Anne Frank

On her thirteenth birthday, Anne Frank’s parents give her a

diary. She’s excited because she wants someone, or

something, in which to confide all of her secret thoughts.

As Jews in German-occupied Holland, the Frank family

fears for their lives. When Anne’s sister, Margot, is called to 

appear before the authorities, which would almost surely 

mean she was being sent to a concentration camp, Anne 

and her family go into hiding. 

For two years, the Frank family lives in this Secret Annex. Mr. 

and Mrs. van Daan and their son 

Peter (who is a few years older than Anne) are also in hiding 

with the Franks. Later, Mr. Dussel, an 

elderly dentist moves in, and Anne has to share her 

bedroom with him.

Luckily, the Franks have tons of reading material and a 

radio. Anne grows in her knowledge.

We see a real change in Anne when she begins hanging out

in the attic with Peter van Daan.

Another big change for Anne happens when the war seems

to be ending. She hears that personal accounts such as her

diary will be in demand after the war ends.


Unfortunately, this does not last. Even as Anne becomes more 

and more sensitive to the suffering going on in the world, her own 

suffering becomes unbearable.

There her diary ends. Two short months after Anne’s fifteenth 

birthday, and two days after he last diary entry, the Secret Annex is 

raided.