'Do Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitudes toward their families? Go back to text for examples to support your response.'
I believe that Anne and Peter to have similar and different teenage attitudes toward their family, especially their parents. Anne is very wild and rebellious toward her parents and not agreeing with them, especially with her mother. However, Peter is opposite in this way. He is more quiet and embarrassed about things. In page 376 he says, "(embarrassed). Please, Mother." Peter embarrassed is shown several times in this play, like pg. 385 and pg. 390 for example. Anne is shown rebellious and all in pg. 382. She says, "Who cares if it's dignified? I don't want to be dignified." Even though her mother asks her to do something Anne acts this way. They are similar in a way that both want them to treat them like older kids. Peter is embarrassed by the fact that his parents treated him like a little boy in pg 376. Mrs. Van Daan says, "You'll be all right, Peter? You're not afraid?" and Peter is all embarrassed. Anne tells Peter in pg. 421 "Aren't they awful? Aren't they impossible? Treatig us as if we were still in the nursery. " In conclusion I think Anne and Peter sometimes similar attitudes toward their family as they are both teenagers and sometimes its different.
Theme:
Maybe you disagree with them or just don't understand them, but you should be respectful and understanding.
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I agree to the statement that Anne and Peter are similar and different sometimes in attidues, and I also agree with the timidness of Peter and Anne's tomboy-like behaviors. However, I still do think that Peter has rebellious behaviors against his parent, although it might not be as rebellous as Anne's. He doesn't want to throw the cat away, and he opposes his father. I consider that disobedient. Basically, not to say disobedient, rebellious etc, Anne and Peter seem to have in common that they can "protest" against their parents to defend what they value, although the obedience might be neccessary.
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