Change In Frances Goodrich's The Diary Of Anne Frank

In Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne changed from Act 1 to Act 2, from childish to mature. First of all, in Act I, Scene 3, Anne acts childish by hiding Peter’s shoes for her own entertainment. When Mrs. Frank addresses her on this, Anne resents her mother’s words, showing her defiance. This is clear from Anne saying “Who cares if it’s dignified? I don’t want to be dignified.” The actions of Anne show that she is not considerate about other people’s feelings, and isn’t willing to change her attitude.
Although, in Act 1, Scene 4, Anne positively progresses when she opens up to her father. The development is shown when she says “ Of course I may do something worse… but at least I’ll never do that again!...