The Diary Of Anne Frank And Related Readings: Finding Optimism

Finding the Good in Everything Optimism is having hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. In the play, The Diary of Anne Frank and Related Readings by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. Anne has optimism during her time spent in hiding. The play explains the story of Anne Frank's experience in hiding for two years during World War II. During the play, Anne moves into the annex above her father’s company with her family, the Van Daans, and further along in the play, Mr. Dussel joins them. They lived in the annex for over 2 years until they were discovered and Anne's diary came to an abrupt end. In the course of the play, Anne develops a relationship with Peter, transforms the way she thinks of others,

Near the start of the book, Anne announces how much she despises Peter. Anne believes he is just an annoying sixteen-year-old boy moving in with them, although it bothered her that he could be infuriating at times. “You are the most intolerable, insufferable boy I've ever met!” (30). Anne truly did not like Peter, and she found him irritating. Along with that, Anne would rarely talk to Peter during that time. Although, as time went on, Anne and Peter became a lot tighter with each other. Near the end of the play, Anne and Peter started to grow a relationship. Eventually, they went on a date in Peter's room. “For a second Anne stands looking up at Peter, longing for him to kiss her. As he makes no move she turns away. Then suddenly Peter grabs her awkwardly in his arms, kissing her on the cheek” (102). Anne and Peter became a lot closer to each other at the end of hiding than they were at the beginning when they first met. When they went on a date in Peter's room, they had a chance to have a real conversation for the first time since they lived in the annex together which made them closer. So, Anne and Peter grow a relationship while in

Near the beginning of the play, Anne felt as though everyone in the annex was in opposition to her, and that everyone thought her sister was of higher worth than her. Anne was upset with the others for treating Margot like she was the better child, which made people more upset with others. “Everything she does is right, and everything I do is wrong! I'm the goat around here!... You’re all against me!... And you're the worst of all!” (40). Anne was usually always frustrated with someone in the beginning because it seemed to her that someone was always mad at her or comparing her to Margot. By the end of the play, Anne has matured significantly and she has overcome what she originally thought of the others in hiding. “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart” (122). Anne is much more thoughtful and optimistic than she was when she went into hiding. Despite everything that has happened in the last few years, Anne states how she still believes people are still good at heart. So, Anne changes the way she thinks of