Anne Vs Peter

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When you are introduced to the secret annex, you meet various people who have significant personalities that make them who they are. The two people who most compliment each others personalities would be Anne and Peter. Anne and Peter both had very diverse ways of thinking. Anne was cheerful and delighted at almost any moment, while Peter seemed somber and dull.
When Peter first came to the secret annex, he was lonely and never made an effort to make conversation with anyone. Anne tried to become Peter’s friend, but he would always make an excuse to leave. Even before Peter went into hiding he was shy and reserved. He said that he didn’t need any friends, he didn’t get along right with them. He wanted to be isolated from everyone else. His only companion was his loyal cat, Mouschi. Peter thought negatively about the war and what was going to happen if they ever got out of the secret annex.
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She also was sassy, none of the adults got along with her besides Mr. Frank. She bonded with her father more than her mother. She complained about never getting along with her mother, that she never understood her. Anne had many friends in school, quite opposite of Peter, she was never lonesome. Because of her old soul yet young spirit she talked ahead of her time. Anne always got on people’s nerves, she never said the right things. She desperately needed someone to talk to, but she couldn’t talk to anyone. She was passionate about writing because that’s the only way she would ever be able to discuss her true

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