The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne FrankThe Same Day-Thursday, May 25-1944onwards

 The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne FrankThe Same Day (Thursday, May 25, 1944)

Anne writes that everyday something is happening. Mr. van Hoevan was arrested for hiding two Jews in his house. People are being arrested for one thing or the other. Some are being sent to prison for doing black-marketing, while others for hiding Jews. The arrest of Mr. van Hoevan would prove to be a big loss to them because it would be very difficult for Bep to bring the loads of potatoes for the inmates of the Annex. They will have to make a change in their schedule of food requirements to ease Bep’s burden.

Anne sits quietly at her table in front of the crack in the window. She is sad and somber. She has much in her mind to brood over certain things like, the increasing troubles of the Jews, the delay in invasion, awful food, the miserable atmosphere inside and her own problems with Peter. The atmosphere inside the Annex keeps on changing, at one time   , they are happy thinking about the comic side of life while at the other time, they are frightened and hopeless.

Mr. Kugler and Miep are overburdened due to their responsibilities. Sometimes they feel so much tense that they hardly speak any word to them. Mr. Kleiman and Bep also look after them; but they manage to forget about the Annex and its inmates for a few hours when they attend to their own worries of life. Mr. Kleiman suffer from ill health while Bep is worried about her engagement.

The drains in the Annex are blocked, so they face a big problem due to it. They cannot flush toilet, cannot run water, etc., etc.

Miep has sent a “currant loaf” with “Happy Pentercost” written on its top. It seems mocking at them because they are in sad mood.

They are doing everything quietly. She is afraid that the police might enter the warehouse for search operation as they are doing elsewhere. She had to go downstairs to use the bathroom this evening at eight p.m. and she felt scared there. She always writes about Miep, who has talked straight to Mr. Frank. Anne’s father asking if all the inmates of the Annex think them (…who are helping them) that they are also infected by the anti-Jewish wave (Anti-Semitism) spread everywhere around. Anne’s father  removed her fears; but Miep’s suspicion is not removed fully.

Wednesday, May 31, 1944

Anne writes that, due to hot weather conditions, she could not write for four days. Another news is that the drains in the warehouse were cleared on Saturday. Mrs. Kleiman visited the Annex in the afternoon. Bep came on Sunday and had breakfast with them. Mr. Gies served as the watchman of the Annex.

Friday, June 2, 1944

Nothing important

Monday, June 2, 1944

There is a quarrel between Dussel and the Frank family over the dicision of butter. Anne also reports close friendship between Dussel and Mrs. van Daan, also about her flirtation and exchange of kisses between them.

Rome is under the Fifth Army. Very few vegetables and potatoes are available in the Annex. A new cat has been brought in the warehouse. (529)

Thursday, June 6, 1944

The invasion has begun and the British have done heavy bombing on some cities. People living in the occupied territories within the area of twenty miles from the coast have been warned of fresh bombardment. British paratroops have also landed on the French coast.

They also listen to several BBC broadcast coming from time to time. They have come to know at 1 o’clock through BBC that 11000 planes are ready to operate, 4000 landing craft and small boats are said to be arriving in the area between Cherbourg and Le Havre. English and American troops are also engaged in heavy fight.

The inmates of the Annex are hopeful of the long waited liberation. Anne becomes hopeful of going back to her school and meeting her friends.

Anne also adds that the French coast was bombarded with 5500 tons of bombs during the fight. There were 24000 airplanes in operation today. (900)

Friday, June 9, 1944

Anne reports about the fresh invasion on the cost of France. The allies are succeeding in liberating some area. The planes are flying in the sky despites bad weather. They heard over the BBC that Churchill wanted to land with his troops to encourage them.

Mrs. van Daan moans and groans all day about the bad weather. Anne also writes that they, except Mr. van Daan and Peter, have all read the biography of Franz Liszt, a pianist.

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