46 parents who always ready to defend her no matter what. According to Mr. Frank,
Anne had done a great injustice to her parents.
c. Anne’s Conflicts with The van Daans
From the first time the van Daans came to the Annexe, Anne never had a good relationship with the van Daans, especially with Mrs. van Daan in as much
as she always gave bad criticisms to Anne for everything she did. For example on 27 September 1942, Mrs. van Daan gave a comment about how spoiled Anne was
for she only ate a small amount of vegetables. She insisted Anne to eat more vegetables, but Anne refused her politely. Then, Mrs. van Daan started to give
Anne a tirade which was really annoying to Anne. Anne hated Mrs. van Daan because she always tried to get Mr. Otto
Frank’s attention by doing some stupid things. Mrs. van Daan tried to flirt with Mr. Otto Frank constantly by doing some uncommon behaviors such as pulling up
her skirt and made witty remarks. It was such an irritation to Anne as she did not like someone who tried to be closer to her father. Even though Anne was only a
young girl; she was brave enough to say what she felt to Mrs. van Daan right to her face. Her emotion motivated her to be brave in showing her feeling.
At the beginning, Anne thought that Peter, van Daan’s son, was an awkward boy. However, they were getting closer and they could mingle to each
other later on. They discussed about anything on the attic. They had such a comfortable feeling when they were together, since they had the same problem in
47 their family: they did not think that they had good parents. As the time went by,
their relationship grew more than as friends. It can be seen from Anne’s writing on Friday, 28 April 1944.
He came over to me, and I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him on his left cheek. I was about to kiss the other cheek when my mouth meet
his, and we pressed our lips together. In a daze, we embraced, over and over again, never to stop, oh 348
Ann’s parents always reminded her not to be too close to a boy. Anne’s mother did not like if Anne was too close to Peter, because it would make Peter’s
mother felt jealous. She was afraid that Anne would disturb Peter’s privacy and particularly, afraid of there would be unintended incident. Therefore, after Anne
kissed Peter that night, there was a question left in her mind whether she had done a mistake. In fact, she felt that she had longed so much for a comfort. She had
been very lonely during this time, and then she found comfort in Peter 348-349. Love can bring joy and happiness, but sometimes love also brings conflicts
and problems to someone’s life. In Anne Frank’s life, her love to Peter van Daan brought conflicts for Anne and her parents because Peter lived in the same house
with her. They met each other every hour of the day. For that reason, their parents, especially Anne’s father, became very anxious since they are too close to each
other. Everything might happen when two adolescents living so close together. However, Anne did not see it that way. She did not want to obey her parent’s
request.
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d. Anne’s Conflict with Mr. Dussel
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