5f.) Describe how the Hanukkah celebration in Scene 5 is interrupted. What does Peter do to make matters worse?
In scene 5, the people of the Secret Annex was having the Jewish celebration, the Hanukkah. After Anne finished singing the Hanukkah song on page 406, Mr. Frank announced that he was going to blow out the candle. As he was about to blow out the candle, there was a loud crash of something falling below the Secret Annex. Everyone was terrified, and they all froze in horror (pg. 406). I think that they all froze in horror because they thought that it was the Green Police, or the Nazis, and were afraid of getting caught. After this disturbing noise, everyone took off their shoes so that they wouldn't make any noise. Their next job was to turn off all the lights so that their lights wouldn't be visible from anywhere outside the Annex. Mr. Frank turned off a light that was near him, then he motioned to Peter to turn off the center lamp. However, as Peter tried to reach the lamp, he realized that he was too short, and so he went to get a chair, and just as he was about to touch the lamp, he lost his balance, and the chair slipped out from underneath him. He fell at this moment and the lampshade with him. Peter made the situation worse by not being able to do this task quietly, because if they made any noise, the mysterious person(s) could discover the Secret Annex along with everyone else. If that person(s) who was inside the building were the Green Police, then they could have easily found them and taken them, however, later we find out that the person that had come in was a theif.
Theme: No matter what circumstances you are in, you must be brave to do the right thing, and not betray your values.
1 comment:
I agree that you answered the question well, but I believe you answered it in the wrong perspective. I think you were supposed to talk about what Dussel and Peter were fighting about while Anne gave out the presents, but it doesn't matter. During this part you are talking about, it makes me shiver and have the goosebumps. It sure is a part full of tension because of the damn cat. This part was so fun to watch.
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