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From the Diary of Anne Frank

BEFORE YOU READ

Anneliese Marie Anne Frank (12June 1929 February/March1945) was a German bornJewish girl who wrote while inhiding with her family and fourfriends in Amsterdam during theGerman occupation of theNetherlands in World War II. Herfamily had moved to Amsterdamafter the Nazis gained power inGermany but were trapped whenthe Nazi occupation extended intothe Netherlands. As persecutionsagainst the Jewish populationincreased, the family went intohiding in July 1942 in hidden rooms in her father Otto Franksoffice building. After two years in hiding, the group was betrayedand transported to the concentration camp system where Anne diedof typhus in Bergen-Belsen within days of her sister, Margot Frank.Her father, Otto, the only survivor of the group, returned to Amsterdamafter the war ended, to find that her diary had been saved. Convincedthat it was a unique record, he took action to have it published inEnglish under the name The Diary of a Young Girl.

The diary was given to Anne Frank for her thirteenth birthdayand chronicles the events of her life from 12 June 1942 until itsfinal entry of 1 August 1944. It was eventually translated from itsoriginal Dutch into many languages and became one of the worldsmost widely read books. There have also been several films,television and theatrical productions, and even an opera, based onthe diary. Described as the work of a mature and insightful mind,the diary provides an intimate examination of daily life under Nazioccupation. Anne Frank has become one of the most renowned anddiscussed of the Holocaust victim

WRITING in a diary is a really strange experience forsomeone like me. Not only because Ive never writtenanything before, but also because it seems to methat later on neither I nor anyone else will beinterested in the musings of a thirteen-year-oldschoolgirl. Oh well, it doesnt matter. I feel likewriting, and I have an even greater need to get allkinds of things off my chest.

Paper has more patience than people. I thoughtof this saying on one of those days when I was feelinga little depressed and was sitting at home with mychin in my hands, bored and listless, wonderingwhether to stay in or go out. I finally stayed where Iwas, brooding: Yes, paper does have more patience,and since Im not planning to let anyone else readthis stiff-backed notebook grandly referred to as adiary, unless I should ever find a real friend, itprobably wont make a bit of difference.Now Im back to the point that prompted meto keep a diary in the first place: I dont have afriend.

Let me put it more clearly, since no one willbelieve that a thirteen-year-old girl is completelyalone in the world. And Im not. I have loving parentsand a sixteen-year-old sister, and there are aboutthirty people I can call friends. I have a family,loving aunts and a good home. No, on the surface Iseem to have everything, except my one true friend.All I think about when Im with friends is having agood time. I cant bring myself to talk about anythingbut ordinary everyday things.

Think about the text

1. Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in themusings of a thirteen-year-old girl?

2. There are some examples of diary or journal entries in the Before You Readsection. Compare these with what Anne writes in her diary. What languagewas the diary originally written in? In what way is Annes diary different?

3. Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family? Does she treatKitty as an insider or an outsider?

4. How does Anne feel about her father, her grandmother, Mrs Kuperus andMr Keesing? What do these tell you about her?

5. What does Anne write in her first essay?

6. Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable?How?

7. What do these statements tell you about Anne Frank as a person?

(i) We dont seem to be able to get any closer, and thats the problem. Maybeits my fault that we dont confide in each other.

(ii) I dont want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most peoplewould, but I want the diary to be my friend.