“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart,” was written by Anne Frank several months before she perished in the concentration camps. Even though she was 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. In the play written in the Collection Book, page 290, lines 637-641, when the Frank family went into hiding, Anne exclaimed, “You know the way I’m going to think of it here? I’m going to think of it as a boarding house. A very peculiar summer …show more content…
She speaks her mind and isn’t concerned about others’ opinion of them. For example, when Anne was arguing with her mother, she didn’t hold back. Afterward, Anne started, “I get so mad. They’ve formed their opinions… about… everything.” This goes to show that she wants to know why they did that when they don’t even know them. The quote is from the Collection Book page 332 from lines 572 - 574. Another example would be when she arrived at Peter’s room. Mrs. van Daan was appalled by Anne and at the fact that it was improper for a girl to chase a boy. Anne makes up her mind and no one can change it except for her father, Pim. Otherwise, it would be useless. In the play, she gave herself a vacation after her study time. She didn’t like being treated like a child, though she was stubborn like one. She always pulls pranks such as hiding Peter’s shoes and hiding Mr. van Daan’s pipe. That was her determined side of her personality. With it, she also had a none curious side. Even when they were in hiding, she asked Miep to buy many books to read. Also, she asked Miep how her life was, sympathizing with her because Miep had to help both herself and 8 others in the Annex. Ann asked many questions while in the Annex, trying to get to know the people. Following this, she asked Mrs. van Daan, “Did you have a lot of boyfriends before you were married?” Some people call it prying but call it what you must. Her unique personality had brought her …show more content…
An example of this would be the time Anne gave presents to everyone in the Annex for Hanukah. When Mrs. Frank said, “We are all, alive. That is present enough.” Then Anne responded, “No, it isn’t. I’ve got something…” While saying so, she rushed into her room. Confused, Mr. Frank said, “What is it?” Exclaiming, “Presents,” Anne came out of her room with a lampshade on her head and a bag of gifts. Anneke, Anne’s nickname, had gotten a “new” crossword puzzle book for Margot. Truth be told, it’s Margot’s old one, but the answers were erased. The present for Mrs. van Daan was hair shampoo made of the different liquid soup in the Annex. Anne got a cigarette for Mr. van Daan. Pim, her father helped her with that one. For her mother, she gave her a slip of paper. It was an I. O. U. certificate which allows Mrs. Frank to tell her what to do for 10 hours when the slip is used, to apologize for her harsh behavior. For her father, it was a muffler made out of some “odds and ends” by Anneke. She also handed Peter a present for Mouschi, which was Peter’s cat. The present was a ball of paper with a string attached to it. Afterward, she bashfully handed Peter his gift which was a razor to shave his barely visible mustache. And finally for Dussel, earplugs to muffle her thrashing at night. Going through all the trouble to make sure everyone has a happy Hanukkah. The quotes are from the
Wisps of burnt-out curtains drape over shattered window frames, fluttering helplessly like a bird with injured wings. Pieces of wood collapse snapping once they hit the ground. Smoke swirls around in the wind. No sound can be heard except for the occasional sobs escaping the chapped lips of people visiting what is left of their homes. The once busy city of Amsterdam is now nothing but a city of forgotten souls. In 1942, the Franks and the Van Daans moved into a warehouse located in Amsterdam to escape the perilous world outside, where the Holocaust was taking place. Jews like the Franks and the Van Daans had their rights taken away from them. The Gestapo, the police working for the Nazis, rounded up people to be sent to concentration camps, where people worked to death. Margot Frank was one of them. Many Jews had to leave the country to escape, while the two families, and later on a man named Dussel, lived on the top floor of the warehouse called the Secret Annex. Living in such a small space and having sparse food with so many people was not easy. On weekdays, not a noise was to be made otherwise the workmen below would hear them. Food and other items had to be brought in by Miep and Mr. Kraler, who risked their lives to help the members of the Secret Annex. To keep herself company, Anne Frank wrote in her diary almost every day. Later on, her diary was published, and two authors decided that they would write a play based on the published diary, named The Diary of Anne Frank. Goodrich and Hackett created memorable characters in their play. Among these people, Otto Frank stood out, who emerged as a good leader because he put himself before others, made rough decisions when problems rose, and stayed positive and optimistic even dur...
This shows she good at heart because she had very little money, and she managed to gives gifts out. After a while, Anne started to feel more comfortable with strangers in the Annex. In act 2 scene 1 she starts to talk to Peter Van Doon more. They start to like each other and the end up falling in
Anne’s thoughts and perspectives of stuff she encountered with, or the struggles she endured weren’t shown in depth in the film. Her curiosity and wonders of countless stuff weren’t shown to the best of ability. Anne was a young girl figuring out many new things in life, in the film however her thoughts aren’t really elaborated. Making the film less interesting, considering the book is a diary full of her encounters of war and the disruptive life that she constantly envisaged throughout her life. She says, “What does that matter? I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart. (20 June, 1942). This quote accentuates the way she wants to write stuff, in the film however she doesn’t
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.
Anne said “Presents!” (page 2241). The quote shows that despite the living conditions in the annex, Anne gives presents to the families and celebrates Hanukkah to normalize the conditions they are in. Anne also stayed optimistic towards seeing the good in human kind. She writes “… I still believe in spite of everything that people are really good at heart” (Act II Scene 4 lines 1750- 1760). This quote shows despite dying in the hands of the Nazis she remained optimistic towards seeing good in human kind despite dying in the hands of the Nazis. Additionally, Anne has inspired millions of people with her optimism and positive thinking and they admire the fact that Anne focused on peace during one of history’s most arduous
An example was when Mrs. Frank lost her temper on Mr. Van Daan and said things like, “I’ve watched you day after day and held my tongue. But not any longer, he said! Not after the snares! Now I want you to go! I want him to get out of here!”
Imagine what it would have been like to be cooped up in an attic during the Holocaust,with only very little space eight people in one little attic. For the Franks and the Van Danns it was eight people and a cat for most the time. With no one to talk to they have to keep everything in, unless they write it. In “The Diary of Anne Frank” the two families live this way. Anne and Peter were two of the characters who experienced this. Anne is a teenage girl who has a sister and lives during the Holocaust. Anne also had a lot of friends so she was popular; she loved to read and write in her journal. She was very loud and obnoxious. In Act one Scene two ,Peter says “I was always by myself, while you were in a big crowd of people.” This shows that Anne was very popular and is used to people; while Peter was not used to as much attention and people. Then in Act one Scene three, Mr.Van Dann says, “ Why can’t you be more like your sister Margot?” This proves that the Van Danns like Margot more than they like Anne ; it also proves they think Anne is obnoxious.
She makes her appearance in the beginning of the novel by making an impression as rank obsessed .Her attachment with the family brings up the question whether she is with them because of their rank or because she genuinely enjoys their company and her favoring Anne. Her first statement of her judgment being blind by knowing someone’s rank makes her an unreliable character to know her intentions.
“…in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart” –Anne Frank (Frank 237). Frank, a young Jewish girl who, among many, suffered terribly during the Holocaust still believed in the good in people. She believed, after being forced to hide in an attic and being taken to a concentration camp (where she would eventually die), that people are really good at heart; but what does it take to be good? The short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor confronts us with what it means to be “good” through the use of the characters, plot, setting, and theme.
In my English class we were learning about Anne Frank and her life during the Holocaust. During the Holocaust, many people, mostly Jews lost their lives; Anne was one of the 6 million Jews who died. Before her family and everyone else were taken to concentration camps Anne liked writing in her diary. After the war Anne father the only one in their family that survived received Anne’s diary from Miep, the caretaker of the families while they were hiding. One of the most eye catching quotes of Anne’s was” I believe people are really good at heart”, I believe Anne when she says that.
I told you why Anne had felt this way during her ordeal, and what this reveals about her character and her views about life. Anne is a strong and heroic young girl who has a heart for others and she is very compassionate towards others. Which is a great quality to have in that time period she was going through? No one could have done it better than Anne. She helped people look at the good in the situations she was never the one mention the negative things. You think how you would react to this situation. Would you be buoyant? Or would you be colorless in this and always look at the crummy never say anything positive. All quotes can be found in the collections book pages
and Mrs. Frank’s different personalities, it results in different actions and relations with other characters in the Annex. An example would be shown through how their relationship with their daughter, Anne. Throughout the play it is clearly revealed that Anne favors her father over her mother, pushing all aid and comfort of her mother aside. For instance, in scene four of Act One, Anne has a horrid nightmare and wakes the whole Annex. When her mother attempted to console her, the text states, “ I’d rather not talk about… You don’t have to. Will you please ask Father to come?” (Anne 360) Anne persistently rejects her mother and shuts her out. Though her relationship with her father is completely different. In the text it said, “I run to you like a baby… I love you, Father. I don’t love anyone but you.” (Anne 361) Anne is surely exaggerating her emotions about only loving her father, and feels an urge to rebel against her
As a young girl, Anne’s first “teacher” was her very own mother. Anne was a curious little girl. With her curious ways and always wanting to find out what is happening around her, her mother wouldn’t give her any information. Her mother mostly told her to keep quiet and act like she doesn’t know what is happening. Besides
When the Franks first move into the Annex, Anne is positive, creative, full of energy, and self-centered. We gather all this about Anne in Act I Scene II when she says, "I had to turn in my bike . . . I couldn't go to the movies . . . But somehow we children still
Everyday, their lives are filled with darkness and degeneracy. The whole world’s scared and they decide to swallow the fear. Growing up in a wartime environment isn’t easy at all. All of their lives have been mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood. Yet, Anne Frank still believes that people are good at heart.