Reading The Diary of Anne Frank Literature by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett Prologue It is 1942 After Anne’s sister, Margot, receives a notice to report to the Nazis, their father, Otto Frank, decides that it is time for the family to go into hiding Mr Frank prepares a “Secret Annex” on two hidden floors in the building where he used to run his business The entrance to the Secret Annex is behind a bookcase The Franks have just arrived to the Annex after leaving their home and walking across Amsterdam Another family, the Van Daans, is with them Mr Van Daan was a worker in Mr Frank’s business Their son, Peter, was one of Anne’s classmates Reading Strategy Make Inferences Why are the Van Daans hiding, too? ✓ Reading Check Recall details Who is told to report to the Nazis? Sketch of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam Hidden stairway leading up to the Secret Annex Predict How long will the Franks and the Van Daans stay in the Secret Annex? notice a written announcement Unit • Chapter 77 Cast of Characters A teenage girl, the author of the diary Anne’s mother mr frank Anne’s father, a businessman peter van daan A teenage boy, the son of a man who used to work for Anne’s father anne frank mrs frank Reading Strategy Make Inferences Why you think Mrs Frank is glad that Peter has joined them in the Secret Annex? mr frank: (To mrs frank and margot.) Come with me … You and Margot rest in this room for the time being (He picks up their clothes, starting for the room on the right.) mrs frank: You’re sure … ? I could help … And Anne hasn’t had her milk … mr frank: I’ll give it to her (To anne and peter) Anne, Peter … it’s best that you take off your shoes now, before you forget (He leads the way to the room, followed by margot.) mrs frank: anne: mrs frank: peter: (mrs frank goes to join mr frank and margot) You’re sure you’re not tired, Anne? I feel fine I’m going to help father Peter, I’m glad you are to be with us Yes, Mrs Frank (mr frank helps margot and mrs frank to hang up their clothes Then he persuades them both to lie down and rest The van daans in their room above settle themselves In the main room anne and peter remove their shoes peter takes his cat out of the carrier.) Margot, Otto, Anne, and Edith Frank, 1941 persuades convinces someone to something settle get comfortable 78 Unit • Chapter anne: What’s your cat’s name? peter: Mouschi 10 anne: Mouschi! Mouschi! Mouschi! (She picks up the cat, walking away with it To peter) I love cats I have one … a darling little cat But they made me leave her behind I left some food and a note for the neighbors to take care of her … I’m going to miss her terribly What is yours? A him or a her? 11 peter: He’s a tom He doesn’t like strangers (He takes the cat from her, putting it back in his carrier.) 12 anne: Where did you go to school? 13 peter: Jewish Secondary 14 anne: But that’s where Margot and I go! I never saw you around 15 peter: I used to see you … sometimes … 16 anne: You did? 17 peter: … in the schoolyard You were always in the middle of a bunch of kids (He takes a penknife from his pocket.) Reading Strategy 18 19 peter: I’m sort of a lone wolf (He starts to rip off his Star of David) 20 anne: What are you doing? Make Inferences Do you think Anne was popular with her classmates? How you know? 21 peter: Taking it off anne: Anne Frank (second from left) with friends, 1939 Why didn’t you ever come over? ✓ Reading Check Recall details What does Peter bring with him into the hiding place? Identify character motive Why does Mr Frank tell Anne and Peter to take off their shoes? tom male house cat lone wolf person who stays apart from others Star of David a Jewish symbol Unit • Chapter 79 Build Your Knowledge Peter uses the word dates to mean plans with friends The meaning of this word has changed over time Today, it is often used to mean social plans made by two people who are a couple Identify other word whose meaning has changed over time 22 anne: But you can’t that They’ll arrest you if you go out without your star (He tosses his knife on the table.) 23 24 anne: Why, of course! Nazi soldier checking documents You’re right! Of course we of Jews in Poland don’t need them any more (She picks up his knife and starts to take her star off.) I wonder what our friends will think when we don’t show up today 25 26 anne: Oh, I did I had a date with Jopie to go and play ping-pong at her house Do you know Jopie de Waal? 27 28 anne: Jopie’s my best friend I wonder what she’ll think when she telephones and there’s no answer? Probably she’ll go over to the house … I wonder what she’ll think … we left everything as if we’d suddenly been called away … breakfast dishes in the sink … beds not made … (As she pulls off her star the cloth underneath shows clearly the color and form of the star.) Look! It’s still there! (peter goes over to the stove with his star.) What’re you going to with yours? 29 30 anne: (She starts to throw hers in, and cannot.) It’s funny I can’t throw mine away I don’t know why 31 peter: You can’t throw … ? Something they branded you with … ? That they made you wear so they could spit on you? 32 anne: I know, I know But after all, it is the Star of David, isn’t it? (In the bedroom, right margot and mrs frank are lying down mr frank starts quietly out.) 33 peter: Maybe it’s different for a girl (mr frank comes into the main room.) Star of David patch worn by Jews in countries occupied by Nazi Germany Reading Strategy Make Inferences Why does Peter want to burn his Star of David patch? Why can’t Anne burn her patch? Use your knowledge of the situation, setting, and characters’ traits to answer the question peter: peter: peter: peter: Who’s going out? I didn’t have any dates with anyone No Burn it dates plans to get together with friends branded labeled 80 Unit • Chapter 34 mr frank: Forgive me, Peter Now let me see We must find a bed for your cat I’m glad you brought your cat Anne was feeling so badly about hers (Getting a used small washtub.) Here we are Will it be comfortable in that? 35 36 mr frank: (Opening up the door of the room to the left) And here is your room But I warn you, Peter, you can’t grow any more Not an inch, or you’ll have to sleep with your feet out in the skylight Are you hungry? 37 peter: 38 mr frank: 39 peter: 40 mr frank: You can have it for luncheon then And tonight we will have a real supper … our first real supper together 41 peter: 42 mr frank: 43 anne: 44 mr frank: 45 anne: I certainly hope so, since he’s the only boy I’m likely to see for months and months (mr frank sits down, taking off his shoes.) 46 mr frank: Annele, there’s a box there Will you open it? (He indicates a carton on the couch ANNE brings it to the center table In the street below there is the sound of children playing.) 47 peter: (Gathering up his things) Thanks No We have some bread and butter No, thank you Peter Van Daan, 1935 Thanks Thanks (He goes into his room.) Reading Strategy That’s a nice boy, Peter … He’s awfully shy, isn’t he? Make Inferences You’ll like him, I know anne: (As she opens the carton) You know the way I’m going to think of it here? I’m going to think of it as a boarding house A very peculiar summer boarding house, like the one that we— (She breaks off as she pulls out some photographs.) Father! My movie stars! I was wondering where they were! How wonderful! skylight window in the roof that lets in light from above luncheon lunch Annele nickname for Anne boarding house a private house where people rent rooms to live peculiar strange, odd Do you think Peter is comfortable with Mr Frank? Explain ✓ Reading Check Recall details Why is Anne surprised when she pulls off the Star of David? Identify character trait Why does Mr Frank try to make Peter feel comfortable? What kind of person you think Mr Frank is? Unit • Chapter 81 Anne Frank’s room in the Secret Annex Reading Strategy Make Inferences What does Anne think life will be like in the Secret Annex before her father stops her from going downstairs? How does her view change? 48 mr frank: There’s something more Go on Look further (He goes over to the sink, pouring a glass of milk from a thermos bottle.) 49 anne: (Pulling out a pasteboard-bound book) A diary! (She throws her arms around her father.) I’ve never had a diary I’ve always longed for one (She looks around the room.) Pencil, pencil, pencil (She starts down the stairs.) I’m going down to the office to get a pencil 50 mr frank: Anne! No! (He goes after her, catching her by the arm and pulling her back.) 51 52 mr frank: It doesn’t matter I don’t want you ever to go beyond that door 53 anne: Never…? Not even at nighttime, when everyone is gone? Or on Sundays? Can’t I go down and listen to the radio? 54 mr frank: Never I am sorry, Anneke It isn’t safe No, you must never go beyond that door (For the first time ANNE realizes what “going into hiding” means.) 55 56 mr frank: It’ll be hard, I know But always remember this, Anneke There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind Miep will bring us books We will read history, poetry, mythology (He gives her the glass of milk.) Here’s your milk (With his arm about her, they go over to the couch, sitting down side by side.) As a matter of fact, between us, Anne, being here has a certain advantage for you For instance, you remember the battle you had with your mother the other day on the subject of overshoes? You said you’d rather die than wear overshoes? But in the end you had to wear them? Well, now, you see, for as long as we are here you will never have to wear overshoes! Isn’t that good? And the coat that you inherited from Margot, you won’t have to wear that any more And the piano! You won’t have to practice on the piano I tell you, this is going to be a fine life for you! anne: anne: But there’s no one in the building now I see longed for wanted Anneke nickname for Anne Miep Mr Frank’s secretary, who helps the Franks hide from the Nazis overshoes rubber boots worn over shoes to keep them dry 82 Unit • Chapter From The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 57 Friday, 25 September, 1942 58 59 Yesterday evening I went upstairs and “visited” the Van Daans I so occasionally to have a chat Dear Kitty, 60 In a typical way parents have, they asked if I couldn’t get fond of Peter, because he certainly liked me very much I thought “Oh dear!” and said: “Oh, no!” Imagine it! 61 I did say that I thought Peter rather awkward, but that it was probably shyness, as many boys who haven’t had much to with girls are like that 62 I must say that the Refuge Committee of the “Secret Annex” (male section) is very ingenious I’ll tell you what they’ve done now to get news of us through to Mr Van Dijk, Travies’ chief representative and a friend who has surreptitiously hidden some of our things for us! They typed a letter to a chemist in South Zeeland, who does business with our firm, in such a way that he has to send the enclosed letter back in an addressed envelope Daddy addressed the envelope to the office When this envelope arrives from Zeeland, the enclosed letter is taken out, and is replaced by a message in Daddy’s handwriting as a sign of life Like this, Van Dijk won’t become suspicious when he reads the note 63 64 Yours, Anne The diary of Anne Frank Reading Strategy Make Inferences How does Anne feel when the Van Daans tell her that Peter likes her? Why you think so? Anne Frank at her desk, 1941 Epilogue In 1944, after two years of hiding, Anne, her family, and the Van Daans were found by the Nazis All but Mr Frank died in concentration camps Anne would have turned 16 on her next birthday After the police took the families, a friend found Anne’s diary Her father published it after the war Anne wrote, “I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are really good at heart … I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.” awkward clumsy ingenious clever Mr Van Dijk a businessman who knows Mr Frank surreptitiously secretly suspicious causing questions of doubt ✓ Reading Check Recall details Why does Anne want to go to the office? Identify character motive Why does Mr Frank want it to look like he’s writing from South Zeeland? Unit • Chapter 83 ... thermos bottle.) 49 anne: (Pulling out a pasteboard-bound book) A diary! (She throws her arms around her father.) I’ve never had a diary I’ve always longed for one (She looks around the room.) Pencil,...Cast of Characters A teenage girl, the author of the diary Anne’s mother mr frank Anne’s father, a businessman peter van daan A teenage boy, the son... the Nazis overshoes rubber boots worn over shoes to keep them dry 82 Unit • Chapter From The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 57 Friday, 25 September, 1942 58 59 Yesterday evening I went