Anne Frank and Modern-Day Disrespect
In the play of the Diary of Anne Frank, Anne has many pleasing qualities, but is very disrespectful to her elders. Her behavior is not common in the 1940’s but is generally found in teenagers in today's society. Whether it is because teachers and parents are less strict today or that society thinks it is “cool” to be anti-authority, our generation is more rebellious. Teenagers today, including myself, are more likely to talk back, dodge affection, and show moody behavior to their elders.
Anne and I both are disrespectful to our elders. To start, we both will talk back. For example, when Anne Frank’s mother told her it was not dignified to bother Peter so much, she said, “Who cares if it’s dignified? I don’t want to be dignified!” (pg. 462) I too will snap back and be rude to my parents. Secondly, another way we are alike is that we both do not like to talk about our feelings or receive excessive public affection from our parents. In the play, Anne did not want her mom to check her forehead and tongue to see if she was sick (pg.463). She tends to shut her out, which hurt her mother deeply. Lastly, we both can be moody and do things like…show more content… To begin with, even if I do talk back, I would never do it to Anne’s extent. To explain, when Mr. Van Daan told Anne that men like domestic girls who keep their house clean, Anne said, “I’d cut my throat first! I’d open my veins!” (pg. 466) Anne and I both tend to flee from extra parental affection, but the difference is that Anne is only that way to her mother and is surprisingly affectionate to her father. Anne did not want her mom to comfort her when she was having a bad dream, but wanted her father instead (pg. 477). Also, we both show moody behavior, Anne appears to show it more dramatically than I usually do. “Mrs. Van Daan doesn’t need an opportunity to be unpleasant!” (pg. 498) is one of the many moody comments she blurts out in this
