The Diary of a Young Girl-Annse Frank-Wednesday-May 10-1944-onwards

 The Diary of a Young Girl-Annse Frank-Wednesday-May 10-1944-onwards

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Thursday, May 11, 1944-onwards

Anne writes that she began reading the biography of Galileo Galilei the previous day and read up to the page 220 out of 320. The next week, she proposes to read Palestine at the Crossroads and also the second volume of Galilei. In addition to these, she finished reading the first volume of a biography of Emperor V the previous day.

 She has to complete the genealogical charts also. The she has to write, memorise and read aloud three pages of foreign words from her various books. She has to arrange her movie stars also. After that, the mystery about several characters of the old world has to be resolved. These are: Theseus, Oedipus, Peleus, Orpheus, Jason and Hercules, Myron and Phidias are  also in her list. She also thinks of reading seven years War and Nine Years War. After that, she mentions more, like, The Bible, the Story of the Bathing Susamma, Sodom, Gomorrah , Charlotte of the Palestine, Cady’s Life, etc.

Anne writes her father’s birthday, which was celebrated the previous day. Mr. Kleiman gifted him a biography of Linnacus, Mr. Kugler a book on nature and Mr. Dussel gave him The Canals of Amsterdam.

The van Daan gave him a huge box that contained three eggs, a bottle of beer, a jar of yoghurt, green tie and some more like flowers from Bep, Anne  and Miep, fifty petits fours (sweet cakes and biscuits) from Siemons Bakery.

Tuesday, May 16, 1944

Anne begins this diary entry mentioning discussion between Mrs. & Mr. van Daans on the war and it ends up with heated arguments. Next Anne writes as to what course or books each member of the Annex is interested in.

Friday, May 19, 1944

In this diary entry, Anne describes that she has not stopped meeting Peter by going upstairs. She also adds that she has succeeded a little bit in distancing herself from the situation, but Peter is still her sweetheart.

Saturday, May 20, 1944

Anne reports about the damage caused to her papers as they got dipped in water incidentally because a vase had fallen down on the floor.  Her entire genealogical file, her notebooks, books, everything was afloat. She was so upset that she started speaking German, which made father burst into peals of laughter and then Margot and Mother also joined in. After that, she separated the sheets which had stuck together and hung them on the clothes-line to dry up. It was a funny sight her Anne. The rest of the responsibility she gave to Peter and came downstairs. She came to know from Margot that her Algebra book was ruined; but it was not ruined entirely. (433)

Monday, May 22, 1944

Anne begins to write telling her friend Diary ythat there are talks on ‘invasion’ across the entire western coast of Europe, all the way to Spain. People are debating, betting and perhaps hoping that there will be invasion soon. Mr. Frank has lost bet to Mrs. van Daan and he had to give her five jars full of yoghurt. All the Dutch people have pinned hope of on the English to do some great heroic deeds.

At the same time, Anne becomes doubtful about the Britishers’ help to save the Hollanders.  She holds all the other countries, big or small just at the border, which are now under German Regime, responsible for their present plight.

After that, Anne makes a broader view on the situation. She says that the rest of the world, including England, will have to leave their ostrich policy and take cudgels against Germany.

Another fact that dismayed Anne moist is that people are becoming anti-Jews. It is being said that ‘anti-Semitism’ wave is gaining ground in circles where it was thought to be unbelievable. Dogmatic views on religion are rife and causing wrong perception about the Jews even in the minds of the moderate Christians.

It is also being said that the Jews, who sheltered in Holland before war and now have been sent to Poland, should not be given permission to return to Holland because they were already given the right to asylum in Holland. Once the war is over, they should be sent back to Germany.

Anne is much grieved to think about all this discrimination being done to the Jews, who have always been subject to oppression in the whole world.

She loves Holland and does not want that the Jews should be forced to leave their beloved land.

Thursday, May 25, 1944

In this diary entry, Anne writes about Bep’s engagement to Bertus, who is a labourer and she does not love him at all.

She gets ready for the engagement for her father’s sake as he likes him very much. Anne thinks that Bep would not be happy after marrying him because she has a vision to grow in life, while Bertus has not got any. He may be nice, dependable and athletic young man, but if Bep does not love him, it is enough reason to refuse to get engaged with him. (878 words)

Anne feels sorry for Bep. They can get married after the war. Both of them do not have any penny to their name. She hopes that Bertus would improve under Bep’s influence.