Anne Frank Conflicts

Does conflict in the story of The Diary of Anne Frank expand the plot and character development? The Diary of Anne Frank is a drama written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The play is about when during the holocaust, Anne Frank and her family had to go into hiding with other people and her going through different events throughout her journey. There is conflict in the story which escalates the plot and makes good character development throughout the story. For example, Anne had conflict with Peter, who is a shy boy that had no choice to hide with her and her family. Anne has an active and childish personality, while Peter is more shy and conscious. You can see that when Anne is trying to be fun and messes with Peter, Peter doesn’t

For example, Mrs. Van Daan. In the story, it clarifies that Anne spilled milk on her coat that Mrs. Van Daan’s father gave her before his passing. Mrs. Van Daan got really upset at Anne and Anne tried to apologize, but Mrs. Van Daan kept yelling at her. In the text it says, “ Mrs. Van Daan. Now look what you’ve done . . . you clumsy little fool! My beautiful fur coat my father gave me . . . Anne. I’m so sorry. Mrs. Van Daan. What do you care? It isn’t yours . . . So go on, ruin it! Do you know what that coat cost? Do you? And now look at it! Look at it! Anne. I’m very, very sorry. Mrs. Van Daan. I could kill you for this. I could just kill you! (Mrs. Van Daan goes up the stairs, clutching the coat. Mr. Van Daan starts after her.)” This evidence shows that Mrs. Van Daan is a sensitive character and even though Anne apologized for her actions, she still got mad and outbursts on her. It’s significant because it tells us that Anne is a genuine girl and really means it when she apologizes and when Mrs. Van Daan speaks, it’s more of an annoyed woman who’s sensitive about her property. Another example from the play is, “Mrs. Frank. Anne, you must

Their conflict between them is more like a sibling bond and just messing around with each other. Their parents are somewhat not bothered or very serious about it. Sometimes, Peter makes fun of Anne for being too talkative and energetic and Anne pranks Peter for fun and what she thinks is funny. An example of this in the play is, “Peter (to Anne). Have you seen my shoes? Anne (innocently). Your shoes? Peter. You’ve taken them, haven’t you? Anne. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Peter. You're Going to be sorry! Anne. Am I? (Peter goes after her.Anne, with his shoes in her hand, runs from him, dodging behind her mother.)” This clarifies, Anne is more of a fun type of character and Peter gets mad easily from her pranks. It significantly tells us that that part of the story was a couple months in hiding and they got along more. That’s important because it has detail on how it shows their relationship bond and gives it extra character development. Another piece of evidence is, “Mrs. Frank (to Anne). You complain that I don’t treat you like a grownup. But when I do, you resent it. Anne. I only want some fun . . . someone to laugh and clown with . . . After you’ve sat still all day and hardly moved, you’ve got to have some fun. I don’t know what’s the matter with that boy. Mr. Frank. He isn’t used to girls. Give him a little time.” This explains why Peter gets so angry and Anne and her shenanigans. It exclaims the way