Question

Character sketch of Peter Van daan?

Answer 1

Peter is born on 8 November 1926 in Osnabrück, near the Dutch border. He has no brothers or sisters.
Anne's initial impression is that Peter is lazy and hypersensitive. "We die laughing about Peter, one day he has lumbago, next day he has a blue tongue and itches and so on." And "Peter has something wrong with his foot again, that softy, and it's easy to see that he is in love."
Anne's traditional Saint Nicholas Day poem of December 5, 1943 describes a very different, active Peter. He chops wood, carries up vegetables and potatoes from downstairs, cleans the attic, takes care of the cats and even washes his own overalls.
In February 1944 Peter mentions his idea "to go to the Dutch East Indies and live on a rubber plantation." "He just doesn't have a goal, plus he thinks he's too stupid and inferiar to ever achieve anything. Poor boy!" states Anne.

Answer 2

Peter van Daan was a shy, awkward and quiet boy of sixteen. He was thoughtful, sensitive, sensible and observant, different from his loud and brash parents. Reticent and reclusive, he was unlike other boys and Anne initially misjudged him to be a hypochondriac, hypersensitive and lazy.