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How does Anne mature physically as well as mentally through the course of her diary and her stay in the secret Annexe?

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Anne matures physically, mentally and even spiritually during the 26 months of stay in the secret annexe in Amesterdam. She is just thirteen or so when her family shifts there. She writes : “I don’t think I’ll ever feel at home in this house, but that doesn’t mean I hate it”. In the beginning, she finds the annexe an ideal place to hide in. Inspite of being damp and lopsided it was the most comfortable hiding in “all of Holland”. She can’t stand her mother most of the times. She is a “stranger” to her. She doesn’t even understand what Anne thinks about the most ordinary things. She doesn’t get along very well with Margot either. She dislikes both, Mr. Dussel as well as Mrs. Van Daan. She confesses : “I understand my girlfriends better than my mother. Isn’t that a shame?” The food they get is horrible. It mainly consists of bread, spinach and rotten potatoes with sweetish taste. But still she considers that she is living in a “paradise” compared to the Jews who aren’t in hiding. As Anne grows in months, she shows a remarkable understanding of social, cultural and human issues. She thinks of Hanneli. Thinking of her sufferings, she prays to God to perform a miracle and save her and other unfortunate Jews. Hanneli symbolises to Anne the sufferings of her friends as well as that of Jews in general. Praying for her, she was praying for “all the Jews and all those in need.” However, not being able to go outside upsets her. She is terrified that their hiding place will be discovered and that they will be shot.

Physically too Anne shows signs of change and growth. She is about to have her first periods soon. She needs someone who can support her emotionally. Her mother, Mrs. Van Daans and Mr. Dussel irrate her and she can’t stand them. She adores her father but can’t share her innermost feelings with him. She is of an age when she needs a boy-friend more than a girl-friend. Hence Peter Van Daan steps in. Now not only can she talk of sex and sexuality but share her innermost feelings with him.

Mentally and spiritually, Anne shows an incredible understanding of social and human issues. She is torn between switching moods and changing identities. She is German but has no citizenship. She loves the Dutch people but they too have become indifferent towards the Jews. She is pained to realise that only Jews were selected and isolated for persecution and torture.

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