Character Analysis

Anne is Mr. and Mrs. Frank’s daughter. Anne is thirteen and very talkative. Anne is the trouble in the attic. Anne always acts up and gets on everyone’s nerves.

Anne and Peter have a love/hate relationship. One moment they are having fun with one another the next moment they start to argue. Anne always attempts to be friends with Peter so she can have fun with someone. After all Peter is the only person in the attic in her age range but he makes everything so difficult for her. She gets so frustrated sometimes she wishes he were a girl.

Anne and Mrs. Frank don’t have a strong relationship. Anne described her mother as unbearable. Anne doesn’t love her mother as much as she loves her father because Mrs. Frank always treats her like a child.

Anne and Mr. Van Daan’s relationship isn’t so great either. Anne mocks Mr. Van Daan while he talks and Mr. Van Daan wishes Anne were more like Margot her sister. Her relationship with Mr. Dussel is bad to he finds her annoying. When Mr. Van Daan asked Mr. Dussel what had happened with Anne (because she woke up screaming that night) Mr. Dussel said it was a nightmare. When Mr. Van Daan told Mr. Dussel it sounded like someone had tried to murder her Mr. Dussel said he wished.

Anne doesn’t really like the idea of being in an attic. She wants to be moving around and have fun. She always whines.

A quote I thought Anne said was important was "I'm trying. I really am. Every night I think back over all of the things I did that day that were wrong...like putting the wet mop in Mr. Dussel's bed ...and this thing now with mother. I say to myself, that was wrong. I make up my mind, I'm never going to do that again. Never! Of course I may do something worse ... but at least I’ll never do that again!... I have a nicer side, Father ... a sweeter, nicer side. But I'm scared to show it. I'm afraid that people are going to laugh at me if I'm serious. So the mean Anne comes outside and the good Anne stays on the inside, and I keep on trying to switch them around and have the good Anne outside and the bad Anne inside and what I'd like to be...and might be...if only...only...". I think this quote is important because it helps see that Anne doesn’t try to be mean on purpose or get on peoples nerves. She tries to be nice but she is afraid they won’t like her and laugh. This quote helps you see a part of her we wouldn’t have seen if she hadn’t said this quote.