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Answer the following questions in about 150-200 words:

How did Anne use her diary to give expression to the feelings she could not share with anybody?

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'Anne reflects on how guilty she feels because she is warm and protected when so many people, she knows, are being rounded up by the Germans'. Describe the character of Anne in the light of this remark.

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What does Anne mean when she says, "I shall be amazed to think that we should have sunk to such low level?"

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Mildred was an alert an observant child. Comment with reference to the train incident at Fern Quarry.

 

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Anne's diary is a remarkable account of the last two years in the life of a thirteen year old Jewish girl, forced to live in hiding in Amsterdam, during World War II. The minute Anne saw the diary among a number of presents on her 13th birthday, she thought it was the 'best present.' Even at thirteen, she felt quite alone, inspite of having doting parents, a sister of sixteen and more than thirty friends. Infect, she lacked nothing yet she could never reveal her real self to anyone. She wanted her diary to be her friend and gave it a name, 'Kitty'. The diary contained her innermost thoughts, beliefs, and observations on people around her. She began with her family history, her happy life in Amsterdam, school, teachers and friends. A sudden turn of fortune and the family's decision to go into hiding she confessed in her diary, her preference for her father, the continuous quarrels she had with her mother, her opinions of the other five people sharing the confinement with her. She wrote in her diary about her detestation of Mr. Dussel, her contempt for Mrs. Van Daan and above all, her infatuation for Peter Van Daan. She poured her heart in her diary and it comforted her in the saddest and weakest moments of her. In fact, without the diary Anne may not have survived in the horrible confinement. The diary fulfilled her need to write and in fact made her famous after her death.

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Anne and her family were living in a hideout to escape the Nazi government. They had offered shelter to their friends too. The stress of what was happening outside combined with the stress of living in such a cramped place made them intolerant towards each other. Quarrels over petty issues were becoming common and no one was willing to give space to another. Anne comments that she never thought that they could be so intolerant and quarrelsome. Her mother's tactless remarks, crude jokes and harsh words made her insensitive to any love from her mother. Her mother wanted to pray with her but she refused, though she felt bad for making her mother sad. Anne's mother cried the night but Anne refused to apologise, though she felt sorry for all the things she said, "I shall be amazed to think that we should have sunk to such low level."

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Anne is the main character of the novel. Her diary entries give an insight about her character and personality. She finds a good and confident friend in the form of her diary with which she could share all her feelings. She shares everything with her diary. She does not think she is pretty, but she is confident that her personality and other good traits make up for it. Anne is playful and comical but with a serious side. She is content and optimistic despite the threats and danger that her family faces. She is remarkably forthright and perceptive at the eginning of the diary, but as she leaves her normal childhood behind and enters the dire and unusual circumstances of the Holocaust, she becomes more introspective and thoughtful. Anne feels extremely lonely and in need of kindness and affection. She thinks that her mother is incapable of providing the love and affection that she needs. Throughout her confinement with Anne, she wrestles with her innerself. As she matures, her intimacy with a male counterfeast. She becomes infatuated with letter. From her diary, it is clear that she had the potential to become a challenge and sophisticated writer.

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Mildred Keller is the younger sister of Helen Keller. She is a sweet child, who always accomplished Helen. Helen used to feel jealous towards Mildred, she felt that Mildred had taken her place as her mother's only darling lap constantly and seemed to take up all her time and care. One day, Helen over-turned the cradle where little Mildred was sleeping peacefully. She would have been killed had it not been for their mother who caught her as she fell. In later years, they grew affectionate towards each other and were constant to go hand in hand everywhere although she could not understand her finger language and her childish prattle. Mildred was always with her in her joy and sorrowes. She played the role of a good companion and a sister.  She herself was a mature and kind human being. She always helped Helen whenever she needed it.