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    Anne Frank: Knowing a Girl Through her Diary Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl is about her struggle to find her identity-not only as a teenage girl, but as a Dutch Jew who would eventually be persecuted for her faith. Anne Frank’s development from a giddy preteen into an introspective mature young woman as a result of being trapped as her religion is extraordinary. Anne Frank’s conflicts are rooted in her being trapped as a result of her religion. Her conflict begins once her father Otto…

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    necessary to hold everyone in the Annex together. Some character traits that Mr. Frank has that makes him a good leader are intelligent (logical), forgiving, and brave. Besides the quote above, there are many other examples of quotes or stage directions that show these three traits. During the years he and his “family” spent in hiding, Mr. Frank doesn’t change much (static character) and he maintains most, if not all, of his…

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    isolation Anne feels and complicates her struggle for who she is as a person and also questions why Jews are hated by everyone. Feelings of loneliness and isolation also play out in the larger part when the Franks, Van Daans, and Mr. Dussel in the annex. All the inhabitants feel anxious, fearful, and stressed because of their circumstances (hiding from the German police) No one wants to…

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    received a letter to go to a German labor camp. This meant the Margot and her family had to go into hiding to avoid having their daughter sent to a labor camp. The Frank’s hiding lasted for 3 years, having 8 people in one house known as the Secret Annex. The Frank’s hiding wouldn’t be easy, but they had multiple helpers that cared for them. Anne was the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Anne was a very loving and passionate person. Anne was pretty well in hiding, but after a while she…

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    foreshadows that the Nazis will find the secret Annex and take them away to the concentration camp, which is later proven at the end of the play, leaving the members of the Annex only a few minutes to grab their things (736,776-777). The final example of foreshadowing is seen when Peter burns his star of David. This foreshadows that they will not be able to leave the Annex for a very long time. Later on, Anne realizes that she will never be able to leave the Annex or go downstairs until the war…

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    Secret Annex. At this time period Hitler was ruling all of the western territories of Europe. Many of the Jewish people were getting persecuted and killed because of their beliefs and there looks. Hitler wanted a breed of people that he thought would be perfect and would help his nation. But in doing this he also killed off many people that believed in a religion that he did not believe in. Many of the Jews that did not want to be killed, so they had to be hid in a house or a Secret annex so…

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    to say it. And she understands a lot about how to take care of herself. Anne confirms about Margot at the table, she writes; “ Eats like a little mouse, and she doesn't say a word “. Anne and Margot have a few fights during their time in the secret annex. But sometimes they get on well and talk about lots of things that happen while they were in hiding. After the war, Margot wants to emigrate to what was then the Palestine mandate, to become a maternity nurse, write Anne. Otto states later that…

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    When Anne Frank was still alive and she lived in the annex it was an indiscretion to not realize that it was not always enjoyable or fun. To be factual it must be said that there was a family of four, a family of three, and a dentist living in the annex at one time. Anne Frank’s family was the family of four, the family of three were the Van Peltz family, and the dentist was Fritz Pfeffer. These eight individuals had to live in a cramped area that would typically be suitable for at most four or…

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    The story Anne Frank shows a lot about the theme, Social Responsibility . Anne Frank is a story about a girl that is hiding from the Nazis in a Secret annex. The Nazis would either capture to take them to concentration camps or kill them. I chose this story because I know alot about this historical event because I went to The Holocaust museum in Los angeles and learned a lot. The story takes place in Amsterdam , Holland June 12 ,1929 - March 19 , 1945 . Anne frank's dad Otto had a company and…

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    Anne Frank Movie Analysis

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    reading the play. Anne Frank was and still is one of the most famous victims of the Holocaust, a dark and bleak time in human history. Many people know of her time spent in the “Annex”, the attic above her father’s office. But many people don’t know of her life before, or maybe even after she was arrested from the Annex. The last week, we studied the life of this young girl in form of both film and theater, and while both gave an inspirational, while solem message, there were some major and…

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