I made a connection with this because when I see someone on the streets being miserable I get really sad in my heart and can’t help but to have sympathy them.

Page: 63

This confused me because I feel that the wording used doesn’t make a lot of sense, and to a person reading it first hand they might get a little confused.

Page: 43

This surprised me because I can’t believe that they would talk to Anne that way, whiteout even letting her get out a single word. They should’ve let Anne tell her side of the story or at least given her the chance to give it back.

Page:44

This resonated with me because I can relate to this I’m my real life, when my parents favor my siblings over me even when they don’t realize it. I think that was really unfair to Anne especially since she is a young kid, and she doesn’t deserve to be treated that way.

Page:44

This surprised me because, Anne shouldn’t be dealing with this subject at her age, Anne had to witness this experience happing in front of her eyes and was comfortable enough to talk about it. Anne shouldn’t have to see this married woman, flirting with her dad, something like this could scar a child.

Page: 37

My thoughts while reading this were, how a little girl like this can have this much rage, and being able to express it all into a book. I was thinking how this situation is very unfair for Anne, because someone her age shouldn’t be having to deal with a situation like this.

Page: 94

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Mummy got up, paused by my bed for a moment, and walked slowly towards the door. Suddenly she turned around, and with a distorted look on her face said, "I don't want to be cross, love cannot be forced." There were tears in her eyes as she left the room.”

My thoughts were how could Anne talk that way to her mother like that, I know she didn’t mean to hurt her feelings but Anne could have made it come off more softer. I feel that Anne really hurt her mother with that comment, because of how her mother said “love cannot be forced.”

Page: 77

Can a country like that wage war against England?”

This confused me because I don’t know a lot about politics, but from the context clues in the text I understand what she was referring to. But I can see a first time reader that also doesn’t know a lot about politics, getting confused by the information in the text.

Page : 95

This surprised me because I can’t believe that it would be called, “ for children who make no progress”. That seems a little absurd and rude to me, because if I was the one taking the lessons I wouldn’t want it to make me feel that i make no progress. I would want it to make me feel that I am accomplishing something good.

Page : 99

“Burglars again, but real this time!”

This really surprised me because Anne and her family were being robbed, while being in hiding. Anne also said “this time for real” which means that she’s almost had this happen to her before. If it were me hiding in the secret annex I would be terrified being in Anne’s situation, because I would be to scared if I got caught. If I would have, I would be all nervous about what’s going to happen to me and my family if they do catch us.

Page : 89

Short quote: “I believe, Daddy, that you expect a declaration for me, so I will give it to you. You are disappointed in me, as you expected more reserve from me, and I suppose you want me to be just as a fourteen-year-old should be. But that’s where you’re mistaken!

This sign post really had me surprised because I would never talk to my parents that way, but that is my personal opinion. But I can understand were Anne is coming from, sometimes as kids we can sometimes feel like we aren’t seen and my sometimes say things that we don’t mean and can’t take back.

Page: 224-225

• Week 3

I think that this quote shows a tough question because she’s asking herself this question of if she should go upstairs to be with Peter or obey her fathers wishes of not going, and she wanted to make the right decision. Because if she went upstairs she would be disappointing her father by going against his decision, but if she doesn’t go upstairs it would be like if she was showing a lack of trust towards Peter. Which in her eyes she didn’t want to do because later ended up choosing to go upstairs with Peter, which had later led to a fight with her father.

Page: 221

• Week 3

This surprised me because I couldn’t believe how, although Miep didn’t intend, rubbed all of this in their faces while they were left stuck inside starving. I know the Miep probably didn’t mean any harm of it, but all I can see is how Anne might be feeling. Anne is just a little girl having to struggle with starvation and not being able to go outside like Miep.

Page: 229

• Week 3

This surprised me because, I personally was not expecting someone at Anne’s age to be going this fast into a relationship. I thought that Anne would have taken these things slow especially because of her situation, and how she would be stuck with him for 2 years. I know that Anne didn’t know she was going to be in the secret annexe that long but even though if they did get out alive as she predicted, if they had broken up it would be very hard to face each other in person again because of the history they have together.

Page: 218

• Week 3

I was thinking about how a little girl at Anne’s age knows all about these politics, and bad things happening in the world around her. I feel bad that she is kind of forced into knowing about what’s happening around her, and she has no choice but to watch. I think Anne is a very smart girl for her age, but shouldn’t have this in her brain especially while it is still developing. It’s not fair to Anne, she deserves a normal childhood, instead of having to deal with this horrible tragedy happening to people around her.

Page: 223

• Week 3

This is Aha moment because Anne is starting to realize that she is losing feelings for Peter. Now she is stuck with him and has to pretend how she feels towards him, because if they break up it is going to be awkward seeing each other every day. Plus if Anne had just listened to her dad, she wouldn’t be in this situation and not having to be in a relationship she doesn’t want to be in.

Page: 256

This surprised me because I didn’t expect this from Anne, especially because she seems very mature and down to the world. She seems like a very open person and this just caught me off guard. Especially how descriptive she was when talking about it.

Page: 130

This surprised me because it makes me sad to see how close Anne was to surviving the Annex, and the fact that she could sense her sister’s death only a few days later. If you look back at the book when she’s talking about her leaving and going get to go to school really makes me sad, because I know that she isn’t going to survive and won’t ever get to go to school.

Page: 280

This surprised me because I didn’t expect Anne’s book to become so popular. Even to this day I feel like Anne’s Diary is very well known and relevant to this day. You can really see how much people have connected with Anne’s experience and feelings that she had during this time, and I feel that some people connect very emotionally towards her.

Page: 281

Mr. Van Dann's suit isn't easily disposed of, because he wants too much for it. The end of the story is not yet in sight. Mrs. Van Daan will certainly have to part with her fur coat.”

My thoughts are how a grown woman can act like such a child, she can see how her family is struggling but is still going to whine about her fur coat. I just think that if you are a grown adult, you have to act like you have some sense of pride to help out your family.

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