Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Homework 10-6-11
Homework tonight- comment on pages 1-25 of "The Diary of Anne Frank." In your comments, think about the feelings her story evokes. Everybody should start with one word- the one emotion that is most present- and then write your post based on that emotion. Later, come back to the blog and comment on at least two other posts.
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Anne Frank
ReplyDeleteLove
The thing I liked about the beginning of Anne Frank was that it started with her birthday.
Also I liked that she wanted a dog to love and wanted to name it Rin Tin Tin. Also I liked that she would bring it to school everyday and leave it in the janitors closet or if it was nice out she would leave it by the bike rack.
Disgust
ReplyDeleteIn Anne Frank, one emotion that I feel is disgust. I feel this way because of the way that Hitler's Anti-Jewish laws effected people. People could not ride in car and could not be outside during sometimes of the day. Also I did not like that they could not use almost any type of entertainment. I found this very cruel. While there is other mixed emotions on this book I would say that this one is the most dominate.
-Fred Morlock
Love
ReplyDeleteI chose love because Anne is always talking about the relationships of the boys and girls and who "admires" who. She is also a dog lover and wants to have an dog named Rin Tin Tin. She might have gone a little overboard in describing her classmates but so far it is a okay book.
Frightening.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning of Anne Frank is frightening to me because I can't even imagine that any of these things could be taken away from only Jewish people. They didn't do anything wrong to have to wear a yellow star, turn in their bicycles, forbidden to ride in cars, even their own, & many many more things. I could never see this happening in this time period or back in the day
-Gwenny Ream.
Anger
ReplyDeleteWhen I started to read the book Anne Frank, it made me angry. Here is a girl trying to lead a normal life, but then she gets restricted from doing things like using cars, or staying out past 8:00 pm. She is then forced into hiding, with the alternative being a concentration camp. This is so unfair, and it made me angry. Among other emotions such as sadness and sympathy,anger sticks out the most. Sadness and sympathy accompany the subject of the Holocaust, but seeing what the effects on a girl about my age were, added anger.
Gossip.
ReplyDeleteAnne is always gossiping. Whether it's boys or girls she does what any teenage girl does. Gossips. She always talks about how the different girls like different boys in her class but she thinks she is perfect and doesn't have to worry about this.
Fred,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. The anti Jew laws disgusted me as well. They restricted Jews from doing anything fun, like seeing a movie. They also made it impossible for Jews to get anywhere fast by restricting their usage of cars and other transportation. It was cruel and I was disgusted when I read it.
Ben,
ReplyDeleteAnne was full of gossip at the beginning of the book. All she did was gossip. She just talked about how many boys liked her, and how annoying most of the were. She had something bad to say about almost everyone in her class, including her "friends". Gossip is definitely a big part of the first 25 pages.
Confusion.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this part of the story, it confused me. Not because I didn't understand what she was saying, but because it befuddles me that on person/group could be so disgusted (I like that term, Fred) with another that they would restrict them from living their lives to the fullest extent. When I try to think of somebody that I would want to do that to, nothing comes to mind. It was truly sickening.
I agree with Gwen. The thought of such a crime against humanity is frightening. I would've hated for it to have been me in this story.
ReplyDeleteI think Fred used a great term in disgusting. Personally, this perfectly sums up the Holocaust in one word. What the Nazis did to all their non~believers was truly disgusting.
ReplyDeleteSam Dorian,
ReplyDeleteI see your point of view. When I first started the book I felt that it was a happy scene (or relatively happy) but, then as the book progressed, the story darkened and started to move away from happy and was replaced by disgust.
Ben G,
ReplyDeleteI agree that Anne was "gossip oriented" during the beginning of the book, but nearing the end of the 25 pages it started to move away from that and get a little more personal...
Carter
ReplyDeleteI agree with you i to think its stupid that she had to do all this stuff.
Disbelief
ReplyDeleteI felt disbelief as I read about how Anne and her family had to leave their daily lives behind and hide out in a cramped space because some madman had an insane and awful idea. I also couldn't believe how many restrictions there were. I couldn't believe that one of Anne's friends said that he didn't do anything anymore for fear of breaking one of the new restrictions, which is crazy and horrible. People shouldn't live in that much fear all the time.
Gwen
ReplyDeleteGwen i agree with you i think its scary that only jewish people had to all this stuff and no one else had to because they werent jewish
Carter
ReplyDeleteI agree that it was angering. It was so unfair that she had to live through that. I couldn't imagine being in her shoes.
Fred
ReplyDeleteI was disgusted by her story, too. People shouldn't have to live like that. One word that really sums up the Holocaust is "unfair".
Sadness.
ReplyDeleteOne emotion that I felt was displayed in Anne Frank was sadness. Anne is such an innocent girl trying to live a normal life, and then she is forced to live under rules set for Jews. Rules like curfews, not being allowed to drive, only allowed in certain places, and many others. Then her and her family are forced into hiding. It is so sad that they have to go through this because all they want to do is live.
Chase,
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying. Its so confusing that one group of basically ordinary people would be so discriminated. It was cruel.
Carter, I agree with you. Its angering that a normal girl is deprived of her normal life. It is a pity that so many people missed the opportunities/experiences of life.
ReplyDeleteGwenny
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment. it is frightening to think that the Jews were treated like that. They didn't do anything to deserve it, yet they got it...
Well said Katherine. I to was amazed at the restrictions that Anne had. Its sad that Anne, at only age 13, was forced to abandon her normal life and goals, while at the same time having to obey many new laws.
ReplyDeleteI think that a big part of this book is that Anne Frank is lonley. One of the reasons that she is making the diary is because she has no real best friend that she can talk to. She has many classmates that she likes, but she says that none of them are very close our of school. I think what Anne Frank is hinting is that she has a good life, but lacks someone who she can really talk to. I think you get the feeling that her life is ok so far but not amazing.
ReplyDeleteCONFUSION
ReplyDeleteI could feel Anne's confusion. At first, it was normal teenage issues. Boys, friends, boyfriends,etc. Then, all of a sudden right after her birthday, she learns that her family has been planning to go into hiding. Drop everything and run. All in a matter of weeks.
-Rachel
Jordan-
ReplyDeleteI agree. She definitely seems lonely. She has friends, but not true friends. And now, no friends, shut up in a hideaway.
-Rachel
Ben (G.)-
ReplyDeleteI disagree. Though she does seem the popular type, I don't think that she sees herself as perfect. I also believe that the only reason it sounds 'gossipy' is because its her diary. (Though if you have never had a diary, this is tough to explain.)
-Rachel
Jordan:
ReplyDeleteI agree that Anne has friends in school but her diary is the only friend she can trust. Like all of us she can trust no one. Her life is not that great, yes, but how would like to be a Jew during the Holocaust?