The Diary of Anne Drank
“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man.” The play, The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett is an adaptation to the book The Diary of Anne Frank. The play takes place during the holocaust in Netherlands. Anne Frank and her family are Jews and are forced to take hiding in an annex, which is located in her father’s store. The Frank family allows four other Jews to hide in the Annex along with them. They were there for two years until the Nazi’s found them and sent them to concentration camps. All the members of the annex died, except for Anne’s father, Otto Frank. In the play The Diary of Anne Frank the authors illustrate the theme that hope doesn’t last forever through the use of characterization, foreshadowing, and setting.
The author used characterization to present the theme. “Sometimes I wish the end would come… whatever it is”—Margot Frank (p.263).
Margot is a quiet and respectful girl, but she spoke out and came out of her shell. She has lost all hope and wants it to all be over with because she is tired of hoping and waiting. I admire Margot for speaking out because I wouldn’t have the courage to do so. “We’re young, Margot and Peter and I! You grown-ups have had your chance! But look at us… If we begin thinking of all the horror in the world, were lost! Were trying to hold on to some kind of ideals… when everything… ideals, hopes… everything is being destroyed!”—Anne Frank (p.263).
The Essay on Anne Frank 5
On June 12, 1929, at 7:30 A.M. a baby girl was born in Frankfurt, Germany. No one realized that this infant, who was Jewish, was destined to become one of the worlds most famous victims of World War II. Her name was Anne Frank, and her parents were Edith Frank Hollandar and Otto Frank. She had one sister, Margot, who was three years older than she was. Anne led a happy and normal childhood, and on ...
Anne is angry and scared because she feels as if she wont have the chance to grow up and have the opportunities’ her parents had. If I were in Anne’s position I would feel exactly the same because its scary feeling as if you will never grow up. Basically all of them feel as if all hope is lost and they feel as everything is destroyed.
As well as using characterization for a theme the author used foreshadowing. “Thanks to this clumsy fool, there’s someone now who knows we’re up here! Someone now knows were up here, hiding! I think someday he’ll be caught and the he’ll make a bargain with the Green Police… if they’ll let him off, he’ll tell them where some Jews are hiding!”—Dussel (p.255).
It is foreshadowing that the thief will eventually let out the secret and the people of the annex will be caught. Dussel is scared and feels as if there is no point of hoping because he thinks it will be over soon. I can kind of relate to Dussel because he thinks realistically just like I do. “There it goes again, the telephone Mr. Frank do you hear? This is the third time in quick succession! It’s a signal! I tell you it’s Miep, trying to get us! For some reason she can’t come to us and she’s trying to warn us of something!” —Dussel. Dussel has lost hope again and believes the Green Police are coming after them and Miep is trying to warn them. Once again Dussel is right and it foreshadows that the Green Police have found out about them and are going to discover them. In Summary, these foreshadows are about loosing hope by thinking the Green Police are coming after them.
Finally the last theme the author uses is setting. “Something has happened, Mr. Frank. For three days now Miep hasn’t been to see us! And today not a man has come to work. It’s Friday, and not a man at work.”—Dussel. The setting is Friday and usually on Fridays people are at work, but not a single sound was heard and no one is seen outside. Dussel feels as if something bad has happened and that definitely made him less hopeful about coming out alive. “Look Peter the sky. What a lovely, lovely day! Aren’t the clouds beautiful? You know what I do when it seems as if I couldn’t stand being cooped up for one more minute? I think myself out.”—Anne (p.278).
“I’ve just gone crazy. I think if something doesn’t happen soon… If we don’t get out of here… I cant stand much more of it!”—Peter. Anne is describing the beautiful outdoor setting and Peter feels as if he will never see it again. He feels as if he will be stuck in the annex forever and never get to breathe the fresh air. If I was in Peter’s position I would feel the same way especially after being stuck in the annex for almost 2 years! In summary being cooped up in the same place for a long period of time makes you feel as if your never going to get out.
The Essay on Hope Feel Time Cry
Is there hope in this lifetime, Is this hell eternal or prime, I often sit and wonder is there ever an end, When I take a few steps forward and then I fall back again. I feel chained down, locked up tormented day by day, i see no escape no way out this is where i stay, i cannot cry, angel is filling my soul with g rife and hate, what happen to hope, what happen to fate. i try to cry it comes out ...
In the play The Diary of Anne Frank most of the people in the annex have lost hope. The author did an amazing job displaying the loss of hope using characterization, foreshadowing, and setting. The play was very inspirational because of what they went through and it made me realize what hope really was. Hope doesn’t last forever, eventually over time it goes away. Sometimes we need to face reality and realize that hope can’t always save us. To conclude, hope cant stop destiny from occurring.
