The Changes In Frances Goodrich's The Diary Of Anne Frank

Even though many people suffered through the times of Adolf Hitler and his plan, he had killed over six million people in a thing now called the Holocaust. Anne Frank and the other Jews in “The Secret Annex” spent 25 months trying to hide from Nazi soldiers from taking their lives. In “The Diary of Anne Frank”, written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett , eight people total stayed in the annex hoping to survive the Holocaust until the Allied Forces could come liberate Holland. The hiding place in which they had stayed in had time stretched out much to long for what they had intended. In the Diary of Anne Frank there were many historical events. These events in Anne Frank cause changes in the moods and actions of the characters in the story. …show more content…
”Didn’t you hear what Miep said? The invasion has come! We’re going to be liberated! This is a time to celebrate!”(Hackett, 180). All of the Jews get very happy because of the other troops liberating camps and homes. This event caused the Franks, Van Daans, and Mr. Dussel to confess all of their bad actions. “Please, I’m so ashamed...We’ve all done things that we’re ashamed of.”(Hackett, 180-181).This clearly shows that the mood of the characters change between each and everyone one of them.This is because when they found out they were getting liberated they all felt bad for the wrong things they had done. With living together for over two years they figured it was time to get along right after they were fighting. Many historical events had changed the mood of characters but had also greatly impacted the action between the characters and the action of the characters