Value points :
• Peter Van Daan is shy, inarticulate and awkward
• Cannot assert himself
• Gets convinced by others
• Lazy
• Hardly a person worth Anne’s notice
• Desperately in need of affection
• Suffered form inferiority complex
• Not developed much in the two years he spent in the Annexe.
Detailed Answer :
Peter Van Daan was the teenage son of the van Daans, whose real name was Peter Van Pels. Anne first saw Peter as obnoxious, lazy, and hypersensitive, but later they both became close friend. Peter was a quiet, timid and honest boy and he was sweet to Anne. He was shy, inarticulate and awkward in his behaviour. He could not assert himself and got convinced by others. During their time in the annexe, Anne and Peter developed a romantic attraction. Though he was extremely lazy and hardly able to be noticed by Anne. He was desperately in need of affection because he suffers from inferiority complex. He was very fond of reading books, especially if they were meant for adult reading. Once he hid in the loft to read one such book and became so engrossed in reading that the forgot to come down for dinner. His father came up to call him and hit him hard when he found him reading the book. he was refused dinner that night. He did not like it when his parents scolded him. Sometimes he reacted as well. As a result he became emotionally detached from them. Though, he could not develop much in the two years he spent in the Annexe.
