Anne Frank

“Imagine” by Happy Hinds

2/18/11

If I were Anne Frank I would feel like I was in a nightmare because she had to give

up everything she lived for except her family. Her whole life changed all because of

the Green Police and she could do nothing about it.

The things I would miss most would be my friends. Mrs. Frank once said, “I

think there’s nothing wrong with Anne that a ride on her bike or a visit with her

friend Jopie DeWaal wouldn’t cure. Isn’t that so, Anne?” Anne’s spirit was always put

down because of how much she missed her friends. I could never imagine not being

able to be in contact with my friends. I would be crushed. Anne’s survival in her

social drought really shows how strong she is.

I am a very loud and out spoken person, so I would feel so out of place if my

silence determined my level of safety. “It’s the Green Police. They’ve found us”, says

Mrs. Van Daan. The Green Police were the people who took the Jews to the

concentration camps if they were found hiding. They always had to be in fear, and

dealing with paranoia, in fear of their lives. I would never be able to stay silent even

if it did depend on my life.

I would also get tired of my family and/or anyone hiding with us. Mrs. Frank

once said, “Take your things and get out!” Mr. Van Daan had been stealing food that

the children could’ve been eating and she was angry. Not just that, but she had been
staying with a family she barely knew for the past two years! I’m almost sure, I

would be on edge, or in a bad mood sometimes if I was in her situation (staying with

a family you don’t know, also having to deal with her family in famine).

Overall, I could never put myself through what the Van Daan & Frank family

did. Their internal strength is admirable. I couldn’t possibly imagine staying in the

attic of a stranger’s house away from everything I loved with all of my heart. They

gave up everything for the safety of their kids. Sure, for themselves too, but if you

critically think, they would not have put Miep through all of that if they didn’t have

children. They’ve already lived. They were doing it for the sake of the next

generation.