32 talking openly to her and admitting when you’re wrong” 301-302. Anne
acknowledged herself as an honest person that it makes Mrs. van Daan had a better sight of her, as she wrote:
I know all too well that she doesn’t think as badly of me as she did in the beginning. And that’s simply because I’m honest and tell people right to
their faces what I think, even when it’s not very flattering. I want to be honest; I think it gets you further and also make you feel better about
yourself. 302
Mrs. van Daan no longer gave Anne offensive remarks whenever they had different arguments. As the real example, one day Mrs. van Daan gave her
opinion about the rice they had given to Mr. Kleiman. Mrs. van Daan did not agree if they gave their rice to Mr. Kleiman. According to her, they also needed
the rice as badly. Moreover, Mr. Kleiman could get the rice easily since he was a free man. Anne frank’s reply was:
No Mrs. van Daan. I don’t agree with you. Mr. Kleiman may very well be able to get hold of a little rice, but he doesn’t like to worry about it. It’s not
our place to criticize the people who are helping us. We should give them whatever they need if we can possibly spare it. One less plate of rice a
week won’t make that much difference; we can always eat beans. 302
Anne’s speech when she was in a conversation with Mrs. van Daan proved that she was a forthright and honest person.
b. Introvert and Independent
Anne had a lot of friends before, but she could never share her deepest feelings but ordinary things to them. She wrote about it in the beginning of her
diary:
33 I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things.
We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other. 13
That direct comment proves that Anne was an introvert young girl who always kept anything alone just as she said that she closed tighter than a drum
280. She did not believe to anybody but herself. She did not believe in her family even her father whom the one she loved most in this world. The evidence
is her writing, “But what affected me even more was the realization that I was never going to be able to confide in father. I didn’t trust anyone but myself” 268.
She also did not believe to her sister, Margot. On March 12, 1944 she wrote, “Margot is very kind and would like me to confide in her, but I can’t tell her
everything” 274. Anne was an introvert girl who liked for being alone so that she can live in
her dreams and thoughts. “I have an intense need to be alone. Father has noticed I’m not my usual self, but I can’t tell him what’s bothering me” 229. Anne
always kept every problem for herself. Then she would try to solve every problem by herself too because she felt that she could not lay on somebody else. The proof
is her direct comment, “I knew I was on my own, that I couldn’t count on others for support” 229.
That was the reason why then she became an independent girl. She never sought for others’ help. She counted for herself whenever problems come to her.
She felt that she was completely independent of others 283. Anne was more independent than other girls on her age as she stated “I started thinking about
34 myself and realized that I’ve become an ‘independent person’ sooner than most
girls” 207. She also wrote: You and I both know that I’m strong, that I can carry most burdens alone.
I’ve never been used to sharing my worries with anyone, and I’ve never clung to a mother, but I’d love to lay my head on his shoulder and just sit
there quietly. 313
Anne also felt that she was more independent than the adults in Secret Annexe, especially her parents. On Tuesday, 11 April 1944 she wrote:
I’m becoming more and more independent of my parents. Young as I am, I face life with more courage and have a better and truer sense of justice
than mother. I know what I want, I have a goal, I have opinions, a religion and love. 332
Anne was an introvert girl who could not share her problems and secrets to anyone else because she did not trust others but herself. She used to stand on her
own feet. She becomes an independent girl because of her being introvert.
c. Jealous
