Her family moved to the Netherlands years before the war to escape the persecution in Germany. After the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940, her family was forced into hiding. They were accompanied by another family, the Van Danns, and an acquaintance, Mr. Dussel. Her family was hidden in a secret room above her father's office which held stockpiled food and supplies. The people working for her father helped hide her family and kept them fed, informed, and as healthy as possible.
They were keeping track on the war by getting updates by radio coverage everyday. Some things that Anne heard appear in her diary, such as her telling advancements in the war. It's interesting to see historical events show up in her diary while she is experiencing them. The adults try …show more content…
She develops a close friendship with Peter Van Dann, but once her father disapproves it lessens slightly. She develops worse relationships with the rest of the adults in the room, and wishes her mother was more nurturing and loving. She does love her Father, but is often blamed for things by Mr. and Mrs. Van Dann. Anne admires her sisters intuition and looks, but isn't very close with her. Throughout her diary we see Anne mature a considerable amount. She travels from writing detailed accounts of events to writing theological and deeper ideas, looking inside herself for inspiration. She did have problems with finding herself as a person, as any young child would when faced with the horrors of the