how important is hope and optimism for Anne and her family despite the eventual outcome?....
2007-03-28 08:36:29 · 5 answers · asked by ohhh 2 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
its not hw,
and i already read it...
i was just wondering -_-
2007-03-28 10:23:21 · update #1
It's a true story so Anne and her family didn't know what the eventual outcome would be. They wouldn't have gone through all the grief and stress of hiding if they hadn't hoped they would survive and eventually be free. Anne's diary shows great hope and optimism; I remember there is one passage where she talks about how, despite everything, she believes that people really are good at heart. She also talks about what she wants to be when she grows up. And they listen to the BBC in the hope of hearing good news about the progress of the war.
Qwryx makes a good point. Otto Frank was forced to hide his family in the attic because he left it too late for them to flee the Netherlands. He kept hoping that the Nazis wouldn't come or that they wouldn't be *that* bad. Then when he decided to leave, they couldn't get out of the country. He was trying to secure their escape right up to the point where they went into hiding, which was the last resort. But still they hoped it would work; sadly it didn't.
2007-03-28 08:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by Dragonfly 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hope and optimism are the flaws that ultimately trigger their capture. Rather than hope, they could have substituted action and determination, and increased their chances of survival. The central hope--that by hiding and waiting things would somehow magically get better--almost ensures their failure. I'm not saying that they shouldn't have had hope, but rather that their reliance upon hope rather than positive action determines the outcome of the events. And I'm not saying that they are at fault--no one doubts that the blame should lie with the Nazis. If you have a chance, read Bruno Bettelheim's "The Ignored Lesson of Anne Frank."
2007-03-28 15:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by Qwyrx 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anne often refers to her hopes, dreams and aspirations for the future in her diary.Whilst living in the secret annexe, unable to go out into the outside world at all, hope and optimism must have been extremely important to all the people there. They would have needed to look forward to a better future in order to best endure their present situation.
2007-03-28 15:45:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Extremely important, of course!
What kind of question is this?!?
Hope of freedom is what kept them alive and optimistic all these months stuck in their cramped attic!!!
Any more questions?
2007-03-28 15:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by Devilish Angel 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read the book (and you will find out) and do your own homework. The teacher doesn't want US to do it, he or she wants YOU to do it.
2007-03-28 16:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋