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B. Context of the Book: Amsterdam during the World War II
Anne Frank’s story which was written in her diary was taken place in Amsterdam during the World War II. She started her diary on June 12, 1942 and
she was forced to stop on August 1, 1944. The German invasion began on May 10, 1940. Holland was forced to surrender after the fierce fighting near Arnhem
and the bombing of Rotterdam. Nazi rule in Holland brought many changes which mean difficulties for the
Dutch especially the Jews. The identity cards were introduced and food rationing was begun. The Dutch Jews began to suffer persecution. Between 1940 and 1941
there was a regular removal of Jews from public life. Jews were excluded from hotels and restaurants, they had to register with the Nazi authorities, and Jewish-
owned land was appropriated and sold to non-Jews. The Jewish population in Holland in 1940 was about 140.000, 24.000 of
them were refugees. Amsterdam had the largest Jewish community of 90.000. The first mass of Jews began to be arrested on February 1941. On February 22, 1941,
Jews boys and men were grabbed, beaten and taken away from their homes, the streets and cafes. They never came back after that and no one knew where they
were taken to. Another 230 Jews who were mainly refugees suddenly disappeared in June 1941. Young Jews were excluded from state schools and universities.
Then, by April 1942, all Jews had to wear a yellow star so that everyone could see who they were.
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C. Theoretical Framework
This part mentions the theories required in this study and the function of each theory. Theory of character and characterization is attached in order to
answer the first research problem in this study. Theory of critical approach supports this study as it focuses on the psychological aspects of the character.
Theory of conflict investigates Anne Frank’s conflicts appearing during her hiding. Theory of motivation investigates surface and deeper meaning of Anne
Frank’s responses to the conflicts which appear during the hiding.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter consists of three parts; the first part is Object of the Study which explains what the literary work is generally about. The second part is
Approach of the Study that discusses the approach which is used to analyze this literary work. The last part is Method of the Study which explains about the
method that is applied in conducting this study.
A. Object of the Study
The object of the study is Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl which consists of 427 pages. This literary work is an English version which was
originally entitled Het Achterhuis. This literary work was originally written by Anne Frank but then edited by Otto Frank Anne’s father and Mirjam Pressler.
This literary work was published in London, England by Puffin Modern Classic in 2002 first published in 1947. The date of the diary started from 12 June 1942
and ended on 1 August 1944. Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl portrays the life of a young
Jewish girl in the hiding place including its conflicts and problems. This girl named Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1929. In 1933,
Frank family moved to Amsterdam in searching for safety because of anti-Jewish
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