Reading

we begin with Anne constantly thinking about peter "she hardly does anything else but think of peter" the book says. however her mother does not approve of her crush on him, this makes Anne angry at her she begins to resent the fact that that grownups treat her Margot and Peter and children and prevent them from expressing their feelings about overcoming depression and discouragement. anne finally admits to herself that her feelings for peter are " pretty near to being in love with him". anne looks back to the girl she used to be and the life to led before she went into hiding "it all seems so unreal. it was quite a different anne who enjoyed a heavenly existence to the anne who has grown wise within these walls" she says. more and more anne confides in peter and the talk about when there group first went into hiding. although anne states that politics don't interest her she she describes the reactions of her group to the news Watch the hair over the radio or from there "protectors". and continues growing close to Peter and drifting away from her mother and is "up in the clouds" when he finally kisses her

anne disregards the probable reaction from her parents and sister and and continues her relationship with peter. we see anne begin to grow out of her depression when she says "everyday i feel that i am developing inwardly that the liberation is drawing nearer and how beautiful nature is how good the people are about me how interesting this adventure is why then should i be in despair?". following the advice margot had given her anne writes a letter to her father explaining her feeling and him and her mother the difficulties she's been going through the period they have been in hiding and speaking about his silent disapproval of her relationship with peter. anne fears that since she was born in germany she and her family will not be able to remain in holland once the war is over. but she clings to hope that something will happen and the war will end soon. anne's last entry before the "secret annexe" is raided by the police and it's occupants were sent to concentration camps. at the end of the book anne is clearly a very different person as we see her develop throughout the years.

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