Diary

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…

In 1952, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett wrote the play The Diary of Anne Frank. The play takes place during the Holocaust of World War II. The play is about 2 families that are hiding out from the Nazis in a secret annex hidden behind a bookcase. Otto, Edith, Margot, Anne, Putti, Petronella, Peter, and Mr. Dussel are all members and only had the supplies that loyal employees and friends, Miep and Mr.Kraler provided them. For two years, they were cooped up in small rooms and had no choice…

. While most educated individuals can agree that it is not wrong to use the diary for educational purposes, the argument of how they are teaching it tends to come up in conversation quite often. Students are being taught while reading that they can relate to Anne and the things that she is currently going through. Students tend to believe that they are facing some of the issues that Anne was forced to experience. Ultimately, leading to a false understanding of what people actually experienced…

in the annex experienced. This essay will focus on the living conditions for Anne and the others that made life difficult in the annex. We were given the play “The diary of Anne Frank” by France's Goodrich and Albert Hackett. We were also given the autobiographical “The diary of a young girl” by Anne Frank. To begin, the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” by France’s Goodrich and Albert Hackett supported the statement of how the living conditions for Anne and the others made life difficult…

The Diary of A Young Girl contains journal entries written by a thirteen year old named Anne Frank. Anne Frank is a Jewish girl that is given a diary on her thirteenth birthday. Her first entry dates back to June 12th, 1942. (1) She writes about boys, friends, grades, and daily thoughts. (5-18) Her sister, Margot Frank, receives a call up for a German Work camp. A day after, Anne and her family go into hiding. Together, she hides with seven other people in the “Secret Annex.” (21-30) During the…

A brief description of Sherman Alexie’s book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian can be presented as a typical young adult story. It tells readers about Arnold Spirit Jr. a gifted boy born and raised in an Indian reservation, possessed by the dream of becoming an artist, one day challenges the system and enters Reardan High School - a better school for white students. Despite the traditional for such genre set of plot moves, such as first love, the first fight, first complexes, the…

The book I chose to read this week is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I was hooked from the beginning; finding it an interesting and entertaining read. Not knowing anything about it at the start, I was surprised by a number of elements. I knew it was going to be about a Native American, but I wasn’t expecting there to be any illustrations. They reminded me of a more mature version of the illustrations in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series; I liked Forney’s style even more so. I was…

In the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” and the timeline “Frank Family and World War II Timeline” they both discuss the traumatic events of World War II. “The Diary of Anne Frank” talks more about Anne Frank, her family, and friends that go into hiding. The timeline “Frank Family and World War II Timeline” discuss the events of World War II. The audience may learn many things from the play and the timeline but in different ways. The play “The Diary of Anne Frank”, is about Anne Frank was a…

LaGravenese, Eva is able to “go against her people” because of what she has learned in school and through her experiences, as well as through the relationships she has made. Mrs. Gruwell assigns Eva two books in school including Durango Street and The Diary of Anne Frank including violence and gangs. She can relate to them and gains the understanding of the Holocaust with the Nazis killing many innocent Jews to “protect their own people” just because they thought other groups of people were…

them streaming into factory and office much as usual, and certainly still cheerful.” While this may be true from some British citizens who were impacted by the German air raids that were particularly brutal during the first stages of The Blitz, as diaries from the Mass Observation show, not all British citizens were cheerful in response to the bombing of their respective cities. A diarist by the name of J. Thronley wrote in September of 1940 that “we distrust the cheerful things written in our…