There is in the youthful spirit a pervading optimism that
cannot be squelched, no matter the power of the opposing force. Anne Frank's novel ends
with a line that conveys this pervasive idealism:
Despite all the horror and brutal oppression,
people are still good at
heart.
Anne is a
bright teen-aged girl who records her struggles to be cooperative with adults and to
make friends and get along with her parents. Like many girls, Anne writes in a diary in
which she pours out her sorrows and desires and, finally her apathy in not caring what
becomes of them. She undergoes the emotional changes typical of her age, finding Mrs.
van Daan, for instance, to be interfering and her son Peter uninteresting. Typically,
also, Anne's relatioship with her father is a happy one, but her relationship with her
mother is a bit strained. Anne believes that her mother's scolding is unnecessary. In
short, Anne wishes to be treated as an adult although she does not often wish to behave
like one.
There is a brief romance between Anne and Peter;
however, Anne realizes that he is not the boy of her dreams. With an intellectual
ability that is superior to Peter's, Anne, nevertheless, hopes that she will meet her
Prince Charming. On page after page, Anne describes her budding womanhood, her
optimism, her thoughts, desires, and feelings to Kitty, her
confidant.
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