Anne Frank: Are People Really Good At Heart?

Anne Frank stated in her diary that "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." As a Jewish teenager during the time of the Holocaust, Anne had been hiding in an attic with her parents and sister, as well as the Van Daans, their son, and Mr Dussel. This time was extremely rough for her entire race. This quote shows how optimistic she really was. She had the attitude to think that even underneath all of the hatred that not only the Nazis beheld, but perhaps also the people that she was hiding with for years, there was at least a small amount of good in them. With that optimism, came the strong hope that she had. She was completely aware that the Nazis were not good people, but she refused to take that as a

I'm sure that she had the Nazis in mind when writing it, along with her experiences with certain people she was living with. Her relationship with Peter over the years was an indication of her feelings in the quote. She despised Peter when first getting to know him, but as time progressed she began to appreciate him. In the beginning of the play, Anne bellowed at Peter, "You are the most intolerable, insufferable boy I've ever met!" on page 295 of The Diary of Anne Frank." Leading up to her frustration portrayed in this quote, Peter had been calling Anne "Mrs. Quack Quack" and would repeatedly quack at her to annoy her. Her feelings towards Peter showed the same meaning as the statement in her diary. "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." Early in the hiding period, she thought Peter was just another annoying teenage boy. He was always making rude comments and jokes, furthermore just being a pesky roommate. As time passed the two of them had grown older and became used to each other. Anne was beginning to realise that maybe Peter wasn't as bad as she had thought before. One scene in the play hinted that Anne may actually have feeling for Peter. In the play based off Anne's diary, she confesses, "I must be honest, I must confess that I actually live for the next meeting. Is there anything lovelier than to sit under the

Anne's optimistic personality created the hope that she had for her future. Each day she could do nothing but just hope that one day everything will turn around and be better. In The Diary Of Anne Frank play, she expressed, "It'll pass, maybe not for hundreds of years, but someday..." Deep down inside, she had the hope that all of the disgusting things that Hitler alongside his army performed, would all vanish one day. She knew for the most part that the hatred may never go away, but imagining that it might, made things at least a bit better. Anne's situation was pure negativity, with almost nothing good about it. The only good thing that may have come out of it for her were the relationships that she created with everyone in hiding with her. From the Van Daans, to Miep, she bonded amazing friendships with each person involved. Aside from that, Anne's personality stuck out more than anyone's because of the hope that she had, in such a terrible situation.

To conclude Anne Frank's personality traits throughout the Holocaust, she portrayed her quote, "In spite of everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." with optimism and hope. Throughout her time in hiding, she was positive so that she could get through everything that was going on. She hoped that that the Nazis would