Which characteristics best describe Mrs Van Daan Why?
Van Daan is an unpleasant person who criticizes everyone except his wife; Mrs. Van Daan is selfish and vain, and she flirts with Mr. Frank; Peter is angry and embarrassed by his parents, and he has a teasing relationship with Anne.
What is Mrs Van Daan worried about?
Mrs. van Daan worries about the police finding the radio downstairs, and Otto Frank worries they will find Anne’s diary. Anne writes, “If my diary goes, I go too.” The adults phone Mr. Kleiman and wait in suspense until a knock comes on the door.
What are Anne Frank’s character traits?
Anne Frank was extraordinary in her vitality, optimism, hunger for knowledge, and creativity. She was also a moody, sensitive young woman who could (by her own admission) occasionally be mean to those around her… though she struggled not to be.
Why is Mrs Van Daan upset?
Why is Mrs. Van Daan upset at the beginning of Scene 2? She is worried that something has happened to the Franks.
What does Mrs Van Daan think of Anne?
Anne’s diary makes it clear that she considers Mrs Van Daan to be a constant complainer—moody, panicky and neurotic. She is the source of many disturbances and much bickering in the secret annex which the Frank and Van Daan families are forced to share.
How did Mrs Van Daan treat Anne?
She’s belligerent and selfish, always instigates fights, is rarely helpful… and her character doesn’t seem to change over time. She’s also jealous of Anne’s relationship with her son, wanting Peter to confide in her rather than in Anne.
How does Mrs Van Daan die?
Van Daan die? Mrs. Van Daan was brutally murdered by being thrown in front of a train when being transported from concentration camp to concentration camp.
Which character is a dentist who needs to hide?
Character Analysis Mr. Düssel. Mr. Düssel, the elderly dentist who joined the group in hiding in November 1942, had formerly lived in Berlin and was married to a Catholic woman.
Where does Mr Dussel sleep?
Mr. Dussel sleeps behind a curtain in the common room.
Who was the dentist in Anne Frank?
Fritz Pfeffer
When did Mr Dussel die?
Dece
How does Mr Dussel feel about Anne?
Did Anne’s Relationship with Peter change? Dussel feel about Anne and Peter’s date? He is upset because Anne spent too much time getting ready in their room for the date and he doesn’t want this to happen often. How does Mrs.
Who gives Anne her diary?
Otto Frank receives a letter informing him that his daughters died at Bergen-Belsen. Miep gives Anne’s diary to Otto. She found and hid the diary after the Franks’ arrest and had been hoping to return it to Anne.
Who got a dentist’s instrument stuck in her tooth?
Dianne Winkworth suffered years of infections after Dr Julius Babayemi failed to spot and treat tooth decay. The 58-year-old has lost one tooth and will lose more in future after the dentist left a snapped piece of metal file embedded in her mouth during botched root canal surgery.
What news does Dussel bring the families?
What kind of news does Dussel bring and how does it affect the others? He brings news that Jews are being deported at an alarming rate. Anne is extremely upset when she hears that her best friend’s family has been taken away. Everyone is shocked and saddened and they begin to ask about people they once knew.
What is Anne Frank’s nickname?
Annie
How old is Anne when they first go into hiding?
On her thirteenth birthday, just before they went into hiding, Anne was presented with a diary. During the two years in hiding, Anne wrote about events in the Secret Annex, but also about her feelings and thoughts.
Who was with the Frank family in their hiding place?
During WWII, Anne Frank’s family hid in the Secret Annex for over 2 years, with the Van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer. Meet them here.
What is Mrs Frank’s personality?
Frank, Anne is a lively, curious girl of thirteen at the beginning of the play. She remains optimistic throughout the months they are in hiding and always makes the best of the situation she is in. As her diary reveals, she is very introspective and creative and has a vivid imagination.
Why does Mr Van Daan want to sell his wife’s coat?
Van Daan decides to give/sell the coat because there are many people outside in great need of clothing. Therefore he thinks its very selfish for Mrs. Van Daan to keep it if others use it when she doesn’t.
What does Mr Dussel accuse Mrs Van Daan of doing?
Mrs. Van Daan is accused of always giving more food to Mr. Van Daan always get a little bit more.” Dussel seems to accuse the Van Daans of giving themselves more food so that they can be healthier and survive longer than the other families.
How is Mr Van Daan selfish?
Van Daan’s selfishness is evident at the beginning of the play, and it continues to grow until he actually begins stealing food from the Annex storage bin. He sells his wife’s favorite fur coat in order to buy himself cigarettes and is completely harsh and uncaring toward Peter, his son.
What has happened to Mouschi?
What has happened to Mouschi? Nothing, Mouschi is there. Mouschi hide in the hiding place and they found him. They gave Mouschi away to a nice family.
Is Mouschi a girl or boy?
Mentioned in her diary, The Diary of a Young Girl, Mouschi was a real cat who belonged to Peter, the teenage boy also in hiding with Anne. Anne Frank was forced to leave her own cat, Moortje, behind after the Nazi invasion.
What two languages was Anne reading?
Not only is she seemingly embarrassed by her mother, as most teenagers are, but as a young immigrant to Holland, she has taken on ‘proper’ Dutch as her primary language naturally. Anne too seems to have prayed in German and not Dutch, maybe as in influence from her mother.
Is Anne Frank German?
Anne Frank was born in the German city of Frankfurt am Main in 1929. Anne’s sister Margot was three years her senior. Unemployment was high and poverty was severe in Germany, and it was the period in which Adolf Hitler and his party were gaining more and more supporters.