Based on the relationship you chose, analyze where the relationship began, what changed in the relationship, how this change affected the individuals in the relationship, and then predict where you think the relationship will end up.

Anne Frank Vs. Mrs Van Daan                                                                      

Photo taken of Anne Frank

                The relationship between Anne Frank and Mrs. Van Daan has gone downhill to the point where it may not be able to return. At the start , Anne and Mrs. Van Daan are not agreeing eye to eye on a lot of subjects. Everyday it seems like the same thing, they wake up they argue over the littlest of things then they go back to sleep to continue this vicious cycle. A quote from Anne's diary states: " I had just written something about Mrs. Van Daan when in she came. Slap! I closed the book" (Frank 29). This tells me that Anne is not to fond of Mrs. Van Daan if she has to try and hide what she wrote about her. Anne sometimes even wonders why Mrs. Van Daan has to stick her nose in Anne's business: "Why on earth doesn't she keep her mouth shut about me, then she wouldn't need to make such feeble excuses" (Frank 32). As you can tell by this quote Mrs. Van Daan likes to get in other peoples business. At this point it ponders me how this relationship can get any worse but somehow it does.

                As time goes on, Mrs.Van Daan is becoming more irritated with Anne and she is even becoming paranoid living in the annex.

                One night Mrs. Van Daan thought she heard burglars in the attic, she heard loud footsteps and was so frightened that she woke her husband. Just at that moment the burglars disappeared and the only sounds that Mr. Van Daan could hear were the heartbeats of the frightened fatalist herself" (Frank 69). 

                 This quote alone tells me that Mrs. Van Daan may not be the most mentally sound in the annex, even her husband is starting to doubt her as she is always in a sort of paranoia state of mind where she thinks she hears things that are simply not there.

Photo taken of Mrs. Van Daan

                 The relationship has heavily impacted both characters and all of this arguing puts them both in a sort of depression. Each time Anne gets in a confrontation she feels more alone and depressed. On the other hand, Mrs. Van Daan feels as if she is going crazy and when something doesn't go her way she feels ganged up on. One quote that explains Anne's depression is: ""I don't care what you say anyhow. Leave me alone, I'm a hopeless case anyway"" (Frank 76). As read in this text it kinda seems as if Anne is just giving up all hope and fight inside her. She feel that she is useless, worthless, and that she is all alone int his cruel world she lives in. Another quote for Mrs. Van Daan would be "Mrs. Van Daan was far too nervous to sleep another wink. A few nights after that the whole Van Daan family was awoken by ghostly sounds" (Frank 69). It seems like Mrs. Van Daan had slowly broken down her family so far that they start to hear it as well. I believe this is because Mrs. Van Daan keep bothering them and making them paranoid that they are hearing it too.

                 In conclusion, Anne and Mrs. Van Daan's relationship has gone down below the point of almost no return. I believe that Anne will start to have a better relationship with Mrs. Van Daan. Anne does not seem to like her mom to well and I think she will turn to Mrs. Van Daan as a mother figure. What do you think will happen to their relationship? Will Anne go to her as a mother figure or will this relationship just plummet further and further?