FREE ESSAY ON ANNE FRANK

ANNE FRANK

The Franks were your general German family and Anne was your general German girl. This
family of four lived in Germany, Mr. Frank was an average business man, Mrs. Frank was an
average mother and Margot and Anne were average students. The one thing that made them
different in the eyes of Hitler, was the fact that they were Jewish. 
Once Hitler rose to power, the Franks fled to Holland, where the hoped to be safe from
the Jewish-blood thirsty Nazis, they went on with their normal lives, until once again
Hitler took over. This caused the Franks to flee again, only this time they would be in
hiding. A plan was devised; the Franks would stay in an abandoned section of the Kraler
office building, along with another family of three: the Van Daans. The Franks set off
for their new home before the Van Daans. They had to carry with them things that would
last for as far as they knew, years. Anne took with her two vests, three pairs of pants,
a dress and skirt, jacket, summer coat, shoes, two pairs of stockings, a cap and a scarf.
During the journey through the streets, non-jews looked at them with pity and sorrow,
they knew that there was nothing they could do to help them, no rides, no food, no help
period. 
Once they arrived to what they called, the Secret Annexe they set their things in their
rooms. Anne decorated her wall with all of her favorite actors and actresses. About a
week later the Van Daans joined them, Mrs. Van Daan brought with her, her chamber Mr. Van
Daan brought a folding tea table and Peter brought his cat Mouschi. Each of them had
their own individual personality, Mr. Van Daan, was pretty mellow with most of the
Franks, especially Margot, but often had a word or two to say about Anne, he didn't like
her constant chattering. Mrs. Van Daan was loud and flirtatious, constantly pestering
people and never willing to do her part of the work around the Annexe. Then there's
Peter, the quiet, dull and boring one. At first Anne cannot stand Peter's laziness, but
she later grows quite fond of him.
As time goes on, they each get to know each other a little better, Miep brings them news
from the outside world as often as she can along with some small amounts of rations. The
families decide to let one more person stay with the seven of them in the already crowded
space they have. Albert Dussel is a dentist who has come to stay with the Franks and Van
Daans, since the outside world has become too dangerous for a Jew to stay in. Anne offers
to share her room with Mr. Dussel and to her surprise he is a friendly guy. 
The eight of them now begin to realize just how crowded the Annexe is, each person is
annoyed by something that one person or the other is doing or saying. Not only does Anne
have to put up with her mother, who she feels treats her like a baby and her sister who
she is stuck in the shadow of, but now she has Mrs. Van Daan complaining, Mr. Van Daan
who is always in an uproar over something Anne does, Mr. Dussel constantly shhing her,
and now her father telling her she needs to show more compassion for her mother! She
begins to feel like no one ever listens, she can never seem to please anyone. All she
wants to do is be back home with her friends, talking when she wants to talk, going to
the bathroom when she needs to, taking a bath when and where she feels like it and going
where she wants to. Anne then finds someone to lean on, she begins to confide in Peter.
They start to tell each other what they are feeling, what it is that bothers them so
much, they tell each other of all their wishes and dreams. And eventually they both come
to realize that they each share a secret crush on one another
All of the tension and bickering finally took its toll. The Franks and the Van Daans had
a huge argument. The Franks asked the Van Daans to leave, which only made things worse.
They reconciled and just in time. Tuesday August 1, 1944, was the last day Anne wrote in
her Diary. She did not get the chance to describe all that went on with being caught and
taken away, but her father did. On August 4, a Gestapo caught the Franks, Van Daans and
Albert Dussel and sent them all to Westerbork. They were then taken to the death camp
Auschwitz. Anne, Mrs. Van Daan and Margot were considered healthy and taken to the typhus
infested camp Belsen, located in Germany. 
While at Belsen, Mrs. Van Daan died. Margot died towards the beginning of March 1945 from
typhus. Anne, who did not know of her sisters death, had a strong feeling that something
had happened, to the only person she knew for sure was still alive, this strong sense,
caused her to give up die.