Once you have finished the book, determine what the theme of the book is and analyze it using textual evidence from the entire book. Remember theme is a general statement about life or people.

               

 Theme of Anne Franks Diary

       After reading Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl, I had many different topics that I thought could be the theme such as, stubbornness, negativity, love, brave, bold, mature, and internalizing. Throughout all those topics there could only be that I use as the theme of her book so I chose internalizing because I thought it fit the books overall perspective on Anne. 

            When I chose internalizing I knew that the author believed that it could further people from meeting other individuals and that internalizing can prevent people from letting out their feelings and opening up to others.

                One example of Anne internalizing herself by living in the annex is, "I have two things to confess with you today which will take a long time. But I must tell someone and you are the best one to tell, as I know that, come what may, you always keep a secret,"(128)

            While reading this text I realized that Anne always turned to her diary as a source she could use to keep all her secrets in because of all the people she lived with. Anne felt uncomfortable in the annex with so many things surrounding her that she doesn't trust many people.

              As I've said Anne couldn't and didn't reveal her feelings to many people because she didn't trust the people that were with her on a daily basis.

                Another example of Anne internalizing what she felt was when she begins to trust Peter and talks about how she can trust him more than she thought but still can't tell him all the important parts of her life. 

             "Peter hasn't enough character yet, not enough will power, too little courage and strength. He is still a child in his hearts of hearts," (219)

               This quote explains how she doesn't trust Peter because he doesn't have enough courage about himself, and she actually might be able to trust him with certain things but definitely not her deepest secrets as she can with Kitty.

              Finally Anne internalizes herself so much by just talking to her diary, when she has so many other people to talk to such as Margot and her mom but she doesn't.

          " After your letter yesterday I have the unpleasant feeling that you will have prickings of conscience when you visit Peter; but really there is no reason for this," (184).

               This text from the book explains how Anne doesn't feel comfortable talking to her sister in real life so they write letters, even                                                then she doesn't explain exactly what  she is feelings. 
                 
                  Overall through Anne's diary I noticed that she felt uncomfortable around people she knew but when it came to people she didn't know she felt brave and bold or inferior to them. I feel this is because she doesn't know them and then she actually believes that she can do more. Once I finished the book I could think more about what I just read and I noticed that Anne isn't a shy person but she does internalize herself from the world. What do you think Anne's personality was that pertained to her theme.