Transcript Anne - A1, S3

The Play of the Diary of Anne Frank
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 3:
• The realities of life
begin to set in.
• Anne finds it difficult to
contain herself after 10
hours of silence:
– Her father calls her
“wild, self-willed”.
– Mr van Daan thinks she
needs a “good oldfashioned spanking”.
– She is unfavorably
compared to her sister.
Act 1, Scene 3:
• Mr van Daan belittles
Peter for struggling with
maths.
• He complains about the
food.
• Mrs van Daan flirts with
Mr Frank.
• She is outraged when
Anne spills milk on her
expensive fur coat.
Act 1, Scene 3:
• Jan Dussel, a Jewish
dentist, is in trouble.
• He comes to stay in the
Annex “just for a night
or two”.
• He is not pleased to
have to share a room
with Anne:
– “According to him,
nothing - I repeat
nothing - is right about
me, my appearance, my
character, my manners.”
Act 1, Scene 3:
• Dussel brings news
from the outside world.
The Jewish community
is plagued by:
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Call-up Notices
House searches
Disappearances
Deportations
• Everyone thinks that
the Franks escaped to
Switzerland.
Act 1, Scene 3:
• The themes that are
explored through the
characters and incidents
in this scene are:
– Persecution
– Conflict
– Generosity
Questions & Answers:
• Why does Mrs van Daan care so much about her fur coat?
What does it represent to her?
– Mrs van Daan cares about the coat because her father gave it to her.
It is one of the few reminders that she has of the luxurious life she
lived before the war. It is her link with the past.
• Mr Frank immediately agrees to take in the Jewish dentist.
Mr van Daan does not think it is a good idea. Who do you
think is right? Explain why.
– You tell me …
• “You make us seem very heroic.” Do you feel that by helping
the Franks, Miep and Mr Kraler are heroic? Why do you think
they are prepared to risk their lives to help Jews?
– You tell me …
– They feel compelled to help because they are decent human beings
who are opposed to the Nazis. As Mr Kraler says: “We simply don’t
like Nazis. We don’t like their methods. We don’t like anything about
them.”