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  In The Diary of a Young Girl, what does Anne witness through the attic window?
  The attic window is one of Anne's few ways to access the world outside the secret annex. It is literally Anne's window to the world. Mostly, Anne engages in simple people watching. She is often...

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  As we read Anne’s diary we realize that she becomes more knowledgeable about many things: human nature, human sexuality, politics, the ongoing war, advanced vocabulary, religion, and philosophy, to name a few. Explain how Anne acquires her...
  Anne wanted to become a journalist when she grew up, and this is evident because she wrote like one in her diary. She reported on wartime events such as battles and political changes based on what...

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  How does isolation affect Anne and the other seven inhabitants of the annex in The Diary of a Young Girl?
  Isolation makes Anne more conscious of her own inner thoughts and conflicts. A headstrong teenage girl to begin with, she feels more alienated than ever, especially in regards to her tense...

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  Describe the relationship between Anne and her mother in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
  Anne Frank, from her diary, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is revealed as a headstrong girl, enthusiastic and with a positive outlook. However, she is largely misunderstood, especially by...

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  Do Peter and Anne seem to have normal teenage relationships with their parents? Provide evidence from The Diary of a Young Girl to explain your answer.
  In many ways, both Peter and Anne seem to have normal teenage relationships with their parents. They have conflicts, as both are on the verge of becoming young adults and believe their parents are...

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  What is Anne's "war within"?
  In The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank describes many inner conflicts she feels as an adolescent hiding from the Nazis in World War II-torn Germany. Her most emotional “war within,” nonetheless,...

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  Is there any humor in Anne's diary? What effects does that have on our perception of Anne Frank and her situation? 
  There is definitely humor in Anne Frank's Diary. In using humor, Anne shows that even under the most dire circumstances, she is still a young girl who expresses feelings across the emotional...

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  From what point of view is The Diary of a Young Girl written?
  The Diary of a Young Girl (also entitled The Diary of Anne Frank) is written from the first-person point of view in diary format by Anne Frank, a young girl in hiding during the Nazi occupation of...

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  How did Anne’s and Peter’s parents react to the relationship between the two young people?
  For the most part, Anne's and Peter's parents aren't exactly thrilled about their budding relationship. At best, they think it's an adolescent crush, and at worst, highly inappropriate. When Anne...

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  In The Diary of a Young Girl, how does Anne manage to get on other people's nerves? Use specific examples and quotes from the book.
  The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank chronicles the life the author led during World War II as she and her family hid from the Nazis. During the war, the Nazis are vicious and the Jews endured...

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  After D-Day, what criticism did the Dutch have of the British?
  Anne's justifiably scathing of the attitude of many of her fellow Dutch towards the British in the wake of the D-Day landings. On the one hand, they expect the British, whom they falsely call...

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  Who bought clothes for Anne in The Diary of a Young Girl?
  The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank chronicles the life the author led during World War II as she and her family hid from the Nazis. Specifically, Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who went...

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  Why does Anne give Mr. Van Daan cigarettes?
  Anne gives Mr. Van Daan two cigarettes from loose pipe tobacco as a Hanukkah gift. This occurs in act 1, scene 5, after the Franks and Van Daans have been in hiding for some time. Their supplies...

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  According to the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, why did Anne’s family move to Holland in 1933?
  Anne does not have much specifically to say about why her family moved to Holland, but the central—and crucial—reason she states is that they left because they were Jewish. She writes, Because...

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  In The Diary of a Young Girl, who are the people hiding? How might their relationship affect the way they get along?
  The people hiding in Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl belonged to two different families. The first family was the Frank family: Otto, the father; Edith, the mother; Anne's siste,r Margot; and...

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  Was Anne Frank bisexual or was she just confused becasue of the situation she was in?
  The limitations of social interaction befallen upon Anne, before and during her captivity, leave Anne with many questions regarding the different feelings and sensations that she experiences...

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  Describe the horrible atmosphere of the annex in The Diary of a Young Girl.
  The secret annex is a four-room space hidden in Anne's father's office building. It is cramped, especially with eight people living inside of it, and no one is permitted any time to themselves. The...

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  What does Anne Frank think of herself?
  Anne Frank writes the diary as if to a friend named Kitty, so her comments about Kitty’s imagined reactions frequently reveal Anne’s opinions of herself. For example, as she understands that her...

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  What are examples of imagery in The Diary of a Young Girl? Include page numbers.
  I don't have exact page numbers, and pagination might differ anyway, but I will direct you to where in the book to find the images mentioned. First, imagery is description using the five senses of...

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  How did Anne Frank describe herself in The Diary of a Young Girl?
  Anne Frank described herself as "a bundle of contradictions." In her last diary entry from Tuesday, August 1, 1944, she states that she rejects other people's opinions of her and that she often...

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  Besides hiding from the Nazis, what do you think one of Anne Frank's biggest obstacles was?
  Living in such a claustrophobic environment presents more than a few challenges for Anne. For one thing, she somehow has to get along with her mother, which is hard enough at the best of times....

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  In May 1940, what happens to the Jewish population of Amsterdam?
  On May 10, Germany invaded the Netherlands (as well as Belgium and France), and everything changed for the Jews of Amsterdam. This was a couple of years before Anne Frank started her diary, so we...

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  Why has going into hiding become such a pressing matter?
  I believe that the best place to begin looking for information regarding this question is the July 5, 1942 entry in Anne Frank's diary. Anne's father tells her that they may need to go into hiding...

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  Why does Anne Frank call her diary "Kitty"?
  As with many young girls of her age, Anne looks upon her diary as a close friend, someone in whom she can confide her innermost thoughts, fears, and desires. As the diary is more of a person than a...

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  What was Anne's attitude towards the war and people responsible for it?
  In her diary, after being in hiding, Anne is able to hold onto her optimism. It could be suggested that she was falsely cheerful and did not want to accept the horrors of life that awaited her and...

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  Why is Anne Frank so famous compared to others who died in WWII? I know what happened to her, and I understand that she is famous, but why is she so famous and not all those other thousand of people who died in the 2nd World War?
  I'd say it's for two reasons. First, she was a young girl and therefore her story affects us emotionally more than it would if she were a grown person. Second and more importantly, she left a...

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  In what way is Anne's diary a solace and help to her in her confinement?
  In some ways, Anne's diary takes the place of her girlfriends. She no longer has any confidantes or girlfriends with whom she can talk. The only other girl close to her age is her sister, so the...

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  What does Anne Frank mean when she says they have "freedom after five"? 
  The Diary of Anne Frank chronicles the experience of teenage girl, her family and a number of their acquaintances who spent months in hiding from the Nazis in a small apartment above a warehouse....

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  In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, describe the various differences between Anne and her mother. With whom do you sympathize more—Anne or her mother?
  In The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne reveals that her relationship with her mother is always strained and they have never been able to satisfactorily resolve their differences as Anne sees them. She...

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  In Anne Frank: The diary of a Young Girl (the definitive edition), what did Anne Frank miss the most? 
  Anne Frank is very accepting of her situation whilst in hiding, as revealed in Diary of A Young girl (definitive edition), and even feels "fortunate here, away from the turmoil" when she watches...

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  In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, explain the funny scene with Mouschi the cat found on pages 230-243.
  On Wednesday, 10 May 1944, Anne describes an incident where Mouschi the cat missed his "litter box" in the loft above the attic. The puddle he made dripped through the holes in the attic...

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  Why does Anne call herself a bundle of contradictions? 
  Anne addresses her self-image as a "bundle of contradictions" in her letter of August 1, 1944. This is just days before she is discovered, captured, and sent to Auschwitz. She explains that she has...

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  What other books are similar to Anne Frank:  the Diary of a Young Girl?
  Can you be more specific when you ask if there are other books similar to, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl? Do you want to know of more biographical or autobiographical works about young...

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  What were the atrocities committed against the Jews in Nazi Germany?
  Jews in Nazi Germany were beaten and abused at the start of the Nazi regime in Germany in 1933. However, the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 formally stripped them of their citizenship. During World War II,...

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  What is Anne's greatest fear in The Diary of Young Girl?    
  This is a great question. It is best to start off with the observation that fear permeates the whole book. Therefore, it is not possible to speak of the greatest fear. Fear is all around. Let me...

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  In Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, how would you clarify the ways in which Elli showed her solidarity with the people living in the attic?
  The text makes it clear that Elli comes and visits the Jews who are hidden often and eats with them, and then does her best to try and get them things that they need from the "outside" where they...

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  In The Diary of Anne Frank, how does the fact that Anne tries to maintain a positive attitude in the Annex affect the way the readers view her?
  The fact that Anne displays a sense of progressive thought that allows her to articulate the positive in a condition that is overwhelmingly negative makes her more heroic. The reader is stunned...

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  Compare Anne’s relationship with her father with the kind of relationship she shared with her mother.
  Anne is emotionally close to her father, Otto. She's very much daddy's little girl, and the two get along famously. Anne loves her father dearly, and her love is fully reciprocated. When times are...

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  Comment on the idea that "History seems to have been made very personal in The Diary of a Young Girl."
  The experience of reading Anne Frank's diary is quite a bit different than reading about the same events in a history textbook. Reading about war, battles, and, in this case, the Holocaust is...

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  In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what effect has the Nazi occupation had on Anne's family?
  In the diary entry dated "Saturday, 20 June, 1942," Anne gives a brief history of her family. She starts by discussing when her parents met and got married, when she and Margot were born, and what...

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  In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what is one example of her sense of humor and her way of responding to life?
  Anne Frank certainly approaches life with energy and personality. Not only is Anne sensitive and bold, but she is also not afraid to laugh. She's clever, too. Before going into hiding, and before...

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  After reading her diary until chapter 1, what impression can we make about Anne?
  Questions asking for subjective answers are based upon a personal understanding and "relationship" with a text and character. Subjective answers will differ from one reader to the next. These...

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  In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, according to Anne Frank (the author), how did life change economically for the Jews?
  In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank (the author) discusses the worsening conditions for the Jews even before she and her family go into hiding in the Annex. Anne first describes...

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  Why do Anne and her mother fight? anne's conflict with her mother.
  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...

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  Why is the Diary of Anne Frank so famous?
  The Diary of Anne Frank is as famous as it is for literary and non-literary reasons. The literary reasons are its honesty and the quality of its descriptions of character and emotion. To be...

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  Why does Anne thinks that she will be a strong person one day? Explain your answer with examples.
  Anne already knows that she is a strong person. She has to be to endure the constant fear, dangers, and privations of life in the secret annex. Anne's personality, despite her tender years, and...

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  Who is stealing from the office and blaming it on Bep?
  The answer to this question can be found in Anne's diary entry on Friday, April 21, 1944. The Franks and van Daans suspect that Mr. Willem van Maaren is stealing potato flour from the warehouse and...

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  Who were the helpers in the secret annex?  
  Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is the published version of a diary kept by a young Jewish girl who was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust in order to escape persecution. Anne...

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  Where did Anne Frank and her family hide?  
  Anne Frank's father Otto owned several buildings in Amsterdam as part of his business, and though he had to put them in a non-Jew's name in order to keep them from being confiscated, he was able to...

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  In Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, what were Anne's description of her wishes during the bleak winter?
  I wonder if you are refering to the entry that Anne Frank wrote on Christmas Eve of 1943. In this passage, she talks about her mounting sense of frustration about being trapped in their secret...

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