Value Points :
• Anne changed in many ways over the two years she was writing her diary. Some of these changes can be described as “growth”
• “She became an astute observer of politics, and of human nature, and she became a very practised and welleducated writer.”
• Many of her diary entries suggest a mind mature past her years, and we forget we are reading the work of a teenager.
• On one hand, she feels like she is still the exuberant and sociable person that made her so popular in school, but on the other hand, she feels like a persons with deep views and insights into the world around.
Detailed Answer :
By the time Anne started writing her diary she was just a thirteen-year-old teenager, who was a sufferer in the Second World War. She had to remain hidden in an annexe for 2 years. Within that time she underwent many changes. The major change described was “growth”. She became an astute observer of politics and human nature, and she became a very practised and well educated writer. Many of her diary entries suggest a mind mature past her years, as we forget that we are reading the work of a teenager. On one hand she feels like she is still the exuberant and soluble person that made her so popular in school, but on the other hand, she feels like a person with deep views and insights into the world around.