The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne Frank-Sunday-April 16-1944-onwards

 The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne Frank-Sunday-April 16-1944-onwards

In this diary entry, Anne describes as to how happy she was when Peter kissed her.

Monday, April 17, 1944

She begins this entry by thinking about the appropriateness of the kiss she had from Peter at the age when she is hardly of fifteen.

She is confused if her mother would approve of it or not. But, at another thought, she believes that she has to trust her own judgment in that matter. Thus, Anne goes through a mental struggle between to opposite thoughts. She thinks of certain moral values which Margot would certainly have followed in the similar situation. She also thinks of her mother, who had never touched a man before meeting Mr. Frank, her father. Sometimes she thinks it shocking, at another moment, she invents excuses in her own defense to justify her action. Her inner voice compels her to tell everything about her close relation with Peter to her father.

Tuesday, April 18, 1944

Anne writes that she discussed with Peter several things related to girls without hesitation. They also discussed about several body parts. Anne also writes about beautiful spring season that began in April. It is neither too cold nor too hot. The trees are also having new leafs gradually and blossoms also.

On Saturday, Bep presented them with four bouquet of flowers, three of daffodils and one of grape hyacinths, that is fr her, Mr. Kugler is supplying them copies of newspapers also.

She also writes that it is peaceful and safe for her to sit in Peter’s arms around her near the window and looking outside to enjoy nature. (276)

Friday, April 21, 1944

Anne had to stay in bed the previous day due to sore throat. She also writes about royal families. It was Fiihrer’s fifty-fifth birthday the previous day. It is eighteenth birthday of her Royal Highness’ Princess Elizabeth of York.

Anne also writes that they doubt that van Marren had stolen the potato flour and he was trying to put blame on Bep. Anne also desires to ask the magazine to publish her fairy tale under a pseudonym 9a fake name).

Tuesday, April 25, 1944

Anne reports that Dussel is not on speaking terms with Mr. van Daan because he was stopped to go downstairs on the plea of security measure. After Peter’s and Mr. van Daan’s last round downstairs at 9:30 every night, no one is allowed to go down, No one can flush toilet between eight at night and eight in the morning. Windows will remain closed at night. Dussel was blamed for opening the window at night with the help of a stick. He said that he could live without food but cannot live without fresh air. So he decided to take the matter with Mr. Kugler. He is also not allowed to sit in  Mr. Kugler’s office anymore on Saturday afternoon or on Sundays. They feared that anyone from Keg’s company might hear him. But Dussel made Mr. van Daan furious by flouting this condition put on him. Finally, Anne’s father pacified him. Mr. Voskuijl’s condition is worsening day by day. The doctor thinks that cancer has spread his lungs.

Anne further writes her story “Blurry the Explorer” had been a big hit with her three listeners. Her bad cold has also passed on to Margot.

Thursday, April 27, 1944

Anne writes that Mrs. van Daan woke up this morning in a bad mood as she is suffering from bad cold. The other point for her grumbling is that the sun is not shining, the inmates were not allowed to look out of the Annex through windows, etc. Onions and oils are not available for making food. At present Anne is reading a book ‘Emperor Charles V’ written by a professor of the University of Gottingen. It contains 598 pages and she has read only fifty pages in five days.

After that, Anne explains all the activities she did in a single day. First, she translated a passage from Nelson’s last battle in English from Dutch. Second, she read more about Northern War (1700-22). Next, she read about Brazil, about Bahia tobacco, coffee in plenty, the population of Ri de Janerio, Pernambuco and Sao Paulo. After that she read about the river Amazon, about Negroes, mulattoes, mestizos, whites, the illiteracy rate, that was over 50% and malaria.

She also read the genealogical chart: Casimir I, Henry Casimir I up to Margriet Francicka (born in 1945 in Ottawa). Anne resumed her studies in the attic and she read about deans, priests, ministers, popes and…so on till 1 o’clock.

At 2 o’clock, she read about Old World and New World monkeys. After that, she read about the Bible, Noah’s Ark, Shem, Ham and Japheth, Charles V, Thackeray’s book about the Colnel in English. These were followed by French test and comparison between Mississippi and the Missourit.