Scene 5: December 1942

In the beginning of this scene, Mr. Frank starts off reading from the bible. Everybody is celebrating Channukah! Everybody is putting aside the way and all of the bad things in life, to celebrate such a happy day in the Jewish Community. They are all trying to maintain traditions in the Annex, as the would in a normal household. But everyone was shocked when Mr. Dussel  asked something about St. Nicholas Day. He is catholic, but is still considered Jewish because some of his relatives are Jewish. They all still fallowed the lighting of the candles. I think that this is good for them because it still means that they haven't lost hope yet, and that they all still have a little life in them to celebrate! Right after everyone has finished lighting the candles, Anne comes out with a surprise for everyone, presents! She specially found or made each person a present! Some of them even came with a poem. I find this so nice of her because this truly made everyones holidays the best and it lightened up everyones day. But the most important thing to me was that everybody was so shocked that Anne out of all people would do this. This showed that everyone has a sweet and kind side to them. Usually she is sneaky and wouldn't do these things, but it was so kind of her. But the celebration was ended when somebody broke into the Annex. Everyone was so worried because they thought is was the green police. So at once everyone was as quiet as a mouse. Peter and Anne then went downstairs to investigate. As they are tip-toeing town the stairs they realize that this person is really just a thief. So they go to the bottom of the stairs and hide there, but before they knew it the green police actually do come! So they rush up the steps to warn everyone, and to hide themselves. The green police came up the stairs but thankfully, no one was caught. But on the down side, somebody now knows that they are hiding in the Annex, and everyone is paranoid.

Scene 3: September 1942

Right now in Scene 3, both of the families are starting to get sick of each other. They have been in hiding for about 2-3 months. I have to give them credit for this because, I get sick of a person after a day or two with them, but three months, I could never do that! Also I did think that it was kind of Mrs. Van Dann to lend Anne her fur coat, but when Anne spilled milk on it I think Mrs. Van Dann over reacted. After all, it was only an accident. But i understand that after everything they have been going through, Mrs. Van Dann probably just wants something of her own that she can keep to bring her happiness. Also Mr. Dussel was brought into the Annex with the two families now. Mr. Dussel is a dentist that lives by himself, and is not very social. Im my personal opinion I think that Mr. Dussel needs to clean up his act, and get used to the fact that the world doesn’t revolve around only him now. He isn’t used to having other people living with him, so I can’t put full blame on him, but he could be a little bit sweeter and kinder. I predict that in the end he will realize that living with others is fun, and worth it. Also I feel bad for Anne that she has to share a bedroom with him. I understand how it would not be lady like for Margot to share a room with him, but Anne is our age and I don't think that I would like that very much if I were in her shoes. But Anne is probably doing this for her own good, and for everybody elses in the Annex.

Scene 2: July 1942

During this scene the two families (The Franks and The Van Danns), are brought together to live in the same apartment. I could never imagine my self, leaving my home, family, and friends to go live with a family we barely knew in a house, which I know nothing about. I do think that it is so kind of Mr. Kraler and Miep, to put aside their lives in order to help another’s. When the two families are introduced, they weren’t so sure about this idea. Right away Peter started to dislike Anne, and the four parents couldn’t be more different. Right now I am predicting that Peter and Anne will start to like each other, in the end. During their hiding they must be so quiet for about 8 hours per day. This would be sucha difficulty for me. I can barely be quit for two seconds! Also I can’t believe that Anne has been doing this, even though she is a chatterbox. Also I do have to admit that I think it is a little strange that a boy like Peter is obsessed with his cat. Sure it is perfectly fine to have one, but to not leat other people touch r pet it is jsut a little stange, and mean. During this scene when Anne tells her mom that she hates her, I felt so bad for Mrs. Frank. Imagine going through tough times, and then to top it off your daughter tells you she hates you. I do think that it is just a stage, and after awhile she will relize that she is thankfu for her mother, and that her mom loves her. It is a good thing though that Anne has Mr. Frank to help her with her problems, and to comforte her.

Scene 1: November 1945

This scene to me was a little bit confusing. Where is Mr. Frank? Who is Miep? Whose white glove is it that Mr. Frank has picked up? How long has it been since the huge war has ended?As I was reading about this scene in the play, it was hard to imagine what it would be like for me to be in Mr. Frank’s position. It is just so sad that he has nothing but himself now. All of his family and friends have died in the holocaust. Also it must be hard for him to have to leave his hometown, which he has lived in for a very long time, (even if it brings back bad memories). But it is nice that he still had Miep Gies. To me it is also very sad when he goes into a flashback and remembers this person who had the white glove. I also liked how it is in a flashback mode, and this is what brings the whole play together. It is a great beginning. Also I enjoyed it when we start to hear Annes voice. It gives us a vibe of what the play will be like. I think reading the play instead of the book will give us a better understaning of the story line. But I am very excited to start reading the rest of the play.