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This play portrays the idea that freedom is something that we really don't realize how special it is. It means so much to some people, and yet people who have freedom like we think little of how rewarding it is. It is not a given but a prize. Love is one of the themes of Anne Frank. The power of love enables a person to gain hope and live on. For example, Mr. Frank blesses his daughter Anne with great love and Anne seems to rely on her dad for support. This love enabled her to hope and keep her core values and also the power to never become degrade. Good and evil are shown in this play significantly with the Nazis and the betrayer thief representing evil. However Anne writes in her diary that she believes that people are really good at heart. That is true because if it hadn't for Hitler who had brain washed the Nazis to be cold hearted and prejudice against Jews, none of this cruelty from the Nazis would ever have happened. That is why I think good dominates evil because there is good at heart but evil is just from temptations and desires. Hitler had been actually good at heart when he was young but his envying of power had created evil in his heart leading him to be one of the mass murder dictators. A book called Seesaw Girl shows how precious freedom is when the main character can't go outside because she is high ranked and outside is a foul place for a "lady" to be in. She always wants to go outside to see the lives of the citizens and the scenery of mountains and hills. The Bible also depicts a similar idea as Anne Frank. The Pharisees sort of remind me of Nazis because they are containing evil inside and there is no room for sympathy and compassion. Anne Frank says in the play that she thinks there is always some good in everyone's hearts. This idea is supported by biblical reference to Saul. Saul was a foul man like a Nazi but when God enlightened him and shed light in his heart, he became Paul. This goes to show you that there is always room for good in people's hearts and there is absolutely some good in evil people.

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The Holocaust was a global era which encompassed the involvement of more than 6 million Jews and other victims. There have been some survivors to tell the tale and some who viewed these tradgic events such as the liberators who wanted to tell the tale in their words and point of views. Corageous people such as Anne Frank also inspired the people to create so many books, movies, documentaries, etc. The reason we keep retelling these stories is to understand more and discover new information. This can also be due to people wih different ideas and perspectives on the story.

5. f

The Hannakuh Celebration had been disturbed by Peter and his father argueing about the wheather the cat should be thrown away. Peter was probably enraged when his father had remarked that they were soon going to throw away the cat. Suddenly, there is a crash below suspected as a thief. Mr. Frank immediately commanded Peter to turn the lamp off. Peter tried to reach for the lamp by using the chair, but he soon looses balance. He falls down and makes a commotion that may have been heard by the thief below reveiling their secret annex. Dussel remarks by saying that they are in the greatest danger because now someone knows that they are hiding up in the secret compartment. He thinks that this person will bargain with the green police then leading to their capture

5. c

Yes Anne and Peter are almost identical to most teens today. For example they argue with their parents like on page 388 when Anne's mother argues that Anne should not talk back and be silent. Peter also argues with his family. An example is when Peter argues with his parents about throwing his cat Mouschi away because he is a burden to the party. He hates being embarassed by his parents and is very shy similar to most teenagers as well. When Peter and Anne meet at first Peter is very shy and does not greet Anne or talk to her. Peter admits that he is a loner "I'm sort of a lone wolf" pg. 377. Peter also blushes and shows is anger when his mother says that it is "okay to have a little girlfriend (pg. 383)." Teens are very shy and sensitive about girlfriend and boyfriend issues. This was one important similiarity I found in Peter.

5. b

The fear of discovery would be the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex because of the primary reason of the Secret Annex: to hide from Nazis. When the Nazis discover these people, they will be killed because the Nazis' jobs are to exterminate the Jewish population. The party of Jews in the Secret Annex were hiding because they did not want to die and other things did not matter. So simply by using logic what will be the hardest part of life? Of course the fear of being found. Once they will be found, death lies ahead. I think death is something that is most feared because you can not come back to life or at least life on Earth. Being silent and being cramped with other people can not simply compare to death because being cramped and silence are really momentary and death is permanent.

#4 a.

Mr. Frank breaked down and lost total control of his weaping when he saw the white gloves. I am definitely sure that they had been Anne's because on page 420/421 of the text book there is a mentioning of Anne wearing short white gloves. "She picks up a pair of short white gloves." From this clue I had inferred that these were Anne's gloves. I think the reason Mr. Frank had wept primarily was because she was his sweet daughter who had died at such a short age. It also had horrifying memories of the Nazis who had killed so much of his beloveds as well as his daughter who was so optomistic and ambitious. Well, these gloves had brought him harsh memories that had swept him completely that he cried in agony.

Theme #3

From reading this play, I think the theme is that even though the future is futile, always keep your core values and keep hoping to yourself. Mr. Frank says that there are no bolts in your mind, and Anne had hoped in God from her Judaism. This had leaded her to living out every day with hope to make her optomistic. She had something to look forward to and the thought of the invasion had been the impetus of her living the horrible life she had. There is nothing about hoping and keeping your thoughts in your mind, and this quote from her father I think had leaded to Anne living a life without great burden. I mean some people would have commited suicide or died out of extreme depression.