The Importance Of Life In The Annex Of Anne Frank

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Fled from their homes. Terrified for their lives and treated less than, just because of their religion. This is what millions of people went through during WWII. Today we will, in particularly, look at life in the secret annex of Anne Frank. It was frightening, tense, and there was a lack of freedom. Life in the annex was other things as well, but let us “dive in” a little deeper into the topics previously mentioned. Life in the annex was many things, and frightening was no exception. Those living in the secret annex never knew what could happen, they had no idea when the Nazis could storm in and carry them off. They lived never knowing when anyone could come in or give them up to the Nazis. As well as being unexpecting of intruders that were human, the people in hiding to deal with rats. To add to the fear factor of life in the annex, there were constant noises from outside and downstairs in the office that the Franks, Van Daans and Dussel had no idea what they were or where they were coming from. Life was frightening in the annex, but it was also many more unpleasant things. …show more content…

I mean, there are eight people with different personalities living in a small attic; things are bound to get tense. The relationships between everyone in the annex were tried over the two years they were in hiding. Take Anne and Mr. Dussel for example; when Dussel first came into the annex he and Anne had a pretty good relationship, but after a few days and a couple of nightmares, things weren’t so nice between them. Anne and the Van Daan parents had a not-so-good relationship not too far into the two years of hiding. Relationships also got tense between Mrs. Frank and Mr. Van Daan when Van Daan took food from the annex. Being in hiding for two years could get tense, and it

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