‘Anne reflects on how guilty she feels because she
is warm and protected when so many people, she
knows, are being rounded up by the Germans’.
Describe the character of Anne in the light of this
remark.
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Answer:
Anne and her family were living in a hideout to
escape the Nazi government. They had offered
shelter to their friends too. The stress of what was
happening outside combined with the stress of
living in such a cramped place made them intolerant
towards each other. Quarrels over petty issues
were becoming common and no one was willing
to give space to another. Anne comments that she
never thought that they could be so intolerant and
quarrelsome. Her mother's tactless remarks, crude
jokes and harsh words made her insensitive to any
love from her mother. Her mother wanted to pray
with her but she refused, though she felt bad for
making her mother sad. Anne's mother cried the
night but Anne refused to apologise, though she felt
sorry for all the things she said, ‘‘I shall be amazed
to think that we should have sunk to such low
level.‘‘