how was love and the relationship between anne and peter a countermeasure against the horror of war in the "the diary of a young girl".
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The epigraph of this book is in Anne's
handwriting and claims that she hopes she will
be able to confide "completely" in her diary,
and that it shall be a great comfort to her.
The first entry of the diary is on June 12,
Anne's thirteenth birthday. She tells the story
of how she woke early and then had to contain
herself until seven a.m. to wake her parents
and open her presents. She claims that the
diary, one of those presents, is "possibly the
nicest of all." She relates her list of presents,
adding that she is "thoroughly spoiled," and
then goes off to school with her friend Lies. On
Sunday she has a birthday party with her
school friends. Her mother always asks who she
is going to marry, and she has managed to
dissuade her from the boy she really likes,
Peter Wessel . She talks about her school
friends: Lies Goosens, Sanne Houtman, and
Jopie de Waal. Lies and Sanne used to be her
best friends, but since she started attending
the Jewish Secondary School, she has become
closer to Jopie.
On Saturday, June 20, Anne divulges that she
wants her diary to be a friend to her--unlike
her other friends, someone she can completely
confide to. Although she has a loving family
and lots of friends, she feels isolated and alone
sometimes, and wants her diary to be someone
she can talk to openly and honestly about
everything. So she will call her diary "Kitty"
and address it like a friend. She tells Kitty the
history of her family: her parents' marriage,
her 1929 birth in Frankfurt, and then, "as we
are Jewish," their 1933 emigration to Holland.
The rest of her family suffered under Hitler's
pogroms in Germany; some of them managed to
emigrate to other countries.
After 1940, Hitler conquered Holland and
brought anti-Jewish measures there. Jews
were forced to wear yellow stars as marks of
identification; they had to hand in their
bicycles and were not allowed to use trams or
public facilities. They were segregated into
Jewish shops and Jewish schools and not
allowed to visit Christian homes. As Anne says,
"Our freedom was strictly limited." Her beloved
grandmother died in 1942. She went to the
Montessori Kindergarten for lower school and
currently, she attends the Jewish Secondary
School.
The next entry, also on June 20, begins with
the signature greeting of "Dear Kitty." Anne
says that she has taken a liking to ping-pong;
she and her friends often play and then go get
ice-cream at the nearest shop that allows
Jews. There, they let their admirers buy them
ice cream. At this point, Anne lets the diary
know that she has plenty of boy friends, whom
offer to escort her home from school and
almost always fall in love with her. She tries
to ignore them when they do. Meanwhile,
Anne's whole class is waiting anxiously to hear
who will be promoted to the next grade. She
personally is not worried about any subject
except for math, since she has been punished
for talking too much. Her teacher made her
write three essays about being a "chatterbox."
After she wrote funny essays, he allowed her
to talk in class.
In the boiling heat, Anne wishes she didn't
have to walk everywhere--but alas, Jews are
not allowed to ride trams. The only place they
are allowed is the ferry, which the ferryman
let them ride as soon as they asked. Anne
expresses sympathy towards the Dutch; saying
it is not their fault that the Germans treat
Jews so badly. She is approached by Harry
Goldberg , a sixteen-year-old boy she met at
her friend Eva's house. He "can tell all kinds of
amusing stories," says Anne, and soon the two
are seeing each other regularly. Although
Harry has a girl friend, Fanny, a "very soft,
dull creature," he is smitten with Anne.
Although his grandparents, with whom he lives,
think Anne is too young for him, he stops
going out with Fanny and makes himself
available to Anne. When she asks how, he
claims, "Love finds a way."
Harry comes to meet her parents, and Anne
makes all sorts of preparations for his visit.
They go out for a walk, and Harry brings Anne
home ten minutes after eight o'clock. As Jews
have a city-wide curfew of eight o'clock, Mr.
Frank is very upset and makes Anne promise to
be back in the house at ten minutes to eight
from now on. Still, her family likes Harry, and
Anne does as well.
Anne gets her school marks back and they are
good. She explains that although her parents
do not pressure her for grades, she wants to
be a good pupil. The headmaster of the Jewish
Secondary School accepted her and her sister
Margot "conditionally" and she does not want
to let him down. She mentions that her father
has been home a lot lately, "as there is nothing
for him to do at business." Her father tells her
the disturbing news that he has been planning
for them to go into hiding for more than a
year. Anne is horrified and asks why must he
talk like that. He replies that he and Mrs.
Frank will take care of it all and there is no
need for her to be upset.
handwriting and claims that she hopes she will
be able to confide "completely" in her diary,
and that it shall be a great comfort to her.
The first entry of the diary is on June 12,
Anne's thirteenth birthday. She tells the story
of how she woke early and then had to contain
herself until seven a.m. to wake her parents
and open her presents. She claims that the
diary, one of those presents, is "possibly the
nicest of all." She relates her list of presents,
adding that she is "thoroughly spoiled," and
then goes off to school with her friend Lies. On
Sunday she has a birthday party with her
school friends. Her mother always asks who she
is going to marry, and she has managed to
dissuade her from the boy she really likes,
Peter Wessel . She talks about her school
friends: Lies Goosens, Sanne Houtman, and
Jopie de Waal. Lies and Sanne used to be her
best friends, but since she started attending
the Jewish Secondary School, she has become
closer to Jopie.
On Saturday, June 20, Anne divulges that she
wants her diary to be a friend to her--unlike
her other friends, someone she can completely
confide to. Although she has a loving family
and lots of friends, she feels isolated and alone
sometimes, and wants her diary to be someone
she can talk to openly and honestly about
everything. So she will call her diary "Kitty"
and address it like a friend. She tells Kitty the
history of her family: her parents' marriage,
her 1929 birth in Frankfurt, and then, "as we
are Jewish," their 1933 emigration to Holland.
The rest of her family suffered under Hitler's
pogroms in Germany; some of them managed to
emigrate to other countries.
After 1940, Hitler conquered Holland and
brought anti-Jewish measures there. Jews
were forced to wear yellow stars as marks of
identification; they had to hand in their
bicycles and were not allowed to use trams or
public facilities. They were segregated into
Jewish shops and Jewish schools and not
allowed to visit Christian homes. As Anne says,
"Our freedom was strictly limited." Her beloved
grandmother died in 1942. She went to the
Montessori Kindergarten for lower school and
currently, she attends the Jewish Secondary
School.
The next entry, also on June 20, begins with
the signature greeting of "Dear Kitty." Anne
says that she has taken a liking to ping-pong;
she and her friends often play and then go get
ice-cream at the nearest shop that allows
Jews. There, they let their admirers buy them
ice cream. At this point, Anne lets the diary
know that she has plenty of boy friends, whom
offer to escort her home from school and
almost always fall in love with her. She tries
to ignore them when they do. Meanwhile,
Anne's whole class is waiting anxiously to hear
who will be promoted to the next grade. She
personally is not worried about any subject
except for math, since she has been punished
for talking too much. Her teacher made her
write three essays about being a "chatterbox."
After she wrote funny essays, he allowed her
to talk in class.
In the boiling heat, Anne wishes she didn't
have to walk everywhere--but alas, Jews are
not allowed to ride trams. The only place they
are allowed is the ferry, which the ferryman
let them ride as soon as they asked. Anne
expresses sympathy towards the Dutch; saying
it is not their fault that the Germans treat
Jews so badly. She is approached by Harry
Goldberg , a sixteen-year-old boy she met at
her friend Eva's house. He "can tell all kinds of
amusing stories," says Anne, and soon the two
are seeing each other regularly. Although
Harry has a girl friend, Fanny, a "very soft,
dull creature," he is smitten with Anne.
Although his grandparents, with whom he lives,
think Anne is too young for him, he stops
going out with Fanny and makes himself
available to Anne. When she asks how, he
claims, "Love finds a way."
Harry comes to meet her parents, and Anne
makes all sorts of preparations for his visit.
They go out for a walk, and Harry brings Anne
home ten minutes after eight o'clock. As Jews
have a city-wide curfew of eight o'clock, Mr.
Frank is very upset and makes Anne promise to
be back in the house at ten minutes to eight
from now on. Still, her family likes Harry, and
Anne does as well.
Anne gets her school marks back and they are
good. She explains that although her parents
do not pressure her for grades, she wants to
be a good pupil. The headmaster of the Jewish
Secondary School accepted her and her sister
Margot "conditionally" and she does not want
to let him down. She mentions that her father
has been home a lot lately, "as there is nothing
for him to do at business." Her father tells her
the disturbing news that he has been planning
for them to go into hiding for more than a
year. Anne is horrified and asks why must he
talk like that. He replies that he and Mrs.
Frank will take care of it all and there is no
need for her to be upset.
swechha15:
dude its too long....u have juz copied it from some site!!
thanks but i dont need this much....clear....it would be better if u cut it
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The relationship between Anne and Peter does not begin as an adolescent romance, though it certainly develops into one as Anne continues to write in her diary over the year and half or so that they are together in the annex.
At the beginning, Anne is not impressed with Peter who presents as a shy, lonely young boy. She observes in him a sort of laziness and passivity that she does not respect or understand. Anne is certainly a sensitive and creative young girl, as her writing shows, and she can't see why he is content to be so boring. At this early point in their relationship, they don't really have much of a connection except for the awful circumstances that have brought them together in the first place.
After some time, Anne begins to notice something different about Peter, and she concludes that he likes her in a romantic way. His interest in her seems to inspire her to reciprocate, and their relationship changes for a short time. She fantasizes about true love and marriage and wonders if Peter could be a good husband for her in the future. This burst of affection is short-lived, however, as Peter's former passivity returns, disappointing Anne, and they separate, agreeing that they will not argue with each other in the future.
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