Mr. van Daan - The father of the family that hides in the annex along with the Franks and who had worked with Otto Frank in Amsterdam. He shows his talent as an herbal specialist when the family receives a large amount of meat. According to Anne, he is intelligent, opinionated, pragmatic, and somewhat egotistical. Anne considers him to be an insufferable know-it-all, though she reserves the majority of her ire for his wife. Mr. van Daan is temperamental, speaks his mind openly, and is not afraid
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Diary of Anne Frank: Anne By: Urja Shah 3rd “The Diary of Anne Frank” is a play about people living in an annex, during WWII. These Jewish people were living in a rather tiny area. The main character is Anne. Throughout her stay in the annex, she changes (dynamic characterization). At the beginning of the play Anne is loud, immature, and talkative, but towards the end she is quieter. All the occupants of the annex feel that she is talkative and loud, especially MrVanDaan. Mr.VanDan says
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When people show certain traits while going through conflict it can depict if they are more of a leader, or if they are too scared easily. In two books, the hint of conflict brings out the characters personality for the reader that almost helps the reader understand who they are. In the Diary of Anne Frank, she goes through the conflict of her family having to be in hiding during the Nazi invasions. During these times she writes in her diary about what she does. She tries to lighten up the mood
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same persona as Mr. Frank. In the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" we are introduced to several main characters, two of whom I chose as my least favorite and favorite character. These characters include Mr. Frank and his daughter Anne Frank. Initially, as we read through the lines of each main character the reader can visualize that both characters greatly differ in personality. On one hand, Anne Frank is a disrespectful person who has an annoying personality; whereas, Mr. Frank is very caring, respectful
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and scared to be taken by the Nazis. They started out in the hiding for a few months and then that turned into years. As the time passed the historical events that occured changed the moods of the characters and changed the characters themselves. Soon as the Jewish rights began changing slowly for Anne and her family they knew the Nazis were looking for the Jewish. They used to live like normal people until they found out and went into hiding. According to Mrs.Frank, “The invasion has come!” “We’re
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outside the annex influenced the moods and relationship of the characters. It changed them in more than one way,how they think, how they act, how they feel. Their lives were shaped a completely different way due to the wrath of Adolf Hitler's rule. And his massive plan to generate the aryan race and completely take over. As the characters thrived throughout the experience of being secluded changed the personality of the characters. As Anne Frank went through the secret annex her personality changed completely
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such a small place as the Secret Annex. In the play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, we learn about Anne Frank and the people she was in hiding with such as Mrs. Van Daan. I find Mrs. Van Daan hopeless and theatrical. Anne Frank was a positive and optimistic teen. My favorite character in the play is Anne, while Mrs. Van Daan is my least favorite. I chose Mrs. Van Daan as my least favorite character because she was overly dramatic. She is hard to take when she was
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I recently watched a movie, and read a play about Anne Frank. In the beginning, Anne, and her family moved into a Secret Annex. The Secret Annex was a place for their family to hide from the Nazis, because they were Jews. Anne was introduced as a spoiled thirteen year old who got what she wanted. By the middle, the Van Daan family joins the Frank family in hiding. Also, a character named Mr. Dussel moved into the Secret Annex. At the end, the Secret Annex was found after two years of hiding, and
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Otto Frank returns to a secret hiding place in which he and his family have lived during the first part of the Holocaust in Amsterdam. His friend, Miep Gies, has saved a diary that his daughter Anne kept during that time. Otto begins reading the diary aloud, and the play follows Anne's thoughts and actions, as well as those of the others hiding in the Secret Annex. In the play, you can see their daily struggles such as their fear of existence and fear of the Nazis. Throughout the play, you can tell
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Anne Frank and her diary have become an international wonder; people feel like they truly know the eight Annex members. I have the tragic luck being able to say I knew all of them so well. The van Pels parents always stood out to me when I visited the Annex. They were so ill-natured and could easily stop a crowd. In this case, Mr. Hermann van Pels was the vulgar personality I wanted to try to show more of. Hermann wasn’t brought up much in Anne's diary. Unless, of course, when he was fighting with
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