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About Me
- Mrs. Rigsby
- I grew up in a suburb of Chicago and attended the University of Missouri at Columbia for my undergrad. I have a Masters in Elementary Education from Regis. I come from a family with four kids. My sister is a teacher in Chicago. One of my brothers lives here and the other one lives in Chicago. I moved here because my husband loved Colorado and I loved him. As it turns out,I love Colorado as well.
Anne Frank's life in the Attic is like living in a cramped room with people you wouldn't want to be with. Her mom, her sister, Mr. Dussel, and Mrs. Van Daan love insulting her, telling her that she is selfish and rude. They criticize many things she does. It infuriates her yet she has to pretend to enjoy it. "I'd like to stamp my feet, scream, give Mummy a good shaking, cry, and I don't know what else, because all of the horrible words, mocking looks, which are leveled at me repeatedly every day, and find their mark, like shafts from a tightly strung bow, and which are just hard to draw from my body," "But I can't do that, they musn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kindhearted joke, it would only make me want to scream even more." She tries to make her life normal by doing schoolwork and studying. She teaches herself other languages and reads books about mythology. She tries to fight her way through difficult times by making the best of it.
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Anne Frank was stuck living in an attic with people she didn’t want to be with. She was stuck with her mom, her sister, Mrs. Van Daan and Mr. Van Daan, who all love insulting her. She tries to make her life more regular by doing school work. Although she doesn’t like sneaking around, she notices what life outside is like through a slit in the curtains. She sees filthy kids walk by, begging people for scraps of bread. Though their situation isn’t the best, Ii don’t think she would rather be in concentration camps. To pass time, Anne teaches herself new languages and reads about mythology. “One written shorthand lesson per week. English, French, Mathematics, and History at all times” from page 52, the rules for Mr. Dussel. This proves that the Franks were always finding ways to entertain themselves. Anne Franks life was sure changed by this experience.
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Anne has to live in a secret room with a bunch of mean, insulting people. Like Dussel and her mom. She does pretend to enjoy it because she knows having the sorrow from every one pointed at her would make her even more infuriated. Pg. 64-65, "I would like to shout to Margot, Van Daan, Dussel-and Daddy too-'Leave me in peace, let me sleep one nightbat least without my pillow being wet with tears, my eyes burning and my head throbbing. Let me get away from it all, prefferably away from the world!' But I can't do that, they musn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kindhearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more." She wants to learn French and try to lead a normal life. Of course, that was not possible as a Jew in the year of 1942 in the country of Holland.
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Anne Frank had a terrible life. she lived in a small space with lots of people.she tried to be normal by doing lessons. people had to sneak them food so they could keep living. she looks at the world through the eyes of a 13 year old. she sees hungry people, roaming the streets looking for food. she hates her life, but it could be so much worse. she could be in a concintration camp, or be on the streets. she has to live with constabt insults and dirty looks. Anne Franks life was ruined by being a Jew.
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Anne Frank's life in the attic is full of fights, frights, burglerys and diary writing. She tried making her life normal by writing in her diary, looking out the window, or reading. I think she is put up with all the insults her "Mummy" and everyone else calls her. "I cant let them see the wounds they have caused, I couldn't bear their sypathy and kind hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more." -pg 65. She is the youngest, and easiest to hurt. All she does to entertain her self is learn, read, watch arguments, write, or look out the window. To me her life is normal but abnormal.
ReplyDeleteI think that Annes's life in the attic is the worst and best thing that happened to her in her short life time. The good thing is that she gets to know all of the people in the secret annex really well. The bad thing is that the other people do not like he because they think that she is spoiled. She is not like the other Jews getting sent to concentration camps but she does have her own problems. When she is having dinner she can barely stand all of the insults that Mrs. Van Daan shoots at her as she states on pg-65, "I can't let them see the wounds they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and kind hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more." She can not take the cruel remarks that the other people make about her so that is why she is getting so angry at her mom, because her mom is the only person to take it all out on. Her life is very hard for a Jew but at least she is not getting gassed.
ReplyDeleteAnne Frank's life in the attic is a treacherous nightmare. She is stuck in a small space with people that insult her. Anne is considered the most foolish in her over extended "family". She has tried to ignore it, but that is practically impossible. On pages 64-65 she writes"I would like to shout to Margot, Van Daan, Dussel-and Daddy too-'Leave me in peace, let me sleep one night at least without my pillow being wet with tears, my eyes burning and my head throbbing. Let me get away from it all, prefferably away from the world!' But I can't do that, they musn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kindhearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more." She tries to make her life normal by learning other languages, studying mythology, peeking out the windows, but most importantly, writing in her diary. She writes to "Kitty" (the name if her diary) as if she was writing to a real person. She can let out all her anger in here. I can connect to Anne Frank. When I am very angry, I want to tell someone about it sometimes to make myself feel better and calmer. This diary makes her life more like others, but also comforts her. As bad as her life is, she always considers that other Jews have it worse.
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Anne's life in the attic was a terrible experience. She had to put up with, and try to enjoy, the constant insults of Mrs. Van Daan. She also had to tune out of repeating quarrels where she was always the main subject. Then she had to endure the strictly silent Dussle. He wanted it to be so quiet that she couldn't even turn over! Furthermore, he woke up extra early to do his stretches and exercises. Anne tried her best to keep her life normal as best as she could. She had lessons such as math and history. She also learned new languages. In addition, she read many books to pass the time. Another thing she had to learn was short hand. She had a very strict schedule, just like she was at school. On page 52 it says,
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~Devon