Characters
She is the protagonist
Anne Frank
This member from the teaches the children their school lessons.
Otto Frank
The setting of this play is
A Secret Annex in Mr. Frank's business in Amsterdam, Holland.
He is shy, awkward and has a cat
Peter Van Daan
She is often the target of Anne's anger, even when she tries to help after a nightmare.
Mrs. Edith Frank
Peter continually calls Anne by her schoolyard nickname Mrs. Quack Quack. This author uses these words over and over as a literary device to reveal that Anne talks too much. This is known as
repetition
Best friend of protagonist
Lies or Hanneli Gosslar
She provides the annex with food she buys using ration books
Meip
The reason the Franks went into hiding early
Margot received a call-up notice
Anne states, "It’s funny, I can’t throw mine away. I don’t know why." Peter replies scornfully, "You can’t throw . . . ? Something they branded you with? That they made you wear so they could spit on you? Then, Anne explains "I know. I know. But after all, it is the Star of David, isn’t it? (Goodrich and Hackett 458). The authors use this literary device to illustrate Anne's commitment to her faith and describe her personality.
characterization
The play begins when he revisits to the Secret Annex after the war.
Otto Frank
The Franks left this place because the Nazis seized power.
Frankfurt, Germany
The authors tell the story using this literary device
flashback
This man helped Mr. Frank when he first emigrated to Holland
Mr. Van Daan
This is the nickname that Anne class her father
Pim
Goodrich and Hackett, the play's authors, use several devices to give the readers/viewers a glimpse of what is happening in the outside world
They use stage directions, auditory imagery, and sound effects to give the readers/viewers a sense of what life is like in Amsterdam during the war.