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The Diary of a
Young Girl
The note of fear was never far
away from Anne. Anne writes on 29th October, 1943, that sometimes she can only
escape the 'terrible fear' through sleep; a couple of weeks later she reports
that a simple thing like the doorbell ringing makes her stomach churn and her
heart beat wildly in fear. After the arrest of Mr Van for hiding two Jews in
his house, Anne's spirits sink to one of her lowest points: 'All the fear I've
ever felt is looming before me in all its horror.' But she remains optimistic.
She hopes for a better life and time.
This must have taken
considerable courage on her part. After the break in that Anne reports on 11th
April, 1944, she tells Mrs van Daan, 'we must behave like soldiers'. Anne used
to long for the happy life outside the annexe but at the same time feared the
condition meted out to the Jews outside. All her friends were in a terrible condition
but it was a blessing for her to be hiding in the annexe. This gave her courage
at times when she became frustrated with life-in-hiding.
Or
Peter van Daan is a gawky
teenager at the start of the book, who is stubborn and disobedient. Soon these
ways change, but he continues to be quiet, self contained and a lover of books.
He spends most of the time in the left of the building. He does not do physical
work and is unafraid. Anne does not like him at the start but later falls in
love with him. She later realizes that he is weak minded and not strong in
character.
He disappears while on a march
by the German army. Anne's first impression of 16 year old Peter was that he was
lazy, hyper sensitive and a hypochondriac. He imagined all kinds of diseases,
with pains and aches all
over his body. He used to refuse
to listen to his father and was immature and rebellious. He was too shy to
share deepest thoughts with Anne. He longed to be loved, but could never open
up. Anne tried to broaden his outlook but failed and couldn't instill
confidence in him.
The Story of My
Life
After the illness that left
Helen deaf and blind, there was nothing she could do to make others understand
what she wanted. This left her quite frustrated and she started throwing
tantrums every now and then. After teaching Keller basic language skills by
using her finger to spell words on Keller's hand, Sullivan next tackled
Keller'satrocious table manners.
Keller had the habit of eating
with her hands, grabbing from the plates of everyone at the table and throwing
atemper tantrum if anyone tried to stop her. Sullivan punished Keller's
tantrums by refusing to 'talk' with Helen by spelling words on her hands. Soon
Keller developed impeccable manners and learned how to per for me very day
tasks such as getting dressed and brushing her hair. Miss Sullivan patiently
dealt with Helen, in order to teach her about the world outside and table
manners. Had it not been for Miss Sullivan, Helen's world would have remained
dark and dreary.
Or
Dr Alexander Graham Bell was
tender and sympathetic, which endeared him to so many hearts. He enjoyed working
for the deaf and was very happy in the company of children. Dr Bell was deeply
committed to the education of the hearing impaired, which shows that he was a
kind-hearted person, For Helen, he remained atrue companion and support and it
was due to his efforts that Helen was exposed to a whole new world of possibilities.
Dr Bell was a helpful and kind man who
advised Helen's father to write to Mr Anagnos, Director of the Perkins Institution
for the Blind in Boston to enquire about a teacher for Helen. Miss Sullivan who
became Helen'sguide, companion and teacher was referred by Mr Anagnos who in
turn was referred to Helen's father by Mr Graham Bell. Helen had spent many
happy days with Mr Bell at Washington and his home listening about his
experiments. He could present even the most difficult theories in a simple and
interesting way. Dr Bell was deeply committed to the education of the hearing
impaired.
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