedy, that he would rather eat for himself, and let all the kids starve. He doesn’t care about the others. Mr. Van Daan would take from all the others because he was a little hungry. EVERYONE was hungry! And did they steal, NO! I also realize that not everyone was a bad person at heart. Take for example Peter Van Daan. At the beginning of the play, he was not the nicest to Anne. But over time, he became a better person. The following dialogue takes place on page 105: Peter: … Well, any time you want to let off steam, you can come into my room. Anne: … I can get up an awful lot of steam. You’ll have to be careful how you say
Van Daan. He does some pretty nasty things in the play, but I think his worst work is when he steals bread for his own selfish appetite. On page 121, the following dialogue takes place:
Dussel: … You dirty thief- … -stealing food- you good-for-nothing…
Mrs. Frank: The bread! He was stealing the bread.
Dussel: It was you, and all the time we thought it was the rats.
What really catches me is the last line from Dussel. He thought that the rats were eating the food. But no. It was Mr. Van Daan, STEALING! He was acting so greedy, that he would rather eat for himself, and let all the kids starve. He doesn’t care about the others. Mr. Van Daan would take from all the others because he was a little hungry. EVERYONE was hungry! And did they steal, NO! I also realize that not everyone was a bad person at heart. Take for example Peter Van Daan. At the beginning of the play, he was not the nicest to Anne. But over time, he became a better person. The following dialogue takes place on page 105: Peter: … Well, any time you want to let off steam, you can come into my room. Anne: … I can get up an awful lot of steam. You’ll have to be careful how you say