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How does the text of Anne Frank's diary exemplify issues of identity in Anne? Pushes for an understanding of identity? I'm halfway through this essay and I'm totally blocked. Any ideas that could help me start writing again? (I'm not asking you to write the essay, just bounce ideas of of me that could break this writer's block). Thanks!

2007-02-06 03:17:44 · 2 answers · asked by TBomber 3 in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

2 answers

Mainly by chronicling her transition from child to teenager
and keeping her hopes and dreams alive while the world around
her was falling apart. Even during the worst of times, she
maintained that people were basically good. She reinforced
her beliefs daily in written form, pasted pictures of those she
admired on the wall and kept the spirits up of those around
her. There are many passages showing Anne's determination
to keep on growing and living. Underline all of these and
include them in your essay, perhaps equating them to the
horrible events happening just outside. Show the contrasts.
For instance, you could equate the marching of the SS in
the street below on the Prinsengracht to the absolute silence
necessary for Anne and her family to survive, etc. Without
this restriction she may not have kept a diary or become
introspective of her situation. The very nature of keeping
the journal, reinforced her identity and helped her grow as
a young woman.

2007-02-06 04:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0 0

Anne is a young girl maturing into puberty away from the company which she enjoyed before, namely her peer group. As in any adolescent, we see the struggle between the young side of her personality and the adult side of her personality. At first it all seems fun and she sees everything as a great "adventure", as we all tend to when spending holidays in a caravan or small boat. Then she becomes increasingly aware of the irritations of being the only child (apart from Peter) among adults. Even Margot is really a young adult. She feels outnumbered and the constant butt of criticism. Most girls of that age can sound out their ideas and reactions against their peer group, but here is one whose only confidante is the imaginary “Kitty”, who can’t reply. How can she gain the reassurance which every adolescent needs against what she sees as constant carping? How can she see the world in perspective in such claustrophobic surroundings?

2007-02-06 12:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0 0

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