After Anne Frank’s diary was published in 1947, Goodrich and Hackett created a play based on her diary called “Diary of Anne Frank.” During World War II Jewish families and friends were forced to go into hiding when they deal with life and death circumstances. When people are faced with extreme difficulties, they can choose to think only of themselves, use their words to negatively affect others, or be a leader who guides and protects others. One person that decided to think of only himself in times of difficulty was Mr. Van Daan. A perfect quote that shows how he chose to think of only himself in a difficult situation is “And by the way, will you get me cigarettes. I don’t care what kind they are… get all you can.” (Goodrich & Hackett 751) Mr. Van Daan says this to Miep when she comes to see what supplies the families need in their hiding place. Mr. Van Daan is being selfish in this moment and therefore only thinking about what he wants, and not considering the needs of others. Although Mr. Van Daan was selfish, he
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Dussel. A great quote that shows how he used his words to negatively affect others is “I tell you Mr. Kraler’s dead. That’s the only explanation. He’s dead and they’ve closed down the building, and Miep’s trying to tell us.” (Goodrich & Hackett 766) Mr. Dussel says this to Mr. Frank when the telephone is ringing in the office below and the families hear it from the attic. Dussel is sure that it is a work day and that someone should be picking up the phone, but it just kept on ringing. He jumps to conclusions, saying that Mr. Kraler died and Miep is trying to warn them about that, but Mr. Dussel does not know that for sure. There could be a whole different reason why the phone is ringing, but he does not consider that, and therefore makes everyone anxious. Although most people do not act correctly in stressful situations, there are some people that respond in a positive
Dussel. A great quote that shows how he used his words to negatively affect others is “I tell you Mr. Kraler’s dead. That’s the only explanation. He’s dead and they’ve closed down the building, and Miep’s trying to tell us.” (Goodrich & Hackett 766) Mr. Dussel says this to Mr. Frank when the telephone is ringing in the office below and the families hear it from the attic. Dussel is sure that it is a work day and that someone should be picking up the phone, but it just kept on ringing. He jumps to conclusions, saying that Mr. Kraler died and Miep is trying to warn them about that, but Mr. Dussel does not know that for sure. There could be a whole different reason why the phone is ringing, but he does not consider that, and therefore makes everyone anxious. Although most people do not act correctly in stressful situations, there are some people that respond in a positive