Sunday, May 4, 2008

Why are there so many books, movies, documentaries, etc. about the Holocaust? Why do we keep retelling this story?

There are so many books, movies, documentaries, etc about the Holocaust, and they keep retelling this story because it was such a tragic that had happened in the world. People recorded movies and books about Holocaust to retell this story to generations, and the reason why people are retelling this story to generations are because the world doesnt want this horrible tragic to occur again. The prejudice of Nazis, and hos they killed millions and millions of Jews, it was unreasonable, and violent. So people make movies and books, and retell this story to people so that it doesnt happen again.

Q #5 How do the events following Anne’s nightmare reveal tensions between Anne and two other members of the household?

Anne's nightmare reveal tensions between Anne and the two other households. Anne screamed when the nightmare occured, and because she screamed so loudly, the other households were so worried about getting caught to the Green Police and tension rised between the characters. I think it wasnt Anne's fault because Anne can not control how her dream will occur to her. So, I think even though it is Anne fault the other households should understand that it wasnt on pupose.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Q #5 List the conflicts that have developed among the characters by the end of Scene3. Why are these conflicts dangerous for the people in the Secret?

Conflicts:
Anne vs Mr. Van Daan, Mrs. Van Daan
Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan are mad at Anne because of her disrespectful behavior and because she messed up Mrs. Van Daan's fur coat.
Anne vs Peter
Both of them have grown up tention to each other, each of them fights back when one of them starts a game.
Anne vs Mr. Frank, Mrs. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Frank are not pleased with Anne's behavior, Anne doesnt really listen to her parents and Anne is also not pleased because she thinks her parents are prejudus toward her, with Margot, her sister.
Mrs. Frank vs Mrs. Van Daan
Mrs. Frank is jealups of Mrs. Van Daan because Mrs. Vandan flirts with her husband Mr. Frank through out the Secret Annex.
I think these conflicts are dangerous in the Secret Annex because it can cause a trouble of geting caught. Because of the conflicts, when a fight happens, there is a risk for them, the charactors to get caught to the Nazis.
There would be more conflicts that would occur through out the Secret Annex with Anne and others because observing Anne's charactor, I can see that she is like a trouble maker, I think she is going to make a problem and make conflict with most of the charactor who lives in the Secret Annex with her.

Q #5 Do Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitudes toward their families? Go back to the text for examples to support your response

Yes, Anne and Peter has a typical teenage attitudes toward their families, they are not much respectful to them. Peter's attitude isnt much serious then Anne's attitude toward their family but Peter is sometimes disrespectful too. When his mother is speaking to him, to cut's of what she says in pg383"Please! I'm not... anyway... let me alone, will you?". Anne often gives bad attitude toward her mother, father and also her sister. In pg 389, she gives bad attitude being jealus of her sister Margot: "Everything she does is reight, and everything I do is wrong! I;m the goat ared here!... You're all agarinst me!... And you worst of all!"

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Q #5 What do you think would be the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex?

Even though there are other fears that are really big, I personaly think that the greatest fear of the Secret Annex would be, how long do I have to be in a position of hiding. It might be not a direct fear, but if you think about it, if you have to be in hiding for longer time, the fear of other things like geting discovered or being quiet increases time too. So I think the time length of the Secret Annex would be the greatest fear.

Q #5 “But always remember this, Anneke. There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.”

“But always remember this, Anne. There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.” I think the true meaning of this quote is that they are basicly caged and they cant do anything about it. However, I guess Anne's father is trying to convince Anne that because they are caged, nobody will stop anything she will do.

What do we know as we read Anne’s diary that Anne does not know? How does the dramatic irony make you feel?

As we are reading Anne's diary there are few things that we know but Anne doesnt know. We know that her "hiding" will last about 2 years and also, that she would die. This fact kind of makes me feel bad because when she is so happy in her diary, she doesnt know that she is going to die soon, and her hiding will take over 2 years. Even though there is nothing I can do for her, but if I was in that position, I would not know what to do, if I'm going to die very soon..