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  1. Mr. van Daan and Mrs. van Daan have a loud argument. Peter is convinced that he has various illnesses. Mrs. Frank and Mrs. van Daan bicker over communal linens and the use of the van Daan's china. There is a bit of a kerfuffle over an "adult" book – Peter sneaks off to read it several times, much to his parents' dismay.

    • Year 1943

      Anne remarks that Mr. van Daan and Mrs. van Daan eat...

    • Plot Summary

      With the help of several of Mr. Frank's employees, Anne and...

  2. Through Anne’s eyes at the beginning of her diary, Peter is lazy and has a weak character. He’s also shy and extremely awkward, hardly a person worth her notice. But a year and a half after they’ve been in hiding, Anne suddenly starts to notice that Peter looks at her with longing. Soon she has a crush on him, and decides that he is very ...

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  4. Mrs. Frank has forbidden Anne from visiting Peter in the attic (she believes Mrs. van Daan is jealous). Meanwhile, Peter has invited both Margot and Anne up to the attic, and Mr. Frank says that Anne shouldn't worry about whether Mrs. van Daan is jealous. Anne wishes the adults would just stay out of her business.

  5. Year 1943 Quotes. Sometimes I think God is trying to test me, both now and in the future. I'll have to become a good person on my own, without anyone to serve as a model or advise me, but it'll make me stronger in the end. Related Characters: Anne Frank (speaker) Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 142.

  6. Peter van Daan is a few years older than Anne and is the only child in the other family hiding with the Franks in the annex. Anne initially finds Peter obnoxious, lazy, and hypersensitive and is irritated by his hypochondriac tendencies when the van Daans first arrive at the annex. However, over time, Anne and Peter begin to bond.

  7. The first is Peter Van Daan, a sensitive youth who has smuggled his beloved cat into the annex and who is attuned to Anne’s emotions. The second comfort is Anne’s ever-present diary, to which ...

  8. Peter appreciates Anne's creativity and her boldness: "I thought you were fine just now. You know just how to talk to them. You know just how to say it" (2.1). Anne begins to accept Peter's down-to-earth nature, but more importantly, his willingness to listen. Both kids are dying to have another person their own age to talk to and Peter ...

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