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The very beginning
Annelies Marie Frank, commonly known as Anne Frank, was born on June 12, 1929, to Otto and Edith Frank, and had an older sister, Margot. When Anne was only 4 years old, her father decided that they should leave Germany due to the popular Nazi party gaining power, and greatly feeding the antisemitism in the country. They left for Amsterdam in 1933. They never came back to Germany. For the rest of the '30s, Anne and her sister lived a normal life. They went to school, had friends, and had fun. -
Moving to the Annex
After much chaos in the outside world, Otto decides to move the family into the small annex at the back of his office building. Anne wasn't happy that she had to say goodbye to her friends at school. When the day does arrive for Anne to go into hiding, it rains, and she says that she had her bag filled with belongings. In the annex, the workers at her father's job knew that they were coming, and were willing to help them get through the war. She described the great trust she had on all of them. -
Every time they scold me I die a little
Being the only child in the annex, Anne faced constant judgment from the judgy adults she lived with, especially Mrs.van Pels and her mother. She would often write in the diary that she was so angry at them. “Everyone thinks I’m showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I’m silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I’m tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should.” She was criticized for the way she acted, and Anne concluded that they didn't like her. -
Radio on 24/7
When there wasn't any danger, it was very common for the annex to have the radio on. It was primarily on the news channel to inform the members of how the war was going. By mid-1943, Anne constantly wrote about her happiness that the war was going to end soon and that new allies were teaming up against Germany. Anne once wrote, "Turkey is in the war." You can feel the suspense, and the next day she wrote about how happy she was that Turkey was in the war. She thought that surely they would win. -
MOM!
Throughout the course of Anne's life, her mother would always be an issue that she needed to deal with. She was always the second favorite and would clash with her very often. They both tried to get along, but sometimes they wouldn't cooperate. When Otto wasn't able to tuck her into bed, her mom volunteered to pray with Anne, but she turned her down and Edith had had enough of it and told her that if she was crying not to come back, because you can't force love. -
Peter van Pels
February 13, 1944, Anne gives a very unexpected confession. Peter van Pels, the awkward boy she didn't like, could possibly have a crush on Anne (according to her). She slowly began talking to him and ended up enjoying their company greatly. They talked about their concerns and feelings. The once awkward boy Anne thought almost nothing of was now a comfort and eventually lead to Anne and Peter secretly dating in the Anne, and gave her her first kiss. -
The Declaration of Independence
After finding out that Anne and Peter had been dating behind everyone's back, Otto told Anne that he didn't agree and that she should stop seeing him. Anne, however, felt like her dad should trust her with Peter, and that it was completely unfair. She then wrote him a letter, which she called her 'declaration of independence,' and it stated that she was misunderstood and that she had been independent for her entire life. Her father called it the most disrespectful letter he had ever gotten. -
The book after the war
After falling out of love, Anne had a new passion: writing a book about her time in the annex. She said that after the war was over, and when she could be free again, she would be an accomplished author, and her jewel would be about her tales in the annex and how she survived the rough day-to-day struggle to not get caught by the Nazis. -
#1 and #2
Anne's last diary entry, she concluded that there were two Annes. The was the funny, superficial, and social Anne, which dominated her personality and character with others, and the stern, more serious Anne. She stated that she greatly wished that others would see the serious Anne. She wished that there was someone else over the funny and clever Anne. And it saddened Anne that nobody, not even her father, had seen the quiet, down to earth Anne. -
The end of the battle
Only 3 days after Anne's last journal entry, Anne and the rest of the people who lived in the annex were caught by the German Gestapo, where they destroyed the annex. Miep, a dear friend of the Franks, was able to hide the diary before the police got to it, and later returned it to Otto. All of the members were taken to prison camps, where they were separated. This was likely the last time they saw each other before going to the camps. Anne and Margot went to Bergen Belsen concentration camp.
