5a. "But always remember this, Anneke. There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind." Explain what you think this statment means. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
I think that this statement means that the walls, bolts, and locks are barriers, such as the German Nazis, the whole situation of the Holocaust, and the World War 1 that they were going through. I think that Mr. Frank meant that none of these things can block Anne from having a clear conscience, and a mind of her own. I think that Mr. Frank wanted to tell Anne this before any bolts, locks or walls would block her mind. I agree with the meaning of this statment, however, the statement itself might not always be true. Barriers could block Anne's mind, and this is not impossible, though a strong, ignorant girl like Anne would probably not concern her very much. I think that Mr. Frank meant that nothing could block Anne from blocking out things that Anne valued, like her family. I also think that Mr. Frank wanted Anne to know that although they weren't able to be free outside the Secret Annex, and even in the Secret Annex there were rules and regulations that they all had to follow, Mr. Frank wanted her to know that even during this war, Anne's mind could always be free and she could think whatever she wanted to, without any rules, boundaries, or limitations on how far and how limited she wanted to think i her mind. I think Mr. Frank primarily wanted her to know that nothing could separate the relationships she had, especially with her family and her love for them.
Theme: No matter what harsh and difficult conditions you are in, nothing can separate your closeset relationships and values.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Question 6
5c. Do Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitudes toward their families?
Yes, overall, I do think that Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitudes toward their families, especially their mothers. Anne says that she "loathes", or hates, it when her mother approaches her like a little child. Peter seems to have the same thought. Peter sometimes answers his mother by saying, "Please, mother" and we can tell that Peter feels like he is being treated like a little child by his mother especially. In page 375, Mrs. Frank is shocked when Anne removes a pair of panties. However, Anne feels less "unabashed." Also, in page 376, Mrs. Vaan Dann says "You'll be alright, Peter?" You're not afraid?" This makes Peter feel like his mother is treating him as if he is only 5 years old. He answers, "(embarrassed) Please, mother." In page 381, Anne writes in her diary, "She insists on treating me like a baby, which I loathe." This indicates that Anne doesn't like her mother treating her like a baby, and this is a typical teenage attitude toward one's parents. Additionally, in page 382, it shows that ANne and Mrs. Frank both havwe very different thoughts, probably because they are at a different age difference. Mrs. Frank says, "Anne, dear, I think you shouldn't play like that with Peter. It's not dignified." Anne replies, "Who cares if it's dignified? I don't want to be dignified." Though this response doesn't imply that Mrs. Frank is treating Anne like a baby, but this implies that Anne is acting like a typical teengager toward her mother. Also, not long after this, on page 383, Mrs. Van Daan says, "Now is that any way to talk to your little girlfriend?" Embarrassed once more, Peter replies, "Mother...For heaven's sake...will you please stop saying that?" However, instead of stopping, Mrs. Van Daan continues to embarrass Peter, "Look at him blush! Look at him!" Peter once again asks his mother to stop, "Please! I'm not...anyway...let me alone, will you?" He is embarrassed at his mother, and I understand him completely. However, this is a typical teenager's attitude. This is shown again in page 385, with Peter saying, "Mother, for heaven's sake." Mrs. Van Daan then replies, "Oh, I embarrass you, do I? Well, I just hope the girl you marry has as good..." All these context clues indicate that both Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitudes toward their families, and parents in particular.
Theme: No matter how others act toward you, and you feel like you're in the worst possible condition, still love your family members and remember to keep your values.
Yes, overall, I do think that Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitudes toward their families, especially their mothers. Anne says that she "loathes", or hates, it when her mother approaches her like a little child. Peter seems to have the same thought. Peter sometimes answers his mother by saying, "Please, mother" and we can tell that Peter feels like he is being treated like a little child by his mother especially. In page 375, Mrs. Frank is shocked when Anne removes a pair of panties. However, Anne feels less "unabashed." Also, in page 376, Mrs. Vaan Dann says "You'll be alright, Peter?" You're not afraid?" This makes Peter feel like his mother is treating him as if he is only 5 years old. He answers, "(embarrassed) Please, mother." In page 381, Anne writes in her diary, "She insists on treating me like a baby, which I loathe." This indicates that Anne doesn't like her mother treating her like a baby, and this is a typical teenage attitude toward one's parents. Additionally, in page 382, it shows that ANne and Mrs. Frank both havwe very different thoughts, probably because they are at a different age difference. Mrs. Frank says, "Anne, dear, I think you shouldn't play like that with Peter. It's not dignified." Anne replies, "Who cares if it's dignified? I don't want to be dignified." Though this response doesn't imply that Mrs. Frank is treating Anne like a baby, but this implies that Anne is acting like a typical teengager toward her mother. Also, not long after this, on page 383, Mrs. Van Daan says, "Now is that any way to talk to your little girlfriend?" Embarrassed once more, Peter replies, "Mother...For heaven's sake...will you please stop saying that?" However, instead of stopping, Mrs. Van Daan continues to embarrass Peter, "Look at him blush! Look at him!" Peter once again asks his mother to stop, "Please! I'm not...anyway...let me alone, will you?" He is embarrassed at his mother, and I understand him completely. However, this is a typical teenager's attitude. This is shown again in page 385, with Peter saying, "Mother, for heaven's sake." Mrs. Van Daan then replies, "Oh, I embarrass you, do I? Well, I just hope the girl you marry has as good..." All these context clues indicate that both Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitudes toward their families, and parents in particular.
Theme: No matter how others act toward you, and you feel like you're in the worst possible condition, still love your family members and remember to keep your values.
Question 5
5b. What do you think would be the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex: the fear of discovery, the need to keep silent for hours at a time, the sharing of cramped quarters with strangers, or some other aspect? Explain.
I think that the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex would be the fear of discovery. This would be the greatest fear for me if I was one of the people living in the Annex, and I think that this was the greatest fear for the members living in the Annex, too. I think this because after settling into the Secret Annex, there are many times where they all hear some noise outside like marching soldiers or cars, and in the play it states that they drop everything they are doing, and all freeze in fear of getting caught in the Secret Annex. After the noise silently dies out, they sigh with relief and continue doing whatever they were doing. The reason of keeping silent for hours at a time is because they are afraid that they will be discovered in the Secret Annex. Also, the reason of sharing cramped quarters with strangers is because of fear of getting caught in the Secret Annex. Almost any other aspect of the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex will all be related and will go back to the fear of being discovered.
Theme: No matter what harsh and difficult conditions you are in, you must always keep your values and love your family unconditionally.
I think that the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex would be the fear of discovery. This would be the greatest fear for me if I was one of the people living in the Annex, and I think that this was the greatest fear for the members living in the Annex, too. I think this because after settling into the Secret Annex, there are many times where they all hear some noise outside like marching soldiers or cars, and in the play it states that they drop everything they are doing, and all freeze in fear of getting caught in the Secret Annex. After the noise silently dies out, they sigh with relief and continue doing whatever they were doing. The reason of keeping silent for hours at a time is because they are afraid that they will be discovered in the Secret Annex. Also, the reason of sharing cramped quarters with strangers is because of fear of getting caught in the Secret Annex. Almost any other aspect of the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex will all be related and will go back to the fear of being discovered.
Theme: No matter what harsh and difficult conditions you are in, you must always keep your values and love your family unconditionally.
Question 4
4a. Why does Mr. Frank break down when he sees the glove?
I think that Mr. Frank broke down when he saw the glove because probably the white glove belonged to Mrs. Frank, his wife. I think that he really loved her and he really cared about her, despite all the arguments and hardships that they went through during the holocaust. I think that Mr. Frank broke down and cried because during the holocaust, Mrs. Frank had died, and because of the German Nazis, Mrs. Frank had been carried away to concentration camps along with Anne and Margot, their two daughters. I think that the glove symbolized his wife mostly, but also it could have symbolized the Holocaust and the pain and suffering during that era. Mr. Frank really missed his family and he really wanted them back, though all of the family members had died during the Holocaust. Later in the plot, I think that what will happen is when Mrs. Frank, Margot, and Anne all are carried away to concentration camps, Mrs. Frank either forgot her glove or couldn't bring it, and this is why the white glove was left in the compartment.
Theme: No matter what harsh and difficult conditions you are in, you must always keep your values and love your family unconditionally.
I think that Mr. Frank broke down when he saw the glove because probably the white glove belonged to Mrs. Frank, his wife. I think that he really loved her and he really cared about her, despite all the arguments and hardships that they went through during the holocaust. I think that Mr. Frank broke down and cried because during the holocaust, Mrs. Frank had died, and because of the German Nazis, Mrs. Frank had been carried away to concentration camps along with Anne and Margot, their two daughters. I think that the glove symbolized his wife mostly, but also it could have symbolized the Holocaust and the pain and suffering during that era. Mr. Frank really missed his family and he really wanted them back, though all of the family members had died during the Holocaust. Later in the plot, I think that what will happen is when Mrs. Frank, Margot, and Anne all are carried away to concentration camps, Mrs. Frank either forgot her glove or couldn't bring it, and this is why the white glove was left in the compartment.
Theme: No matter what harsh and difficult conditions you are in, you must always keep your values and love your family unconditionally.
Question 3
3. What do you think is the theme of the play, Anne Frank?
From what I know, I think that the theme of the play of Anne Frank is that no matter what conditions you are in, you must always keep your values and love your family unconditionally. A connection I can make from this is that this theme for now is very similar to the theme in Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang.
From what I know, I think that the theme of the play of Anne Frank is that no matter what conditions you are in, you must always keep your values and love your family unconditionally. A connection I can make from this is that this theme for now is very similar to the theme in Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang.
Question 2
2. What is prejudice? Where in the world have you seen prejudice? What are the effects of prejudice?
Prejudice is judging someone or something before you actually really know that person or thing, and discriminating that person/thing because of judging beforehand. I think that the word "prejudice" is made up of the prefix "pre" and "judice" kind of sounds like "judge" and it is similar. "Pre" means before, so it means before-judging. I have seen prejudice in my own life, in other people's lives, occasions, events, and so on. I think that prejudice is seen in everyday life. I have been prejudice sometimes, or more truthfully, a lot. I am the sort of person that judges a person by his or her looks before I actually get to know that person in their real being. For example, when I first came to this school, I looked at each person in my class and thought to myself, "He looks really smart." or "She dresses really well" or "He's so ugly" or "She's so pretty." As I think these comments to myself, I start to act like I already know that person, when all the while that person could be someone TOTALLY different inside. Because of judging people before I get to know that person, I miss special and precious relationships that I could actually keep, and instead throw them away. This could lead to a huge issue, because some people that I meet, I hang out with that person because he/she is popular or have similar characteristics as me. Sometimes, these people can actually turn out to be really awesome friends, but a lot of the time it turns out that that person is actually awful inside. This is a life lesson to learn : Being prejudice can enable you to miss out on perfect opportunities to meet people and get to know them. I've seen prejudice in other people's lives. Sometimes I overhear gossip, or am part of one, and I hear things that are prejudice about usually a person. Sometimes it feels "good" to talk about someone behind their backs, but really inside, I'm the one hurting. There are so many effects to prejudice. Like I said before, being prejudice can make you miss out on a lot, and secondly, it can hurt other people, and sometimes it can even hurt you, even if you are the one being prejudice. I've seen prejudice in international schools, where there are differnet nationalities and different people. Prejudice usually leads to harmful words, and undeserving treatment.
Prejudice is judging someone or something before you actually really know that person or thing, and discriminating that person/thing because of judging beforehand. I think that the word "prejudice" is made up of the prefix "pre" and "judice" kind of sounds like "judge" and it is similar. "Pre" means before, so it means before-judging. I have seen prejudice in my own life, in other people's lives, occasions, events, and so on. I think that prejudice is seen in everyday life. I have been prejudice sometimes, or more truthfully, a lot. I am the sort of person that judges a person by his or her looks before I actually get to know that person in their real being. For example, when I first came to this school, I looked at each person in my class and thought to myself, "He looks really smart." or "She dresses really well" or "He's so ugly" or "She's so pretty." As I think these comments to myself, I start to act like I already know that person, when all the while that person could be someone TOTALLY different inside. Because of judging people before I get to know that person, I miss special and precious relationships that I could actually keep, and instead throw them away. This could lead to a huge issue, because some people that I meet, I hang out with that person because he/she is popular or have similar characteristics as me. Sometimes, these people can actually turn out to be really awesome friends, but a lot of the time it turns out that that person is actually awful inside. This is a life lesson to learn : Being prejudice can enable you to miss out on perfect opportunities to meet people and get to know them. I've seen prejudice in other people's lives. Sometimes I overhear gossip, or am part of one, and I hear things that are prejudice about usually a person. Sometimes it feels "good" to talk about someone behind their backs, but really inside, I'm the one hurting. There are so many effects to prejudice. Like I said before, being prejudice can make you miss out on a lot, and secondly, it can hurt other people, and sometimes it can even hurt you, even if you are the one being prejudice. I've seen prejudice in international schools, where there are differnet nationalities and different people. Prejudice usually leads to harmful words, and undeserving treatment.
Question 1
1. What do you know already about the Holocaust?
I know that during the Holocaust, many people died during World War 2. I also know that the Holocaust had something to do with the German Nazis. I don't know the specific facts, but I do know that Jewish people were involved in the Holocaust. Keywords that I know that are from the Holocaust are: persecution, concentration camps, Jehovah's witnesses, Soviets. Anne Frank's diary was about the Holocaust, and how Anne Frank, her family and other Jewish people had to go into hiding.
I know that during the Holocaust, many people died during World War 2. I also know that the Holocaust had something to do with the German Nazis. I don't know the specific facts, but I do know that Jewish people were involved in the Holocaust. Keywords that I know that are from the Holocaust are: persecution, concentration camps, Jehovah's witnesses, Soviets. Anne Frank's diary was about the Holocaust, and how Anne Frank, her family and other Jewish people had to go into hiding.
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