Write the character sketches of the following: Anne Frank Margot Frank Mr Otto Frank Mr Koophius Harry Goldberg
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Character Sketch of Anne Frank:
One of the victims of the Holocaust, Anne Frank is the precocious young writer of The Diary of a Young Girl. Her picture emerging from The Diary is of a playful yet introspective teen forced to live under extraordinary and trying conditions. Over the course of The Diary, Anne seems to grow from an impudent and stubborn girl into an emotionally independent young woman.
Despite having a loving family and several friends, Anne is unable to share her thoughts with any of them. Instead, she turns to her diary for this purpose. She has a troubled relationship with her mother who she believes falls short of her ideal mother. She is close to her father; yet, in her mind, even he fails to provide her the emotional comfort she seeks. Like any growing teenager, she has a rebellious spirit; desires to be treated as an adult; and hopes to make a name for herself in the world.
Accounts of Jewish suffering anguish Anne to the point of remorse at her own good fortune. She is conscious of the demoralising effect of the cruelty and devastation prevailing in the world outside the “Secret Annexe”. Nevertheless, she holds on to her ideals of honesty, hard work and self-improvement, and her trust that humans are essentially good.
Character Sketch of Margot Frank:
Margot Frank, Anne’s older sister, is sixteen at the start of the story and eighteen at the end. At least through Anne’s eyes, Margot is smarter, quieter, prettier, more grown-up, and more of a "proper lady" than Anne:
I know I’m starting at a very young age. Not even fifteen and already so independent – that’s a little hard for other people to understand. I’m pretty sure Margot would never kiss a boy unless there was some talk of an engagement or marriage. Neither Peter nor I have any such plans. I’m sure that Mother never touched a man before she met Father. What would my girlfriends or Jacque say if they knew I’d lain in Peter’s arms with my heart against his chest, my head on his shoulder and his head and face against mine! (4/17/1944.2)
The two sisters don’t often get along, are not close friends, and don’t confide in each other much.
Margot doesn’t get much attention in Anne’s diary, but we do know from a letter that Margot sends Anne that Margot wishes she had a friend to confide in. She envies Anne’s relationship with Peter (but only the idea of having such a friendship, not actually the boy himself).
Margot shows that she is mature and caring by encouraging Anne’s relationship with Peter, and by not being bitter with Anne for having a close friend. Whenever we get glimpses of Margot’s personality, we can’t help but think that she’s probably underappreciated by Anne.
(Other character sketches on the other answer due to less space in the answer section)
One of the victims of the Holocaust, Anne Frank is the precocious young writer of The Diary of a Young Girl. Her picture emerging from The Diary is of a playful yet introspective teen forced to live under extraordinary and trying conditions. Over the course of The Diary, Anne seems to grow from an impudent and stubborn girl into an emotionally independent young woman.
Despite having a loving family and several friends, Anne is unable to share her thoughts with any of them. Instead, she turns to her diary for this purpose. She has a troubled relationship with her mother who she believes falls short of her ideal mother. She is close to her father; yet, in her mind, even he fails to provide her the emotional comfort she seeks. Like any growing teenager, she has a rebellious spirit; desires to be treated as an adult; and hopes to make a name for herself in the world.
Accounts of Jewish suffering anguish Anne to the point of remorse at her own good fortune. She is conscious of the demoralising effect of the cruelty and devastation prevailing in the world outside the “Secret Annexe”. Nevertheless, she holds on to her ideals of honesty, hard work and self-improvement, and her trust that humans are essentially good.
Character Sketch of Margot Frank:
Margot Frank, Anne’s older sister, is sixteen at the start of the story and eighteen at the end. At least through Anne’s eyes, Margot is smarter, quieter, prettier, more grown-up, and more of a "proper lady" than Anne:
I know I’m starting at a very young age. Not even fifteen and already so independent – that’s a little hard for other people to understand. I’m pretty sure Margot would never kiss a boy unless there was some talk of an engagement or marriage. Neither Peter nor I have any such plans. I’m sure that Mother never touched a man before she met Father. What would my girlfriends or Jacque say if they knew I’d lain in Peter’s arms with my heart against his chest, my head on his shoulder and his head and face against mine! (4/17/1944.2)
The two sisters don’t often get along, are not close friends, and don’t confide in each other much.
Margot doesn’t get much attention in Anne’s diary, but we do know from a letter that Margot sends Anne that Margot wishes she had a friend to confide in. She envies Anne’s relationship with Peter (but only the idea of having such a friendship, not actually the boy himself).
Margot shows that she is mature and caring by encouraging Anne’s relationship with Peter, and by not being bitter with Anne for having a close friend. Whenever we get glimpses of Margot’s personality, we can’t help but think that she’s probably underappreciated by Anne.
(Other character sketches on the other answer due to less space in the answer section)
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