From The Diary Of Anne Frank

What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank? 

   It was the first time Anne Frank was writing in a diary. She had never written anything like this before as she had felt no one would be interested in reading about the thoughts of a young girl. Therefore this was a strange experience. 

Why did Anne think she could confide more in her diary than in people? 

   According to her, the paper had more patience than people. She felt her friends would prefer more fun and good times than listening to her and her thoughts. So, she confides writing in a diary than in people. 

What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother? 

   The fact that Anne spent some part of her childhood with her grandmother is enough evidence to imply the connection between the two. 

   Also, she explicitly mentions in her diary that she missed her grandmother more than anyone else. The touching gesture of lighting up one candle for her grandmother on her birthday proves so. 

How did Anne justify her being a chatterbox in her essay? 

   Anne explained that she got the habit of speaking too much from her mother mentioning in the essay that it was an inherited trait. 

"Teachers are the most unpredictable creatures". Explain this statement. 

   It is the teachers who decide which student will move up to the next form and who will be kept back. Thus, it is only dependent on the teacher to decide the status of the student. So, they are unpredictable. In the text, Mr Keesing was angry with Anne and gave her assignments as punishment. But later, after reading her assignments, he seems to accept her talkative nature. In this context, he is unpredictable. 

What do these statements tell you about Anne Frank as a person? [instead of 1, 2, ..., you should write (i), (ii), ...]

1. We don't seem to be able to get any closer, and that's the problem. Maybe, it's my fault that we don't confide in each other. 

2. I don't want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would, but I want the diary to be my friend. 

3. Margot went to Holland in December, and I followed in February when I was plunked down on the table as a birthday present for Margot. 

4. If you ask me, there are so many dummies that about a quarter of the class should be kept back, but teachers are the most unpredictable creatures on earth. 

5. Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. 

1. Anne was an introvert. It was difficult for her to make personal relations and share with others what was going on in her mind. 

2. She was lonely. Despite having family and friends, she would not feel comfortable with them and so, she considered Kitty her true friend. 

3. She was sensitive. She desired to be with her grandmother and was hurt when she was shifted to give her sister company. 

4. She had independent opinions. She felt that there were many weak students who had to be detained. 

5. Anne was an intelligent writer. She could have left big gaps to complete the number of pages and could have submitted easily. But Anne wanted to write and give such arguments which would prove herself that she was different in her approach.