Why are there so many books, movies, documentaries,
etc. about the Holocaust? Why do we keep retelling this
story?
The Holocaust was a significant time in history when the Jews
were sent to concentration camps and were tortured because
of racism or prejudice. It was very important, so we even learn
it in Social Studies and in Reading as well. Holocaust was left
in many different ways; through textbooks, through movies such
as Anne Frank Remembered and documentaries. We keep on
retelling this story because it was a time in history that still affects
us in a way. Everyone should know about it....how the Jews went
through hard times and that there shouldn't be another time like
this. Jews might not like this idea because it can bring back bad
memories, but it is also another way of finding more information
about the Holocaust.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Drama Blog # 5 - M
If you could interview survivors of the Holocaust,
what would you ask them?
what would you ask them?
- How did you survive during the Holocaust? It would have been very hard because the soldiers checked buildings very thoroughly.
- How did you feel whenever you thought that you might be found?
- Did you ever think that you would survive?
- What comes to mind as you think of the days you went through?
- Were you able to listen to the radio and get current news about the war?
- How can you describe the Holocaust from your point of view as a Jew?
- How do you feel about Anne Frank's Diary?
- Where were some of your family?Were you apart from each other?
Drama Blog #5 - G
Act 1: Scence 4, 5: Anne is a dynamic character; that
is, she changes in the course of the play. What does
Anne's gift giving reveal about her? How did her gifts
to her mother and peter show that she has changed?
Anne was at first very hyper and fooling around, making all
kind of noise and fuss, but as time passed, Peter started to
adjust into her and she became more mature. she didn't
fooled around as much and actually started to think of other
people. When she prepared presents for Hanukkah, she
even gave it to people who she fought and didn't like. This
was showing compassion to others and that Anne wasn't
the Anne when she first came into the annex. To her mother,
she gives a 10-hour of doing what she is told to do, and for
Peter, she prepared a little toy for her cat. Peter had this
unexpected because Peter and Anne had conflicts when
they first met; they fought with words and didn't get along
very well. However, Anne became more mature as she
adjusted herself with the other people in the annex.
is, she changes in the course of the play. What does
Anne's gift giving reveal about her? How did her gifts
to her mother and peter show that she has changed?
Anne was at first very hyper and fooling around, making all
kind of noise and fuss, but as time passed, Peter started to
adjust into her and she became more mature. she didn't
fooled around as much and actually started to think of other
people. When she prepared presents for Hanukkah, she
even gave it to people who she fought and didn't like. This
was showing compassion to others and that Anne wasn't
the Anne when she first came into the annex. To her mother,
she gives a 10-hour of doing what she is told to do, and for
Peter, she prepared a little toy for her cat. Peter had this
unexpected because Peter and Anne had conflicts when
they first met; they fought with words and didn't get along
very well. However, Anne became more mature as she
adjusted herself with the other people in the annex.
Drama Blog #5 - E
Act1, Scenes 4, 5: How do the events following
Anne's nightmare reveal tensions between Anne
and two other members of the household?
When Anne had a nightmare, it was about Anne being
taken away by the Nazis and the Green Police who
found them and was taking her to the concentration camp.
She probably had this dream because she was thinking
of it and having stress on it. When Mrs. Frank came to
calm her down, she asked for her father to come, but she
kind of stopped for a while and then called him. I think
she was kind of upset because she thinks that Anne
likes father more than her, so there is a little tension
between Mr. Frank and Mrs. Frank. "Mrs. Frank (after
a second) Of course Anne dear." (pg 398) Margot saw
Mrs. Frank get a little bit upset, so she tries to comfort
her by saying "Most girls go through it... they turn to their
fathers at this age . . . they give all their love to their
fathers."(pg399). However, Mrs. Frank still wasn't satisfied,
but just wanted Anne to be okay. Fortunately, this didn't
affect the relationship of Mr. Frank and Mrs. Frank, but there
was a little tension because of Anne's nightmare.
Anne's nightmare reveal tensions between Anne
and two other members of the household?
When Anne had a nightmare, it was about Anne being
taken away by the Nazis and the Green Police who
found them and was taking her to the concentration camp.
She probably had this dream because she was thinking
of it and having stress on it. When Mrs. Frank came to
calm her down, she asked for her father to come, but she
kind of stopped for a while and then called him. I think
she was kind of upset because she thinks that Anne
likes father more than her, so there is a little tension
between Mr. Frank and Mrs. Frank. "Mrs. Frank (after
a second) Of course Anne dear." (pg 398) Margot saw
Mrs. Frank get a little bit upset, so she tries to comfort
her by saying "Most girls go through it... they turn to their
fathers at this age . . . they give all their love to their
fathers."(pg399). However, Mrs. Frank still wasn't satisfied,
but just wanted Anne to be okay. Fortunately, this didn't
affect the relationship of Mr. Frank and Mrs. Frank, but there
was a little tension because of Anne's nightmare.
Drama Blog #5 - B
Act 1, Scenes 1-3 : What do you think would
be the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex:
the fear of discovery, the need to keep silent
for hours at a time, the sharing of cramped
quarters with strangers, or some other aspect?
Explain.
I think the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex would
be the fare of getting discovered by the soldiers. Keeping
silent for hours at time, sharing of cramped quarters with
strangers and living in the annex would all be hard for the
Franks and Van Daans, but most of all, they have to work
hard in order to not get discovered. If i were to hide from
them, I wouldn't have been able to stay quiet and live
comfortabely because i would have had the awkward
feeling that won't keep me still. I wouldn't know what is
happening in the outside world, and you don't know if
you would be soon released or you are in danger. However,
basically everything would have been hard for them because
its not easy to do any of those without some hardships.
be the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex:
the fear of discovery, the need to keep silent
for hours at a time, the sharing of cramped
quarters with strangers, or some other aspect?
Explain.
I think the hardest part of life in the Secret Annex would
be the fare of getting discovered by the soldiers. Keeping
silent for hours at time, sharing of cramped quarters with
strangers and living in the annex would all be hard for the
Franks and Van Daans, but most of all, they have to work
hard in order to not get discovered. If i were to hide from
them, I wouldn't have been able to stay quiet and live
comfortabely because i would have had the awkward
feeling that won't keep me still. I wouldn't know what is
happening in the outside world, and you don't know if
you would be soon released or you are in danger. However,
basically everything would have been hard for them because
its not easy to do any of those without some hardships.
Drama Blog #5 - A
Act I: “But always remember this, Anneke. There are
no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone
can put on your mind.” Explain what you think this
statement means. Do you agree with this statement?
Why or why not?
I think this statement means that Anne will not have anymore
"bolts" and "locks" which are the things that hold her or give
stress during her normal times. Going to school, doing
homework, getting spanked from her mother would be some
things that would have been considered as the bolts and locks
that might go on Anne's mind. This means that no one can
control or tell Anne to do certain things with physical force.
Anne has some freedom in the Annex by organizing her own
time and doing whatever is appropriate at times. I agree with
this statement strongly, but I also disagree because she is not
100% free but she is still in the hands of her father and mother
. Whenever she does some things wrong that affects the other
family, their parents scorn her, but not as much because they
are already living in a harsh condition in the annex. That is why
she doesn't have bolts or locks, but this doesn't mean she is
perfectly free.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Drama Blog #4: c. Dramatic Irony
WHat do we know as we read Anne's diary that Anne
does not know? How does the dramatic irony make
you feel?
In the play, Anne cannot get out of the annex, so she doesn't
have any information from the outside. We can know what is
happening during that time in Germany, such as the Nazis
forcing the Jews into the death camp later on. Anne probably
didn't know how dangerous it was but as readers, we know
this and it makes us think that Anne is pitiful. She was wanting
to publish her diary in the future, but she died and she doesn't
know whether her dream became true. Today, she is quite
admired by people who want to know about the Holocaust
does not know? How does the dramatic irony make
you feel?
In the play, Anne cannot get out of the annex, so she doesn't
have any information from the outside. We can know what is
happening during that time in Germany, such as the Nazis
forcing the Jews into the death camp later on. Anne probably
didn't know how dangerous it was but as readers, we know
this and it makes us think that Anne is pitiful. She was wanting
to publish her diary in the future, but she died and she doesn't
know whether her dream became true. Today, she is quite
admired by people who want to know about the Holocaust
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