In The Secret Annex Analysis

Life in the Secret Annex

This essay is about life in the secret annex. Anne Frank's father owned an office building in North Holland, Netherlands. The building had a secret room that was disguised with a big case in front of the door. They hid there with one other family, the Van Pelts, a man and woman and their son Peter.They had to stay hidden because they were jewish during the time of the holocaust. If they were found they would be taken to concentration camps and would most likely die there. This is the life of how they lived in the Secret Annex.

A problem with living in a hidden annex is the small amount of food rations that each person was given. They all ate from the couple of food rations that were given to them for the day to satisfy eight people. Each ration just had bread and vegetables with little things to make into a meal. Anne also wrote about how Mr. Van Pelts was stealing food and bread from the cabinets. They were near the point of starving when they could no longer pay for food. This became so serious that made Mr. Van Pelts sold his wife's coat for the money. The conditions of the Secret Annex were not perfect but suitable …show more content…
During the day, no one is able to walk around the annex with shoes. But after all of the workers went home for the day they were free to do whatever they wanted. But they had to stay in the boundaries of the annex or they would be seen and reported to the Nazis. They were not even able to use the bathroom because the pipes ran right where the workers were. I feel that the annex had a hard time for Anne because she always wanted to talk. The social environment seems difficult for everyone with different people flirting and fights. Even though Peter and Anne had a great relationship, they had privacy to talk and went to the attic often. Their options were very limited as to what they were able to do in such a small