Blog For Week 12/1/15 - Exploring Nonfiction - Anne Frank Diary of A Young Girl

I am reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. This book is the diary of a thirteen year old Jewish girl during the Holocaust. Nazis were occupying Holland, so Anne and her family went into hiding. Here's what has happened so far. Anne and her family have gone into hiding in an old building in Amsterdam. In the last couple diary entries (October - November, 1942) Anne has not been getting along well with the rest of her family. She says that she is not taken seriously and that her family always praises her sister, Margot and "drop everything on her". She says that she wants her father's "real love" and that her parents don't notice that they treat their daughters differently. Also, the Frank family is in hiding with another family, whom which they constantly fighting.

One thing that I find interesting is that the Van Daans (the other family that Anne is in hiding with), specifically Mrs. Van Daan insult Anne and her family, constantly. I just think that in a time where they are wanted and have so much to loose, they wouldn't want to make any more enemies. Mrs. Van Daan mainly insults Anne. In the diary entry on September 28th, it says "Am I really so bad-mannered, conceited, headstrong, pushing, stupid, lazy, etc., etc., as they all say? Oh, of course not. I have my faults, just like everyone else, I know that, but they thoroughly exaggerate everything." Anne is telling her diary all of the mean things that Mrs. Van Daan is telling her. And that's not even all of them. She says that Anne was not well brought up and that she would've been so much kinder and have much better manners if she had grown up with her.  She tells Anne to her face that she is spoiled and conceited. I just find it interesting that Mrs. Van Daan would choose to make so many enemies when she has so much to lose.

Something that I have learned is that even though you fight with your family, they still stand up for you and they still will protect you. Even though Anne and her mother fight all the time, she still defends her daughter when Mrs. Van Daan insults her, or calls her lazy or conceited, etc.  I think that it is important to know that even if you fight with your family, they still love you and they still will stand up for you.

I commented on: Amilee's Blog, Brimady's Blog, and Amelia's Blog.