From the Diary of Anne Frank — Flashcards

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Anne starts writing because she feels lonely and wants a true friend. She says that paper has more patience than people, so the diary becomes her close companion and confidant.

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It means a diary will quietly accept all thoughts and feelings without interrupting, judging, or getting bored. This shows Anne’s need to express herself honestly.

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Kitty is the name Anne gives to her diary. She treats it like a true friend and writes her entries as if speaking to a trusted listener.

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Anne writes about her family, her father’s marriage, Margot’s birth in Frankfurt in Germany in 1926, her own birth on 12 June 1929, the family’s move from Germany to Holland, and her early schooling.

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She feels that she and her friends do not get very close and only talk about ordinary things. She believes they cannot share deeper thoughts with one another.

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The diary entries span from 12 June 1942 to 1 August 1944. This makes it a record of Anne’s life during the war years.

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The family went into hiding in July 1942 in hidden rooms in Otto Frank’s office building. Later they were betrayed and taken to concentration camps.

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Anne died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in February/March 1945, within days of her sister Margot.