Literary Devices in The Diary of Anne Frank (play)
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The Secret Annex in German-occupied Amsterdam, Holland during World War IIAnne's descriptions of her life before she went into hiding provide a bit of background on the setting of Amsterdam, Hollan...
Narrator Point of View
Because the play is taken from Anne's diary, her words intermingle with the action and dialogue of the people on stage. The diary entries are done in cool, voiceover fashion so we feel like we're a...
Genre
The play is based on Anne's diary, a memoir about her time in hiding during the Holocaust in German-occupied Holland. The stage elements and directions provide the action and emotional state of the...
What's Up With the Title?
The title, though different than Anne's actual diary, is very similar. While the diary is called Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, the play is titled The Diary of Anne Frank. It may seem like...
What's Up With the Ending?
Otto Frank's last words in the novel are "She puts me to shame" (2.5). He seems to echo the thoughts of the audience. It's simply incredible that a teenage girl under the worst circumstances could...
Tough-o-Meter
There's a lot of tough stuff in this play, but we're not talking about the reading, writing, and vocabulary. We're talking about the situation our hero, Anne, and her family are in. By that, we mea...
Plot Analysis
What Happens in the Annex Stays in the AnnexAnne and her family, as well as another Jewish family and a family friend, move into the secret rooms behind Otto Frank's office in Amsterdam. The famili...
Trivia
You can take a tour (a very "small" tour) of Anne Frank's Secret Annex.(Source.)Who dunnit? Two authors theorize that the members of the Secret Annex were betrayed by the son of one of Otto Frank's...
Steaminess Rating
Being scared out of your mind while hiding in an attic apartment doesn't really give much room for romance. Still, hormones don't stop simply because there's a war going on. Anne and Peter share tw...
Allusions
Literary and Philosophical ReferencesCissy Van Marxvelt (1.3)"Lili Marlene" (1.4)Maccabees (1.5)Psalm CXXI (1.5)Hanukah Prayer Book (1.5)La Belle Nivernaise (2.2)Toscanini (2.1)"Ride of the Valkyri...