The Secret Annex Analysis

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Nadine Schabert
Mrs. Hearron
English
12/13/16
The Relationships in the Secret Annex Consider being confined to a crammed living space for over two years. Imagine the experience you would endure. While hiding in the Secret Annex, eight people suffered together for more than two years. Everyone plays a different role in the Annex; some take charge, chores, cooks, and cleans, but each person brings a variety of skills to the table. They all depend on one another. Their relationships continued to grow till the day they left the Secret Annex. Tensions quickly arise as time goes on amongst the eight people who live in fear of being discovered. Otto Frank decided to ask Miep Gies, a well trusted friend and business partner if he would contribute …show more content…

Miep describes Fritz as “fair minded, friendly, charming, handsome, and always finds comfort in faith” (Beyond the Diary). Anne shares a room with Fritz, which causes immense tensions between the two. At first she finds him funny, thoughtful, and loved hearing his stories; although her feelings quickly change. “Now he shows himself in his true colors; a stodgy, old fashioned disciplinarian and preacher of long drown out sermons on manners . . . to share my bedroom a small one with his lordship” (Beyond the diary). Anne discusses how he makes her feel during the time they shared a room together. Anne is constantly complaining about Fritz in her diary and to her sister Margot. However, towards the end of their time together, they made peace with one …show more content…

“. . . but we had not considered how many difficulties would arise due to the combination of characters and opinions” (Stichting). He though it would be easy living in the Annex, but with everyone’s emotions, feelings, and opinions it reveals to be not so easy. Anne adores her father, she looks up to him, and they have a very special relationship. She still heavily relies on him, since they had a good relationship before the Annex, they got along with each other and knew how to handle their emotions towards each other. “I still haven’t got over my fear of everything related to shooting and planes and I creep into daddy’s bed nearly every night for comfort” (Beyond the Diary). Even after being in a confined space, Anne still relies on her dad for comfort and love, but like everyone else, this eventually fades away. As Anne grows older she begins to distance herself from him. When Anne confesses her feelings towards Peter, her father does not approve, but Anne does not listen to him. That shows no matter how close you are with someone, under certain circumstances your relationship will slowly

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