The Annex

During this section, Anne again describes how she feels like she is being treated like a child. She tries to find new ways to cope with matters, and she decides that it is best she stops writing for a bit. Although Anne finds it rather offensive when the people of the annex talk about what they would like to do when the war is over, she records what each person would like personally after escaping their temporary home. One of Anne’s new ways of acting more like an adult is keeping her opinions to herself at the dinner table. She describes how the familiar sounds of the clock have stopped ringing and explains how it has been taken down. She is upset by this because now it is nearly impossible to know what time of day it is. Later, The van Daans begin to argue about selling their old clothes for some money to use after the war is over. After several arguments regarding money, Anne explains that she feels like a mother to herself and feels quite distant from her…

Jonas and Fiona biked to the House of Old together and waved to each other as they were both heading their own ways for their training. He entered the Annex, greeted the Attendant and went inside The Giver’s room. He walked toward The Giver who was sitting on the chair waiting for Jonas. As he was walking the books caught his attention again, and he suddenly stopped and just stared in awe with the memory of his first time seeing all these books playing like a movie in his head. He looked in awe…

Many people are affected by their surroundings. This includes the environment they are in and the people around them. While in hiding, this also applied to Anne Frank. The way she was treated by those in the annex with her changed her. The way her family, the van Daans’, and Mr. Dussel treated her had a big effect. The way she argued with the adults, trusted no one, and only loved a few people show her change in becoming more independant, closed off, and mature, mostly because of those around…

story. Being isolated from the world can be pretty scary. In The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne feels isolated and cut off from her family and the other members of the Secret Annex, even while the group is crammed together. In the quote, “Added to this misery there is another, but of a purely personal kind; and it pales into insignificance beside…

The U.S. should not annex the Philippines because the Philippine people are very experienced in speaking their own language and also having their own currency which means that they are capable of self ruling. For economic reasons like doing agriculture for a living and making some money off of that income that is why the U.S. should not annex the Philippines as well. The Philippine government was already sturdy and running perfectly fine before the U.S. colonized the Philippines and they were…

The Secret Annex There was a time in history that was called the Holocaust. This time period was one of the worst in history. Many Jews were killed for no reason. There was a group of people that got help during this time period. The people that helped the jews were brave people This is the story of the Secret Annex. First, there was a woman named Meip. Meip helped out some the Jews that were going to be captured and put them in her attic. Her attic was called the Secret…

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…

Anne Frank and the Secret Annex In the book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank there are many pieces of information that were surprising. What was interesting in the book was Anne always tried maintain a positive attitude. By having the Secret Annex to live in, always being optimistic about surviving the war, and by having Peter to talk to and keep her happy are just some of the reasons Anne Frank was able a positive attitude. Anne Frank was always thankful for having…

The Annex, was a hiding place for the Frank and van dans.They stayed there for about two years until they were found.( August 21, 1942- August 4, 1944) The Annex was a perfect place for a family the door was hidden by a huge bookcase, it had 2 rooms, a kitchen, windows and a bathroom all in an attic like room. It was fine at first but soon became too much to deal with, the family were beginning to get irritated with each other. The food supply was getting lower and lower as the days went on.…

camps. Despite being in such conditions, she was optimistic. The young girl that Anne was, she looked at the world with rose-colored glasses. Curiosity and determination in her personality had resulted in the conclusion of that quote. Though she did have some disputes with the residents of the annex, she was thoughtful and cared about them. The experience in the Annex had changed her view of the world. In the play written in the Collection Book, page 290, lines 637-641, when the Frank family…