"The Diary of Anne Frank"

1. The families must obey strict rules to avoid discovery. Which rules would be hardest for you to follow? Why? The hardest rule that would be hard for me to follow would be having to be quiet for almost a half a day, because I'm the type of person that moves around a lot and talks loud, and if i were to do these things everybody would be caught from me.



2. In scene 1, what objects does Mr. Frank find in the secret rooms? The objects that Frank finds in the secret room where Anne Frank's diary also the white glove. How are these objects connected with the rest of the act? These objected are connected with the rest of the act because the diary of Anne Frank was the act and the white gloves was something she had in the act.



3. What special meaning does Hanukkah have for the families? The special meaning that Hanukkah has for the families is a feeling of joy after having to be scared of being caught. What does Anne's presents show about her? The presents showed a lot about Anne Frank. No matter what happened she had a spirit of joy and just wanted to be happy and make everyone else happy with her. Why do the others react with enthusiasm to the presents? The others react with enthusiasm with the presents because the presents they got meant something to them because at that time it might have been there last Hanukkah.



4. With a partner, discuss Mr. Frank's statement, "There are... no locks that anyone can put on your mind." How does Anne prove that this is true? She proves that the statement is true because she was the one to always think outside the box. And she never had a lock on her mind because she was always thinking.



5. What is the historical cause that forces the Franks to go into hiding? The historical cause that forces the Franks to go into hiding is the Holocaust which was the Nazis killing the Jews and the Franks were Jews. What effects does this situation have on their daily lives? The effects that this situation had effected them because they could not go to school or can't go to stores or couldn't even go to work to make money to eat.


6. In scene 2, Anne and Peter discuss the stars of David on their clothes. What affects does do the Nazis intend the wearing of the stars to have on the Jews? It tried to make them feel like they were dead. As in lower class men and not useful just waste for dead. What background information about the war and the Nazis' treatment of the Jews helps you to link this cause with its intended effects? The things with this was that the Jews were getting killed if they had the star and if not they were identified as Jews and still killed which resulted to many murders and many lost families for many people.



7. Dialogue::

Reveals character and relationships: When Anne and Peter got closer in there relationship because they were getting to know each other more than before. Also Peter's feelings started to change for Anne because she changed and was more quiet and had more of a heart.

Advances the action of the plot: When Mr. Dussel thinks that there was a thief downstairs he tried to go downstairs but he didn't because they stopped him because if he would've went downstairs than he would have got everyone caught from hiding.

Develops the conflict: When Mr. Van Dan steals the food everybody wants to kick him and his family out for being thieves but Anne doesn't because she is in love with Peter.