What impression do you get of Anne Frank?s character from the extract ?From
the Diary of Anne Frank??
Dear student,
Anne Frank's courage and determination in the face of adversities and under life-threatening circumstances are not only admirable but inspiring. Her story has remained a testament to the enduring spirit of human beings. Anne was a thirteen-year-old girl who hid with her family in a warehouse for two years in Amsterdam in order to escape incarceration from the Nazis. Living in a household of eight members in the secret annexe, Anne becomes an acute observer of the interpersonal relationships between the people and an insightful take on life in general. We see the playful, rebellious, petulant child blossoming into the mature, observant and intelligent young woman in the pages of her diary conveyed through alternating candour and sincerity. She is different from the rest of the women in her family, she learns to differentiate between adolescent infatuation for Peter Schiff and a maturer relationship that she shares with Peter van Daan. She sees her world crumbling to dust but even then she promises to hold on to what she believes in that this chaos and confusion will come to an end and the world will change for the better. She empathises with those who could not escape the clutches of the Nazi, she is haunted by them but she still holds on to hope. Anne was looked upon as being a boy-crazy flirt, a smart aleck and a reader of romances who takes it easy in life but there was another side to Anne, the quiet, reflective and contemplative side which gains precedence as she grows up. She takes her hiding episode as a big adventure and refrains from complaining about the hardships because that way it would be insufferably boring. Such a remarkable spirit is worth applause, she holds on to her cheerful disposition even through such trying times. Her hope for the future is what gives her an infectious charm.
Regards
Anne Frank's courage and determination in the face of adversities and under life-threatening circumstances are not only admirable but inspiring. Her story has remained a testament to the enduring spirit of human beings. Anne was a thirteen-year-old girl who hid with her family in a warehouse for two years in Amsterdam in order to escape incarceration from the Nazis. Living in a household of eight members in the secret annexe, Anne becomes an acute observer of the interpersonal relationships between the people and an insightful take on life in general. We see the playful, rebellious, petulant child blossoming into the mature, observant and intelligent young woman in the pages of her diary conveyed through alternating candour and sincerity. She is different from the rest of the women in her family, she learns to differentiate between adolescent infatuation for Peter Schiff and a maturer relationship that she shares with Peter van Daan. She sees her world crumbling to dust but even then she promises to hold on to what she believes in that this chaos and confusion will come to an end and the world will change for the better. She empathises with those who could not escape the clutches of the Nazi, she is haunted by them but she still holds on to hope. Anne was looked upon as being a boy-crazy flirt, a smart aleck and a reader of romances who takes it easy in life but there was another side to Anne, the quiet, reflective and contemplative side which gains precedence as she grows up. She takes her hiding episode as a big adventure and refrains from complaining about the hardships because that way it would be insufferably boring. Such a remarkable spirit is worth applause, she holds on to her cheerful disposition even through such trying times. Her hope for the future is what gives her an infectious charm.
Regards