The Diary of a
Young Girl-Anne Frank-Friday-March 10-1944
Anne begins this entry by
writing about the famous proverb ‘Misfortunes never come alone’. She says that
the above proverb is applicable to them in the Annex. First of all, she writes
that Miep is ill due to bad cold she had caught while attending a marriage
ceremony. Second, Mr. Kleiman is still suffering from bleeding in his stomach.
Only Bep is there in the Annex to do all the jobs for them. Third, the man who
used to supply them potatoes has been arrested by the police. Another thing
that made them scared is that someone knocked on the wall next to the door the
previous night. It made them sad and gloomy for the whole evening. So, she was
not in a mood to write anything.
For three consecutive
days, she remained in Peter’s room from 4:30 to 5:15. They worked on French and
had a chance to chat on more things. She ends up the entry with a strong desire
to know if Peter also is pleased to meet her.
Saturday, March 11, 1944
The desire to talk to
Peter grows more and more stronger in her and, at the same time, she does not
want that she should become a trouble for him.
Sunday March 12, 1944
Anne thinks that Peter is
angry with her because he has not talked to her since yesterday. She is also
maintaining some distance from him. But she feels it very difficult to to
continue doing so. She is unable to show herself look normal from outside because
a lot of disturbance is going on in her.
Yesterday afternoon, she
lay down on her divan to have a nap, but continued sleeping up to four. It was
not easy to answer to all the questions put to her by her mother and to invent excuse to explain the reason for
her nap.
She is also unable to
confide in Margot her most secret thoughts because she takes Anne so seriously.
She spends a lot of time thinking about Anne. She also wonders about Anne, “Is
she acting, or does she really mean it?”
Tuesday, March 14, 1944
The people who supply
ration to the inmates of Annex have been arrested. Miep and Mr. Kleiman are
sick again, so it is difficult for Bep to manage shopping all alone. There is
no fat or oil in the kitchen to fry potatoes, etc. Today’s lunch contains mashed
potatoes and pickled kale (a cabbage-like vegetable). Most of the potatoes are
rotten and spread a foul smell everywhere.
Mrs. van Daan finds it
very difficult to cook without oil and the foul smell makes her feel like
vomiting. She also expresses her opinion on war and says that she is hopeless
about the end of the war. She is afraid that they all are going to die of
hunger.
Mr. van Daan also
expresses his opinion on war. (488)
He says that he keeps on
smoking and smoking. If he does not get any, he becomes sick. Other things do
not bother him and he says that food is not important to him. He prefers to
love a slice of rye bread at that very time because he is so much hungry.
Mr. Dussel is worried to
complete his task which he has set for himself. He is of the opinion that they
cannot be caught from the Secret Annex.
Thursday March 16, 1944
Anne begins this diary
entry by writing that Mr. Kugler has been called up for a six-day work detail.
Bep is suffering from bad cold. Miep has not yet recovered from flu and Mr.
Kleiman’s stomach bleed so much that he easily loses his consciousness.
The inmates are of the
opinion that Mr. Kugler should obtain medical certificate from some reliable
doctor to present it to the City Hall in Hilversa. All warehouse employees will be having a day off
except Bep. It means the inmates of the Annex will have to remain as silent as
mice so that their noise might not pass through the walls of the secret place.
Jan is supposed to come at the Annex at one o’clock to ask the inmates if they
need any help from him.
Thursday, March 16, 1944
(Again)
Anne writes that a
conflict is going on in her mind now-a-days between her thoughts and emotions.
She says that, up to now, the reason has been able to overpower emotions. She
also writes that she is becoming ‘closed- up’ day by day. She has become more
contemptuous of her mother, less affectionate to Father and less willing to
share any thought with Margot. She does not want that others should know about
her inner thoughts.
