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Give a character-sketch of Anne Frank as it is reflected by her in ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’.

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Anne Frank introduces herself as a lonely adolescent who has no one around her to open her heart. She is given a diary on her thirteenth birthday. She fails to come to terms with the adults as they can’t understand, appreciate and share her feelings. She has many friends but they always talk about ‘trivial’ things. She can’t open her heart even to her mother. She lacks sympathy and depth of feelings. She can’t look towards Margot, her elder sister for emotional support either. Hence, she finds ‘Kitty’ or her diary—her only confidant. She can express her innermost thoughts and feelings only by writing a diary.

In the beginning, she is not much worried by the horrible and tragic happenings that were taking place in the outer world. She is quite optimistic and hopes that things will certainly improve after the war. But the substance and significance of her writings change considerably while she is in hiding. As she grows in months and years, she shows a surprising maturity in her understanding and grasp of political, social and cultural aspects of the times. The dire and unusual circumstances of the Holocaust makes her more introspective and thoughtful.

Anne finds herself, her family and the Jews in general alienated from the general stream of life in Europe. She shows a rare understanding of the working of the Nazis and the Gastapo. She prays for herself and the Jewish race and hopes for their redemption.

Anne has to struggle with her two-selves or two Annes. There is a constant struggle between her innermost thoughts and the adult world she has to live in. She doesn’t feel comfortable with her mother, sister, Mrs. Van Daan and Mr. Dussel. She has passed puberty and enters the adolescent age. She adores her father but the age difference prevents her from sharing some intensely personal issues with him. She develops a passionate relationship with Peter Van Daan as she can discuss the issues of sex and sexuality with her. She craves for emotional support as well as for physical love. Anne is divided against her ownself. She has an identity problem. She considers herself a German but has lost her citizenship. She has only God and her faith to look for redemption. She hopes to get freedom, peace and fresh air after the war.

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