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Give a character sketch of Mr. Vaan Daan in your own words.

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Mr. Van Daan is one of the major characters that find shelter in a secret annexe in Amesterdam. He comes to join the family of Franks in the annexe. He had worked with Mr. Otto Frank as an herbal specialist in Amesterdam. Van Daan’s actual name is Hermann Van Pets, but Anne Frank calls him Mr. Van Daan in her diary. Anne has a better opinion of Mr. Van Daan than what she holds about his wife Mrs. Van Daan. She thinks him intelligent, a man of strong views and pragmatic. Anne does find a flaw in Van Daan’s character. She finds him egotistical. He is rather temperamental. He dares to speak his mind openly. He doesn’t bother if his action causes arguments or friction. Mr. Van Daan fails to have a very smooth relationship with his wife. He finds her petty and disagreeable. They fight quite frequently and openly.

Mr. Van Daan used to be in the meat, sausage and spice business. In the secret annexe Mr. Van Daan decided to make bratwurst and sausages. The kitchen was in shambles. Mr. Van Daan clad in his wife’s apron, was working away at meat. With his bloody hands, red face and spotted apron, he looked like a real butcher.

Mr. Van Daan remains well informed of the political situation in Europe and the war. Like everyone else, he also believed that the war would end soon. The end of the war and defeat of Hitler would mean the end of persecution, torture and death of the Jews.

Mr. Van Daan is arrested with all the other members in the secret annexe and dies in the gas chambers at Auschwitz in November, 1944.

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