what is anne franks response and general mood while she is in the secret annexe in amsterdam?describe the various break ins in the annexe,how is anne affected by them
The two early attempts of the burglars were reiterated how vulnerable their situation was, they could be inadvertently discovered during the burglaries. The first attempt was carried out when the Frank family were sitting together when suddenly Peter burst forth with the news of the attempted break-in,a barrel falling over in the warehouse and someone trying the door from outside. It had an unnerving effect on the members because they were helpless,they could not stop the burglary from taking place without disclosing their location. As Mr Frank and Peter went down to investigate,the rest of the household waited in absolute silence with bated breath. The drained faces of the men was expressive of the tension that they had been under,lying in wait for the burglars under the staircase but nothing had happened. It was then that they heard doors banging and assembled in the van Daans' room. But eventually they realized the burglary had been aborted,possibly due to the fact that the burglars were alarmed by footsteps in a quiet building that was supposed to have been abandoned at this time. Everyone's stomach was churning from tension because the burglars had put their lives in jeopardy.
The second break-in was far more daring. When Peter went down in the morning at seven he noticed that both the warehouse door and street doors were open. This was an immediate signal to issue orders for others to create minimum noise as is possible.The families were on tenterhooks until Mr Kleiman finally came up to reveal that the burglars had forced themselves in but when they did not find anything worth stealing they left. However,they did steal two cashboxes containing 40 guilders,blank checkbooks and coupons worth 330 pounds of sugar,the entire allotment for the annex household. This attempt and the earlier one six weeks ago seemed to indicate that they had been carried out by the same gang.This was cause for concern because these burglaries could draw the attention of the authorities and jeopardise the safety of the families in the secret annex. The burglaries had a jarring effect on all the annex members including Anne because it would jolt them suddenly and make them more anxious about their safety.