In the Diary of Anne Frank the authors use figurative language to show us and tell us that more about the character in the story. For example, in the quote below it shows that something drastic has happened and it happened to whoever owned this specific object. In the story of Anne Frank, the authors write,”His eye is caught by something lying on the floor. I is a women’s white glove… He breaks down, crying” ( Page 702 Goodrich & Hackett). This shows us that there is some type of tragic asdt with whoever had owned that white glove. When you just drop everything and leave someone is bound to figure out that you missing. The authors state,”Jopie’s my best friend. I wonder what she'll think when she telephones and there's no answer” (Page 709