What do you think would be the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex: the fear of discovery, the need to keep silent for hours at a time, the sharing of cramped quarters with strangers, or some other aspect? Explain.
For me all of these would be unbearable. I could not imagine me being silent for hours at a time unless I were asleep, or sharing a small room with so many strangers and people. Everyone needs a bit of privacy and I could not live like that. However, over all these I guess the fear of the discovery would be the worst. I have never been in a situation like this, but I would think that since if you were discovered you would die. That would be worse than any of these. Anytime the Franks and Van Pels could be caught by the Green Police. I had also thought that since the fear of discovery isn't something you feel continuously for hours so I considered being silent for hours at a time would bet the worst. However, when you feel the fear of being discovered, the feeling is worse than how you would feel when you're silent for hours even if it were for only a moment.
Theme:
Life may be unbearable, but try to keep your head up at all times.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Act 1:
"But always remember this, Anneke. There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind." Explain what you think this statement means. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
I think that what Mr Frank was trying to say was that even though they were locked inside and were always in danger of being caught, no one could ever come into your mind and control it like you. There is always freedom in you and what you think and your opinion is totally yours. Your mind is your own, it belongs to you and only you. I agree with this statement because even if you are being imprisoned or you have a limited freedom no one can force you to believe something or get your mind imprisoned. This statement is really a bit confusing, but I think this is what it means.
Theme:
Anyone can imprison your body, but no one can take your soul and make you believe in something you don't agree with. You have your own conciousness.
I think that what Mr Frank was trying to say was that even though they were locked inside and were always in danger of being caught, no one could ever come into your mind and control it like you. There is always freedom in you and what you think and your opinion is totally yours. Your mind is your own, it belongs to you and only you. I agree with this statement because even if you are being imprisoned or you have a limited freedom no one can force you to believe something or get your mind imprisoned. This statement is really a bit confusing, but I think this is what it means.
Theme:
Anyone can imprison your body, but no one can take your soul and make you believe in something you don't agree with. You have your own conciousness.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Foreshadowing
'Forshadowing is the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot. Why does Mr. Frank break down when he sees the glove?'
I think that the glove was a significant something that had meaning to him. I think that the glove was something a loved one (someone in his family) had worn before they were sent to concentration camps. I think he started to cry because it reminded him of the person and he missed him/her alot. I bet that the person who wore the glove will come out in the play sooner or later. I think that the glove is something Mrs Frank, Margot, or Anne wore. It could be possible that when they had to leave for the concentration camps the person left it behnd.
Theme:
I think the theme is that even though people you love dearly are gone from this world, our memories with them can last forever and they still have a place in our hearts.
I think that the glove was a significant something that had meaning to him. I think that the glove was something a loved one (someone in his family) had worn before they were sent to concentration camps. I think he started to cry because it reminded him of the person and he missed him/her alot. I bet that the person who wore the glove will come out in the play sooner or later. I think that the glove is something Mrs Frank, Margot, or Anne wore. It could be possible that when they had to leave for the concentration camps the person left it behnd.
Theme:
I think the theme is that even though people you love dearly are gone from this world, our memories with them can last forever and they still have a place in our hearts.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Prejudice
Prejudice
1. What is prejudice? Where in the world have you seen prejudice? What are the effects of prejudice?
I think prejudice is when you judge or have an opinion about something even before you really know it. Sometimes we can have prejudice on how someone looks like, or even what religion they believe in. When we are different from other people, we may find ourselves pointing out or just noticing the contrast. Usually if we look at it in a bad way and think of yourselves better than them it is prejudice.
In the world there are many forms of prejudice. One that I know is the prejudice against the black and white. The black people were looked down at because of their skin color. They were sold as slaves and were treated like trash. The Civil War happened because the north decided it was time to stop the slavery. 600,000 people paid the price for freedom in the country. The desire for freedom went deeper than skin. Because of how the black people looked like, the dark color of their skin, people refused to eat with them, use the same bathroom, or just interact.
Also during the Holocaust the Jews were killed and detained for what they were Jews were considered lower than the Germans and Hitler decided to take action.
These days there is less prejudice in the world. We have come to understand how people are people, the same as us. Beneath the skin, beneath what we believe in, we are people. We are part of what makes up the world. People understand each other now and we've listened to them. However there is still misunderstanding. There is still prejudice in the world. Many people are still pre-judging others. We also have stereotypes. I know I sometimes do.
Prejudice gets us from interacting with each other. It also prevents us from finding out more about each other. We must get over this. Prejudice creates uneven levels in our race. Our race consists of humans. The human race consists of only humans. Why are other people treated differently? If they are the same as us, if only small matters that go only skin deep seperate us, we must try to make things right.
People will always have different ideas with each other. People will always have differences. That doesn't make someone lower than you. You are not always the 'good' one or the 'right' one. We are still one, no higher or lower.
1. What is prejudice? Where in the world have you seen prejudice? What are the effects of prejudice?
I think prejudice is when you judge or have an opinion about something even before you really know it. Sometimes we can have prejudice on how someone looks like, or even what religion they believe in. When we are different from other people, we may find ourselves pointing out or just noticing the contrast. Usually if we look at it in a bad way and think of yourselves better than them it is prejudice.
In the world there are many forms of prejudice. One that I know is the prejudice against the black and white. The black people were looked down at because of their skin color. They were sold as slaves and were treated like trash. The Civil War happened because the north decided it was time to stop the slavery. 600,000 people paid the price for freedom in the country. The desire for freedom went deeper than skin. Because of how the black people looked like, the dark color of their skin, people refused to eat with them, use the same bathroom, or just interact.
Also during the Holocaust the Jews were killed and detained for what they were Jews were considered lower than the Germans and Hitler decided to take action.
These days there is less prejudice in the world. We have come to understand how people are people, the same as us. Beneath the skin, beneath what we believe in, we are people. We are part of what makes up the world. People understand each other now and we've listened to them. However there is still misunderstanding. There is still prejudice in the world. Many people are still pre-judging others. We also have stereotypes. I know I sometimes do.
Prejudice gets us from interacting with each other. It also prevents us from finding out more about each other. We must get over this. Prejudice creates uneven levels in our race. Our race consists of humans. The human race consists of only humans. Why are other people treated differently? If they are the same as us, if only small matters that go only skin deep seperate us, we must try to make things right.
People will always have different ideas with each other. People will always have differences. That doesn't make someone lower than you. You are not always the 'good' one or the 'right' one. We are still one, no higher or lower.
Holocaust
Holocaust
1. What do you know already about the Holocaust?
I think the Holocaust is like a regime or movement made by Adolf Hitler. After WW1 the Jews came into Germany and Adolf Hitler and some Germans didn't like that. I'm nt sure, but it's either because the new people made it harder for Germans to get jobs because there were more people, or because he thought that the Jewish people was the cause of WW1 or something. Anyways, he didn't like them and he got more and more popular. His idea of getting rid of the Jews also got more and more popular and was eventually acted out. Soldiers or his people I don't know went into people's houses searching for Jews. Some Jews hid in people's houses who weren't Jews. Many went into hiding or left the country. Anne Frank was one of the Jews who went into hiding. She, her family, the Van Daan (or Vaan Dan) family, and a dentist came together and hid in a secret annex in her father's office building. There was a secret doorway that was in the wall behind the large bookshelf. Life was hard for them then, but they went through this for I think about 2 years. They would have made it through the whole event, but unluckily at the end they were caught. Early in the morning the soldiers found them and took them to concentration camps. Her sister Margot and herself were taken to the same concentration camp and I think the family and the others were separated. There were many terrible things that happened. For some places Hitlor's men just shot them down and some were put into rooms and were filled with poison gas. Some were kept alive, but were in very cramped rooms with poor hygiene and was a very bad place to live in. I think Anne died by a disease that was going around the camp and her sister too. In the end only Anne's father was alive and he took her diary.
The Holocaust caused many deaths and a terrible time for the Jews. Many Jews were killed in dreadful, horrendous ways and we should remember their perseverence and strength in trying to stay hidden and how they were killed just by being what they were.
1. What do you know already about the Holocaust?
I think the Holocaust is like a regime or movement made by Adolf Hitler. After WW1 the Jews came into Germany and Adolf Hitler and some Germans didn't like that. I'm nt sure, but it's either because the new people made it harder for Germans to get jobs because there were more people, or because he thought that the Jewish people was the cause of WW1 or something. Anyways, he didn't like them and he got more and more popular. His idea of getting rid of the Jews also got more and more popular and was eventually acted out. Soldiers or his people I don't know went into people's houses searching for Jews. Some Jews hid in people's houses who weren't Jews. Many went into hiding or left the country. Anne Frank was one of the Jews who went into hiding. She, her family, the Van Daan (or Vaan Dan) family, and a dentist came together and hid in a secret annex in her father's office building. There was a secret doorway that was in the wall behind the large bookshelf. Life was hard for them then, but they went through this for I think about 2 years. They would have made it through the whole event, but unluckily at the end they were caught. Early in the morning the soldiers found them and took them to concentration camps. Her sister Margot and herself were taken to the same concentration camp and I think the family and the others were separated. There were many terrible things that happened. For some places Hitlor's men just shot them down and some were put into rooms and were filled with poison gas. Some were kept alive, but were in very cramped rooms with poor hygiene and was a very bad place to live in. I think Anne died by a disease that was going around the camp and her sister too. In the end only Anne's father was alive and he took her diary.
The Holocaust caused many deaths and a terrible time for the Jews. Many Jews were killed in dreadful, horrendous ways and we should remember their perseverence and strength in trying to stay hidden and how they were killed just by being what they were.
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