The Diary of Anne Frank Reflection

Ellen and Nicola discuss their reflections of The Diary of Anne Frank in this podcast.

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From the Corresponder

Dear World,

Hello, my name is Anne Frank and I live in Holland. But I have been transported to Auschwitz and I don’t think I’ll survive.

The full account of my stay in the secret Annexe can be found in my diary. I hid it in the Annexe and I hope that someone will read it and publish it to the world. I want it to be read because then people will know what it’s like and never start a war again.

I want to thank all my helpers in the secret Annexe for hiding myself and my family, the Van Daans and Mr Dussel. They have risked so much for us, yet they still got caught because of us. Oh God, please let them live. They are good people and they have done no wrong.

If I survive, I will travel around the world and tell everyone how terrible the ‘holocaust’, as some people called it in our prison camp, because I know that after WWII I can’t live a normal life anymore.

Yours truly,
Anne Frank

written by Andrew
Literature Circle round 5 pp267-end

From the Summariser

In this section of the book, many things happen.
Anne has realized she does not really want to have an intimate relationship with Peter. But, she does not want to drop Peter completely, because she wants a friend and doesn’t want to hurt Peter.
The food in the annexe is running out. This has caused much distress in the annexe and people are arguing.
There is some good news though. The end of the war is coming into sight. But, even more bad news was right around the corner.
Anne and her family get discovered and Nazis take them away. Someone had tipped them off. She and her family become separated and sent to concentration camps Just before the war ends. Unfortunately, Anne dies. Otto Frank is the only survivor in her direct family to survive. When he gets released He begins spreading the message his daughter shared in her diary.
Now people still remember Anne and spread her message.

written by Leon
Literature Circles round 5 pp269-340

From the Character Tracer

Character of Margot:
She is -
Understanding -- She keeps her word with Anne and doesn’t tease her about her love with Peter.
Trustworthy -- She keeps the secret Anne told her and doesn’t tell anyone.
Intelligent – She studies very hard and takes a lot of subjects at school.
Happy – She hardly ever got angry and tries to keep happy.
Caring – She understands the pressure that everyone is under.
Innocent – Margot always tries to stay out of all the arguments that go on in the annexe.

written by Peter
Literature Circle round 4 - pp207-268

From the Travel Tracer

compiled in Comic Life by Andrew
Literature Circle round 5 - pp268-end

From the Character Tracer

Mrs van Daan was selfish, bossy, dishonest, stubborn, bold, daring, rude, mean, lazy, disagreeable, demanding, witty, determined

Mrs van Daan was stubborn on page 272 when she was moody and wouldn’t take no for an answer.


Mrs van Daan was bold when she was disagreeing with Mr van Daan and Mr van Daan always gets his way! p297

written by Ellen
Literature Circle round 5 pp269-end

From the Summariser

Anne has nightmares of her old friend Hanneli and keeps seeing how she is suffering in the concentration camp.
Anne also starts thinking of Peter van Daan. She spends a lot of time with him. She keeps going into his room and talking to him. She tries to bump into him and see him as much as possible and spends almost an hour talking to him when she gets the chance. She also starts remembering her old friend, Peter Schiff. When she thinks of the two Peters she starts feeling confused and sad.
Margot has been starting to appreciate Anne more and treats her more like an adult and not a little girl like she used to.
Anne starts wanting to get back with the outside world. She longs to be free and be alone. She really needs something, but she doesn’t exactly know what she needs.

written by Peter
Literature Circle round 3 - pp141-206

From the Corresponder

Dear Dussel,
I know what it feels like to be trapped into a place for
years not able to go out. It is very hard to control your
behaviour. Sometimes your actions make us feel annoyed
and when we complain you shout at us and blame us for
everything that goes wrong.

Your unkind words and some-times your jokes deeply offend us.

Could you please think more about your behaviour and words and it will allow us
not to have so a arguments in the annexe?

Yours Sincerely
Peter

written by Peter
Literature Circle round 4 - pp207-268

From the Creative Connector

written by Andrew
Literature Circles round 3 - pp141-206

From the Illustrator

drawn by Nicola
Literature Circles round 4 - pp207-268

From the Summariser

Anne has been thinking about her love with Peter and spends a lot of time with him. She goes into Peter’s room alot and when she sees him, she talks to him for up to an hour.
As well as this, Anne wrote an entry in her diary telling us about the life of her fountain pen and how it was destroyed when she accidentally dropped it into the stove and the whole pen was reduced to ashes except for a piece of the clip.

written by Peter
Literature Circle round 3 -pp141-206

From the Corresponder

Dear whoever finds this,

My name is Anne Frank and I am nearly 16. My family was hiding in an old Amsterdam warehouse during the second world war because we are Jewish. Now that I have been arrested, all I can do is pray for other Jews that they will not reach this fate which has fallen upon me.

An epidemic of typhus has spread throughout this concentration camp, but I am no longer scared for myself, but for Margot, my sister, who fell ill this morning. I hope, hope, HOPE she hasn't caught typhus.

My heart breaks when I think of what might have happened to dear Peter.
Tears fill my eyes when I think of Mumsie. Although I could never confide in her, there was a small spot at the bottom of my heart for her. To think that I never made up with her!
Even Mr Dussel and the van Daans - what became of them?
What will become of me and Margot?

Maybe some day, with the help of you, this letter can be published for all to see.
Oh Pim! If you are still alive, please publish my diary, for I don't think I will ever escape and be proud to be Jewish again.

No. I will never be free again.

Yours, Anne M Frank.

written by Nicola
Literature Circles round 5 pp269-end

From the Travel Tracer

compiled by Leon
Literature Circles round 3 pp140-206

From the Corresponder

Dear Mrs van Daan

I’d like to call attention to the fact that I talk without thinking.

You know that it is hard living in a confined space, without luxuries or any of the things that I grew up with. Because of this, I tend to talk without thinking. We all have our flaws.

You can help me control these outbursts by ignoring them, making it easier for me to not answer back. I was not brought up wrong, nor am I selfish.

I’d appreciate it if you would consider this.

Yours, Anne

written by Cheyenne
Literature Circles round 3 pp140-206

From the Illustrator

Illustration by Alexander
Literature Circles round 3 pp140-206

From the Word Wizard

These are interesting words I found from The Diary of Anne Frank pages 140-206



*intrude- come in or join in without being wanted.

*ponders- think deeply and seriously.

*despondent- sad or gloomy.

*superficial- on the surface.

*exterior- the outside of something.

*flirt- behave lovingly towards somebody to amuse yourself.

*facade- the front of a building.

*fragrant- having a pleasant smell.

*tedious- annoyingly slow or long.

*priority- being earlier or more important than something else.

*affectionate- loving.

*peculiar- strange or unusual.

written by Andrew
Literature Circle round 3 pp140-206

From the Travel Tracer

compiled in Comic Life by Peter
Literature Circles round 3 pp140-206

From the Creative Connector

As I’ve been reading Anne Frank’s diary, I’ve noticed how she must be feeling as she lives in the Secret Annexe.
She has to be very quiet during the day, and I bet she wishes she could just spend at least one day of freedom. This is how people in third world countries would feel. Some of them would be in hiding too, isolated, and not knowing what is going on in the war. Luckily for Anne, Mr Kugler, Jan, Miep and Bep come to visit the Secret Annexe often to tell news of the war. However, Anne would still be feeling very cut-off from the rest of the world.

Some similarities between Anne and I are that we both have older siblings, we both like to read, and we both keep a diary. Anne writes in hers more, but she has less things to do. Neither of us like the sound of gunshots, and it would drive me up the wall (Anne as well) if I had to be quiet all day like Anne does!

written by Nicola
Literature Circles round 3 pp141-206

From the Summariser

Anne Frank, her family, the Van Daan family and Mr Dussel are hiding during the war in what they call the ‘Secret Annex’. All of the annex families have their own personalities and characteristics eg. Mrs Vaan Daan is very moody and selfish. Anne gets upset about everything. On an average day in the ‘secret annex’ (after lunch) Mrs Vaan Daan is vacuuming their one and only rug while Margot tucks some books under her arm and heads off to the attic to study. Anne just tidies up the bathroom and herself.

written by Ellen
Literature Circle round 2 - pages 71-140

From the Travel Tracer

The Diary of Anne Frank 6, originally uploaded by lenvas.

compiled by Ellen
Literature Circles round 3 - pp141-210