In the beginning of Annexed, the main character, Peter, is making the most of the last few hours he has left outside in the fresh air. Later that day, Peter knows that he will have to go to the Annex to hide from Nazis’ who are trying to capture him and his family. While walking to his girlfriend, Liese’s house, he can only watch when he sees her and her family escaping from officers. Eventually sometime after watching Liese’s escape, Peter makes his way to the Annex where he will spend the next two years in mostly silence, never being able to feel the warmth of the sunlight or a shiver from a cool breeze.
The protagonist and narrator in Annexed is a Jewish 15 year old, Peter van Pels. He recently moved into the Annex with his family and another Jewish family, the Franks, to hide from the Nazis’. For the first few days, all Peter does is sleep, sulk, and think about Liese. Peter isn’t happy that he has to stay in the Annex with the Franks, and especially can’t stand their daughter Anne. Anne is the type of person who isn’t afraid to speak her mind no matter what she’s thinking of. Living with an overly confident Anne, drives Peter insane; she never has something kind to say to him. Whenever she speaks to him, it's either her being rude or indignant.
A problem in the story is that Peter, his family, and the Frank family have to hide in the Annex to try and keep hidden from the Nazis. Peter wishes that his life could be like before, not having to worry every second of the day if someone will capture and take him to a Death Camp. Also, Anne doesn’t help living in the Annex any better for Peter. It seems that everything Anne does, irritates Peter some how. Since living in the Annex allowed Peter to have more free time to think, the only thing he thinks about is Liese. He thinks about her all the time and knows that he probably would ever be able to see her again.
Nice response. You had a few gramatical errors, specifically places where if you read it out loud you would be able to notice the wording. You summarized the story well and gave thorough information on the main characters and the problem. Good job Mia!
ReplyDeleteGood Job Mi!!! You can tell that you put alot of energy and time to complete this post. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteWell done, Mia! You've appropriately summarized the text and made some solid observations.
ReplyDelete4.5/5 points. Be careful not to end a sentence with a preposition. For example, "Anne is the type of person who isn’t afraid to speak her mind no matter what she’s thinking of." By leaving the "of" off you are grammatically correct and it still makes sense.