From the Diary of Anne Frank

 

Anne Frank

Introduction 

 

Anne Frank was a German-born girl who wrote in hiding with her family and friends. She was born on June 12 1929 and died in February 1945 at that time World War II was on. She died of Typhus. Father Otto returned to Amsterdam after the war to find Enemies' diary. It was published in English under the name” The diary of a Young Girl,’

In this lesson the writer tells that a diary is an everlasting friend. It brings human beings closer to confide with each other. In her diary, she explains that she has an optimum love for her grandmother. She tells how her teacher gave her an essay time and again because of her talking nature. In the last essay, the teacher became the subject and after that, no more essays were given to her. This is an extract from Anne's diary.

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Summary

Writing in a diary- a strange experience:  the writer thinks that writing in a diary is a strange experience. She thinks that none will take interest in the ideas of a 13-year-old schoolgirl. leaving aside everything, she thought of writing. At that time the writer was feeling some depression and disappeared. she thought of the saying. the paper has more patience than people. Then she started writing but she was in need of a real friend who could be no more than a diary.

 

Keeping a diary: the writer says that no one believed that this girl is alone in the world but she is not alone. She has her loving parents, a sister, and 30 other people. She has a sincere family except for her one true friend. She can have a good time with friends. We can talk about ordinary everyday things but we won't be getting nearer and nearer. even we cannot confide in each other since the written facts do not change. so the writer has started the diary. This is her everlasting friend.  She calls this friend Kitty.

 

Sketch of an Ace life: Anne says that her father was the most adorable person. At the age of 36, he married his mother Edith. In 1926 her sister was born. Then she was born on 12th June 1929 and they lived in Germany. In 1933, her father immigrated to Holland. she along with Mark got when to change to stay with the grandmother. Both the sisters went to Holland by December. It was put down on the table as a birthday present for Margot. They soon started at Montessori Nursery School.  when she was in the sixth form, Mrs. Kuprous was her head minister. At the end of the year, there was a farewell function. The Separation from the administration was full of tears.

 

Love for her grandmother: any loved her grandmother very much. She fell ill in the summer of 1941. Even after an operation, she died in January 1942. Her Death was all the mood troublesome. She was much dedicated to her diary. This event was written by Anne on 28 June 1942 on Saturday.

 

Nervousness in the class: in her diary, and makes mention of Kitty. referring to her she writes that the complete class is nervous about their going to the next form. Some of the students have made bats and district all there is savings. regarding her, they are declaring pass but any is not sure due to maths. all have been telling Each Other not to lose heart.

 

The annoyance of the maths teacher: there are 9 teachers. Mr. Keesing teaches maths. He remained annoyed with Anne because of her talkative nature. So she was given an essay on Chatterbox to write.

 

Writing the essay:  after the homework, Anne started thinking about the essay. an idea flashed in her mind. She wrote that talking is a student's trait and I would do my best to control it. but I won't be able to cure this habit since my mother is also talkative full stop so moving from the inherited traits cannot be done. Mr. Keesing laughed after hearing her argument. 

 

Another essay: Then the teacher gave her another essay.” An incorrigible Chatterbox”. Thus passed 2 lessons. During the third lesson, he asked to write on’ Quack Quack Quack Said Mistress Chatterbox’. it was a short punishment for Anne for talking in the class. At this topic, the whole class roared. any two loved to do any had tried for this essay but her friend Sanne became ready to help her. in a way, the teacher was playing a trick joke on her but in other words, it was a joke on him. So Sanne wrote this essay just like a poem.

 

Reading the poem in the class: Anne read the poem. it stated,” there were a mother Duck and a father Swan with three baby ducklings. that the killings were beaten to death by the father since they too much. It was Anne’s good luck that the teacher took the right way. The teacher read the poem, gave his own comments. After that, any was allowed to talk and no extra work was given. since then Mr. Keesing has started making jokes.

सारांश

डायरी में लिखना एक विचित्र अनुभव:--लेखक का विचार है कि डायरी में लिखना एक विचित्र अनुभव है वह सोचती है कि कोई भी विद्यालय जाने वाली 13 वर्षीय लड़की के विचार में रुचि नहीं दिखाएगा। हर वस्तु से परे होते हुए उसने लिखने की सूची इस समय लेखिका कुछ मन में अशांति और निराशा में व्याप्त थी। उसने इस कथन पर विचार किया; लोगों से कागज कहीं अत्यंत शक्तिशाली है। फिर उसने लिखना आरंभ किया पूर्णविराम परंतु उसे एक सही एवं सच्चे मित्र की आवश्यकता थी जो एक डायरी से कहीं अधिक न हो सकता था।

एक डायरी रखना: लेखक कहता है कि कोई यह विश्वास नहीं करेगा कि यह लड़की संसार में अकेली है परंतु यह अकेली नहीं है। उसके प्रिय माता-पिता है; एक बहन और 30 अन्य व्यक्ति। उसका एक अच्छा परिवार है केवल एक सच्चे मित्र को छोड़कर। मित्रों के साथ वह अपना अच्छा समय व्यतीत कर सकती है। वह प्रतिदिन की साधारण बातें कर सकती है परंतु हम समीप नहीं पहुंच पाएंगे। हम आपस में मंत्रणा भी नहीं कर सकते हैं क्योंकि लिखित प्रभाव को बदला नहीं जा सकता है। अतः लेखिका ने डायरी लिखने आरंभ की। यही उसका शपथ मित्र है वह इस मित्र को किटी के नाम से पुकारती है।

एनी का जीवन चित्र:  एनी कहती है कि उसके पिताजी एक अत्यधिक पूजनीय व्यक्ति है 36 वर्ष की आयु में ही उन्होंने एनी की मां रोहित से शादी की सन 1926 में उसकी बड़ी बहन मार्गोट का जन्म हुआ। सैनी का जन्म 12 जून 1929। और जर्मनी में रहते थे। सन 1933 में उसके पिताजी हॉलैंड चले गए । वह अपनी दादी के पास अच्छन में ठहरने के लिए अपनी बहन मार्गोट के संग चली गई 1 ग्राम वहां पर एनी को जन्मदिवस के उपहार में मार्गोट के लिए मैं इस पर लिटा दिया। एनी ने अपनी शिक्षा ‘मांटेसरी नर्सरी विद्यालय’ मैं आरंभ कर दी। जब हुआ छठी कक्षा में थी श्री कुपरस,उसकी प्रधानाध्यापिका थी | वर्ष के अंत में अलविदा पार्टी  हुई| प्रधानाध्यापिका  सेअलगाव बहुत ही अश्रुपूर्ण था |

दादी मां के लिए प्यार:- एनी अपनी दादी मां से बहुत प्यार करती थी। वह सन 1941 की ग्रीष्म ऋतु में बीमार हो गई। उनका ऑपरेशन हुआ परंतु जनवरी 1942 में उनका देहांत हो गया। उनकी मृत्यु उसके लिए अत्यंत ही दुखदाई था। एनी के जन्म दिन पर दादी मां ने के लिए अलग से मोमबत्ती जलाई गई। अपनी डायरी में एनी लिखती है कि परिवार के सभी 4 सदस्य ठीक कार्य कर रहे हैं। वह अपनी डायरी के प्रति अधिक समर्पित है। यह घटना शनिवार 20 जून 1942 को एनी ने अपनी डायरी में लिखी।

कक्षा में गंभीरता:- एनी अपनी डायरी में किसी का भी जिक्र करती है । जिनका जिक्र करते हुए एनी लिखती है कि सारी कक्षा अगली कक्षा में जाने हेतु चिंतित है कुछ विद्यार्थियों ने तो शर्त लगा रखी है और अपनी सारी बचत शर्त में लगा दी है उसके बारे में वह उसे पास बतला रहे हैं परंतु एनी गणित के कारण आश्वस्त नहीं है। सभी एक दूसरे को दिल न तोड़ने को कह रहे हैं।

गणित शिक्षक की नाराजगी:-- कुल 9 अध्यापक है। श्रीमान कीसिंग गणित के अध्यापक हैं |वहां एनी पर उसके बातूनी सभा के कारण नाराज रहते हैं। अतः उन्होंने उसे कुछ फालतू कार्य एक ‘chatter box’लिखने को दिया है।

लेख लिखना:-- गृह कार्य के उपरांत एनी में लेख के बारे में सोचा। उसके मन में एक विचार आया उसने लिखा बातें करना विद्यार्थी का गुण है और मैं इसे नियंत्रित करने का प्रयास करूंगी। पर अंत में इस आदत का इलाज नहीं कर पाऊंगी क्योंकि मेरी माता जी भी बात होनी है। अतः वंशानुगत गुणों से हटना कठिन है। उसकी बहुत सुंदर श्रीमानकीसिंग बहुत  हंसे।

अन्य लेख:--  शिक्षक ने दूसरा लेट दिया “an incorrigible chatter box” इस प्रकार 2 पाठ पूर्ण हो गए। तीसरे पाठ में उन्होंने quick , quick,  quick ,said mistress chatter box”का लिख दे डाला। वाहिनी के लिए कक्षा में बोलने की सजा थी। इस विषय  पर सारी कक्षा चिल्लाई एनी भी हंसी। यद्यपि एनी इस लेख से परेशान थी परंतु उसका एक मित्र सेन उसकी सहायता के लिए तैयार हो गया। एक प्रकार से शिक्षक उसका मजाक उड़ा रहा था परंतु दूसरे शब्दों में यह उन्हीं का मजाक था अतः सेन ने लेख को कविता के रूप में लिख दिया। 

कविता पढ़ना:-- एनी ने कक्षा में कविता  पढ़ी |किसने लिखा था एक माता  बत्तख भी और उनका पिता हंस 4 बच्चों का बाप था। बच्चों के पिता जी ने बच्चों को अधिक से की बढ़ने के कारण अच्छी पिटाई कर दी यह एनी का भाग्य था कि शिक्षक ने उसे उचित प्रकार से उद्देश्य को भाप लिया |फिर तो शिक्षक नहीं स्वयं ही कविता को पढ़ा और अपनी टिप्पणी  दी। इसके बाद एनी को कक्षा में बोलने की आज्ञा मिल गई और कोई भी फालतू कारण ही नहीं दिया गया। इसके बाद श्रीमान कीजिंग भी मज़ाक करने लगे।

                                            Word Meaning

Moved to- gone to जाना | Gained- got पाना, मिलना | Trapped- entrapped जाल में फंसना  Extended- increased बढ़ना |Persecutions- trouble   सताना |Betrayed- Cheated  विश्वासघात करना |Transported  to- shifted to you send भेजना |Typhus- a disease with red marks on the body एक बीमारी शरीर पर लाल चकत्ते पड़ जाते हैं | Survivor- live  जिंदा लोग | Convinced-  fully believed आश्वस्त होना | Unique-  special  विशिष्ट |Events-  incidents घटनाएं |Chronicles-  account विवरण |Eventually- in the end  अंत में |Opera-  dramatic performance with music संगीत |Insightful-  clear perception  निरीक्षण | Intimate- close समीप |Renowned-  famous प्रसिद्ध | Occupation-   tenure  काल, समय | victims  -troubled people दुखी आदमी | Promptly-  immediately शीघ्रता से | Scolding- reprimand  डांटना |Magnificent- decent  शानदार | Musings- thinking सोचना Depressed- troubled      दुखी | Listless- without energy शक्तिहीन | Brooding- thinking सोचना | a bite of- some, little   थोड़ी सी |  Probably-  possibly संभवत  |Prompted-  encouraged अग्रसर करना |Confide-  to talk privately  गुप्त रुप सेबातें करना |Unfortunately- unluckily  दुर्भाग्य से | liable to-  responsible जिम्मेदार |in hence- - increase बढ़ाना | jot down-  to collect and wright  इकट्ठा करना और लिखना | Plunge`-  jump  छलांग मारना सम्मानित हां |Adorable-  honored  सम्मानित | Emigrated-  to go and live in another country   परदेस गमन | Plunked down-  put down in a casual way   साधारण रूप से मिटा देना |in tears-  weeping आंसू बहाना | Heart breaking farewell- heart-rending farewellहृदय विदारक अलविदा | intended to- desire to इच्छा करना | Solemn- serious गंभीर |  Dedication- surrendering समर्पण करना | quaking in its boots -  shaking with fear डर से कांप ना | Silly-  madly, foolishly  बेवकूफी से | Form-  class कक्षा श्रेणी  Pleading-  Discussion बहस |Outburst- angry, breasting  गुस्सा होना |Dummies-  block headed मूर्ख | Unpredictable- which can't be predicted  जिस की भविष्यवाणियां की जा सके  Creatures-  people  प्राणी | to lose  hurt heart-    to be in  trouble  धीरज खोना | old  fogy- an Old fashioned man  प्राचीन फैशन वाला |Annoyed- to became angry  गुस्सा करना | Assigned-  gave  देना | Quite-   calm शांत |Tucked-  placed रखी |Chewing- eat with teeth दातों से चबाना | Tip-  corner कोना | ramble on- talk aimlessly for long   देर तक व्यर्थ में लिखना |Convincing- in a manner that can be believed  ढंग से पेश करना कि विश्वास हो | Trait- quality     गुण  inherited - that one gets from one's parents वंश अनागत रूप से |Proceeded - Moved on आगे बढ़ना | Incorrigible-      that can't correct जो ठीक ना हो सके |Quake- to boast ghost  शेखी मारना | Roared-  cried  चिल्लाई |Exhausted- finished  समाप्त होना| Ingenuity- skill, intelligence  बुद्धि और चतुराई | Ridiculous-  difficult कठिन | Ducklings-  children of a duck  बतख का बच्चा |beaten to death- scolded  डांटना | Comments-  remarks  

Oral comprehension check

 Q1.  Why does any provide a brief sketch of her life?

Ans.  Anne provides a brief sketch of her life so that everybody might understand the story’s in her diary.

 

Q2.  What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother?

Ans. There are some incidents that tell that Anne loved her grandmother very much. When her grandmother fell ill and had to have an operation, Anne's birthday passed with a little celebration. Then after her grandmother's death, she thought of her very openly and still loves her. She also lit the grandma candle on her birthday.

 

Oral comprehension check

 Q1.  Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?

Ans.   Mr. Keesing was annoyed with Anne because she used to talk a lot in his class even in his presence. He asks her to write essays as extra homework. The essays were” a Chatterbox.” “encroached Chatterbox” And,” Quack Quack quick said mistress Chatterbox.”

 

Q2. How did Anne justify her being a Chatterbox in her essay?

Ans. Anne justified her being Chatterbox in her essay by arguing that talking is a student's trait. she said that she would do her best to keep her chatting under control. She also mentioned that in spite of her efforts, she would never be able to cure herself of the Habit since she was as talkative as her mother. She wrote that talkativeness was her inherited trait and it could not be cured.  she presented her being a Chatterbox in a very natural way.  Her arguments are true as well as clever.

 

Q3. Do you think that Mr. Keesing was a strict teacher? 

Ans. Yes, I think that Mr kissing was a strict teacher. He was an old fashioned gentleman. He taught maths. He didn't like anybody talking unnecessarily in class. He tried hard to improve the student.

 

Q4. What made Mr. Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?

Ans. On being irritated at Anne's habit of talking too much in class, Mr. Kessing asked her to write an essay on’ Chatterbox’. she wrote the essay with very convincing arguments. Mr. Keesing asked her to write another essay on ‘an incorrigible Chatterbox’. Again wrote the essay convincingly. The next day, she was again asked to write an essay on’ Quack Quack Quack said mistress Chatterbox’. This time she wrote the story of father's Van who bit his children to death because they quacked too much.  Mr. Keesing was touched and allowed Anne to talk in the class.

 

Thinking about the text

 Q1.  Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings of a 13-year-old girl?

Ans. Anne said so because the word is generally interested in reading great men. They may be politicians, great thinkers, statesmen, etc. People don't bother to know the thoughts of the teenager and that too, a commoner. but this turned out different in her case. Her diary, an account of Nazi at recites became one of the world's most widely read books. it was translated into many languages. The book mentions several films, television, and theatrical productions, and even an Opera based on the diary.

 

Q2. There are some examples of a diary or general entries in the’ before you read the section’. compare these with what rights in her diary. What language was the diary originally written in? In what way is a nice diary different?

Ans. Anne’s diary is considered both a diary and a journal. it is a diary when she describes the day the result is being awaited. Then it is a journal when she describes the episode related to her maths teacher. it is originally written in Dutch.  it's different as it is written as a letter addressed to Kitty, as her diary is named. it is also different in the sense that it presents historical facts during the Second World War. It is its account of Nazi atrocities of Jews and presents an insight into history. 

 

Q3. Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family? Does she treat it as an insider or outsider?

Ans. Anne needs to give a brief sketch about her family otherwise no one would understand a word of her stories to Kitty. She treats kitty as an Insider. She can share their secrets with kitty. In spite of having many friends, she is not confined in any of them to tell her secrets. She needs someone who may listen to her secrets patiently, and keep them too. Kitty, her diary has all these qualities. so she treats Kitty as her bosom friend.

 

Q4. What does Anne feel about her father, grandmother, and Mrs. Kuprous and Mr. Keesing? What do these tell you about her?

Ans. Anne considers her father the most adorable father. She loves her grandmother. She misses her a lot after her death. Mrs. Kuprous was her class teacher and headmistress in 6th grade. They had a heartbreaking farewell. Both of them wept. She considers her math teacher, Mr. Keesing was then old foray. he was annoyed with her because she talked so much in his class. He used to give her extra homework as a punishment.

 All these tell us that she was a very loving, affectionate, creative, and intelligent girl.

 

Q5. What a brief sketch about Anne's life?

Ans.  Anne's full name was Anneliese Mary. She was born on June 12, 1929. She was a German Bond Jewish girl. She wrote her diary while she was hiding in Amsterdam during the Second World War. She was an intelligent girl during her schooling. she showed a good sense of humor when Mr. Keesing was annoyed with her. Anne was also skilled in writing. Unfortunately, Anne died of typhus in 1945. But her father found her diary and got it published. we are able to know about any thoughts from her diary. It is described as the work of a mature and insightful mind.

 

Q6. Anne says Teachers are unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable? How?

Ans. Yes, Mr. Keesing is unpredictable. He was annoyed with Anne because she was very talkative. He gave her extra homework as a punishment. She had to write an essay on’ a Chatterbox’. she wrote the essay and thought that he would be satisfied but her prediction proved baseless. He gave her more essays to write. She, at last, composed a poem instead of an essay. The poem was a joke on Mr. Keesing. instead of being angry, he read it with his own comments. since then he allowed her to talk in class. this was unexpected.

 

Message

 

The message that this story gives is that everyone has the right to enjoy his/her freedom. They should not be judged by caste, creed, religion, or race. They should be treated equally.