Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

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   linda-allen Teacher
   High School - 10th Grade

   I hate to confuse you even more, but the character's real name was Peter van Pels. After hearing a radio speech by a Dutch politician who encouraged people to write down their wartime experiences, Anne decided to revise her diary for future publication. Perhaps it was then that she decided to change the van Pels family into the van Daans.

   Peter Wessel is a different boy on whom Anne has a crush. She hopes that they will find each other again someday after the war. She also develops a crush on Peter van Daan, so it is natural that you'd be confused!

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   http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?PID=306&LID=2

   http://www.enotes.com/anne-frank/peter-van-daan

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   Posted by linda-allen on Sunday April 20, 2008 at 2:57 PM
   
   

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   pfree Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   They are different people peter wessel was the boy who anne frank had a crush on the van pels and van dans are the samw people but anne decided to change their names

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   Posted by pfree on Friday May 2, 2008 at 9:13 PM