Diary Of A Young Girl Anne Frank Character Analysis

What is something that Anne Frank learned throughout her time in the "Secret Annex"? What is something that everybody can take away from this book? Both of these questions can be answered in one simple theme found in The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank: we must accept some things that happen and learn to live with change.

Anne must go through some radical changes throughout the time covered in her diary. To start with, Anne's father informs her that their family must go into hiding to avoid the Nazis. In the beginning of her hiding, Anne notices the faults she and everyone else has, which she wants to change. Eventually Anne starts to build what would become a deep and emotional relationship with Peter Van Daan. "My longing to talk to someone became so intense that somehow or other I took it into my head to choose Peter," writes Anne (131). In each of these scenarios, Anne grows and changes as a person, and learns to live
For example, robbers start stealing from the warehouse below the "Secret Annex". Because of this, as Anne writes, everyone had to give up certain comforts and be extra careful so they weren't discovered. Everyone must have the lights and water off at certain times of the day so it looks like no one is there. "It is half past eight, come back here, you can't run any more water; walk quietly!" Anne writes when describing their daily routine. Another good example is when the people of the "Secret Annex" constantly talk about what might happen if they had to escape or were discovered. "I hear nothing but this sort of talk the whole day long, invasion and nothing but invasion, arguments about suffering from hunger, dying, bombs, fire extinguishers, sleeping bags, Jewish vouchers, poisonous gases, etc., etc."(149) Altogether, these examples, in some way, show how the setting of The Diary of a Young Girl often supports the theme. There are constant changes to rules to keep everyone safe.