“I’ve reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change the events anyway.” (Anne Frank) To have been broken to such an extent is something from a nightmare, something that became a hellish reality. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,(by Anne Frank) perfectly illustrates the horrors of being Jewish in such a damaged era. A time of death, a time of destruction, and of war. This unintentional autobiography is a masterfully written piece of history, which describes the life of Anne, her family, and the other residents of their “secret annex”, the place where they remained hidden for two years. In the time spent in the annex, Anne displayed her relationships
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Some are a bit of a roller coaster, moving down and up and back again. For example, Anne and Peter. In the beginning, Anne wanted nothing to do with him. She remained distant. First of all, she was upset at the fact she’d have to get along with a family who gave rather poor first impressions. Not to mention how angry she was at the Van Daan’s for bringing their cat when Anne was not allowed to bring hers. And she wasted absolutely no time making it clear that Peter was inferior to her. On page 40 she wrote, “ This morning I was lying on Peter’s bed, having chased him off at first. He was furious with me, not that I cared very much.” She not only invaded his private space, but was also not at all bothered by his anger. Despite how literal and plainly stated this was, one can infer Anne means to point out that she feels she’s better than Peter. Yet soon after, Anne begins to develop feelings for him. Later in the diary he becomes a common theme that floods her thoughts, until one day he reciprocates. The plot thickens on page 210 when Anne goes out of her way to write about their first kiss saying, “Oh it was so lovely, I couldn’t talk much, the joy was too great.” Quite a difference between now and then. Anne had deeply enjoyed this moment as it was her first and she had longed a great deal for it. At this point in her writing, she was developing a love for Peter. Sadly though, they’ve almost reached the peak of the roller coaster ride, and it’s half over. The affection does not really go away, however, it does appear to lessen in intensity, at least in Anne’s part. Near the last pages of the book, she reflected on her life, and at some point, she focused specifically on Peter. In the midst of a long soliloquy she writes, “I wanted a friend who’d help to put me on the right road. I
Some are a bit of a roller coaster, moving down and up and back again. For example, Anne and Peter. In the beginning, Anne wanted nothing to do with him. She remained distant. First of all, she was upset at the fact she’d have to get along with a family who gave rather poor first impressions. Not to mention how angry she was at the Van Daan’s for bringing their cat when Anne was not allowed to bring hers. And she wasted absolutely no time making it clear that Peter was inferior to her. On page 40 she wrote, “ This morning I was lying on Peter’s bed, having chased him off at first. He was furious with me, not that I cared very much.” She not only invaded his private space, but was also not at all bothered by his anger. Despite how literal and plainly stated this was, one can infer Anne means to point out that she feels she’s better than Peter. Yet soon after, Anne begins to develop feelings for him. Later in the diary he becomes a common theme that floods her thoughts, until one day he reciprocates. The plot thickens on page 210 when Anne goes out of her way to write about their first kiss saying, “Oh it was so lovely, I couldn’t talk much, the joy was too great.” Quite a difference between now and then. Anne had deeply enjoyed this moment as it was her first and she had longed a great deal for it. At this point in her writing, she was developing a love for Peter. Sadly though, they’ve almost reached the peak of the roller coaster ride, and it’s half over. The affection does not really go away, however, it does appear to lessen in intensity, at least in Anne’s part. Near the last pages of the book, she reflected on her life, and at some point, she focused specifically on Peter. In the midst of a long soliloquy she writes, “I wanted a friend who’d help to put me on the right road. I