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Margot, Anne's sister seemingly was easier to adapt to the new situation...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:16:13 PST

Margot, Anne's sister seemingly was easier to adapt to the new situation in hiding than Anne was, hence, Anne's need to vent it all out using her diary. Her mom Edith has of course to put up with a family, neighbors, the fear of the Nazi's hearing them, and on top, two growing daughters in a life or death situation. Most of the arguments occurred because of Anne's own problems adapting to life in there (though I do not blame her either). It...

I can't imagine living in an attack for as long as she did, especially...

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:04:32 PST

I can't imagine living in an attack for as long as she did, especially with the people that she was also hiding with. The conflict, regardless of how they turned out, added a touch of humanity in an incredible situation. I don't know if you could characterize it as fighting, it's just something that a normal girl her age would go through, but under a more incredibly stressful situation.

anne's conflict with her mother

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 07:32:44 PST

Anne wrote her diary in a difficult period of time for her: adolescance. She repidedly fightds with her mother. How do otherpeople react to this? Is it just teenage fights? Troughout her diary, she shows unexpected maturity and intelligence, however, not many people reconize this in the diary. Is it jealousy? Or can they just not see it?

Fights: how do they end? How do they start?

What do others do? Worsen? Nothing? Improve...

Anne is a typical pre-teen who wants to be treated more as an adult and...

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 07:29:09 PST

Anne is a typical pre-teen who wants to be treated more as an adult and less like a child. She is somewhat jealous of her older sister Margot, who in her eyes, has more priveleges. Mrs. Frank scolds Anne and wants her to be more compliant in their new living situation. Mrs. Frank is also afraid they will be found out by the Nazis if bickering between the family members is heard in the warehouse below. Anne and the rest of her family came from...

How do Mr. Frank, Mrs. Van Daan and Margot react to anne's fights with...

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 06:41:10 PST

How do Mr. Frank, Mrs. Van Daan and Margot react to anne's fights with her mother? Do they say comment on it? Choose a side? What is their opinion?

Why do Anne and her mother fight?

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 06:33:59 PST

Why do Anne and her mother fight?

It sounds as if she is one of the victims of the Holocaust whose exact...

Sun, 31 May 2009 15:36:41 PST

It sounds as if she is one of the victims of the Holocaust whose exact date of death will never be known. She spent time in Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Buchenwald concentration camps. On April 8, 1945 the remaining captives at Buchenwald were started on a death march to Theresienstadt. She died either on the march, or shortly after arriving at Theresienstadt, but it sounds as if no one will ever know for sure.

I know that Auguste Van Pels (or Petronella van Daan in the diary) died,...

Sun, 31 May 2009 13:54:12 PST

I know that Auguste Van Pels (or Petronella van Daan in the diary) died, but does anyone know the day of her end?

I think that Anne Frank may be thinking about these things:* Her Diary*...

Sun, 31 May 2009 13:47:55 PST

I think that Anne Frank may be thinking about these things:* Her Diary* Her Friends* Her Sexual Change* (possibly) Her Hope That The War Will End* Her Falling In Love With PeterIf this isn't enough then I will get more information soon.

I agree with the statement. Mr. Van Daan demonstrates lack of character...

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:42:45 PST

I agree with the statement. Mr. Van Daan demonstrates lack of character in other ways, such as selling his wife's cherished fur coat so he can buy cigarettes. Stealing the bread was as much theft from his wife and his own child as it was theft from the Frank family because the food was limited and had to be rationed among everyone in the secret annex. Mr. Van Daan is self-centered and willing to behave immorally for his own benefit.

I think the main theme from "Anne Frank's Diary" isAnne's will to keep...

Mon, 18 May 2009 19:56:30 PST

I think the main theme from "Anne Frank's Diary" isAnne's will to keep on living as the modern girl who has her own ideals and tries to become the girl which she preferably desires as woman and wants to not be treated as a kid during her adolencent life although the risk of her capture was close at hand during the Nazi occupation of Holland(Amsterdam) and the help given to her by Meip and Mr.Kraler as well as the other people who decided to...

I would agree that this Mr. Van Daan was not a character to appreciate...

Mon, 18 May 2009 15:08:59 PST

I would agree that this Mr. Van Daan was not a character to appreciate in the least bit. Ever since he moves in with the family he had been complaining about there not being enough food. Then, he steals it just because of doing the act- not because he is hungry, or because he is in need. He is one of those simply mean for being mean's sake. He is no good and is one of the least likable characters in the story, specifically because of the way...

"The incident of the stolen bread is an illustration of a basic defect...

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:47:51 PST

"The incident of the stolen bread is an illustration of a basic defect in Mr. Van Daan's character." Can you defend or refute this statement?

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the life of anne frank was great at first. She went to a good school and...

Thu, 7 May 2009 11:44:01 PST

the life of anne frank was great at first. She went to a good school and had many friends. Until the relocating of the Jews forced her and her family and another family- the VanDaan's- and 1 man to go into hiding in a building that was behind the office her father Otto Frank worked at. This building is known as the Secret Annex, and from there they lived silently for 2 long years with only 1 woman and 1 man helping them with there personal...

what are 10 main events in pages 40-57?

Mon, 4 May 2009 14:05:44 PST

what are 10 main events in pages 40-57?

In Anne Frank's book 'The Diary of a Young Girl,' what happens through...

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:00:21 PST

In Anne Frank's book 'The Diary of a Young Girl,' what happens through pages 16-34?

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