#13 (p. 242-264)

Summary:

The temperature increases, and Mrs. Van Daan gets moody about that.  She flirts more with Dussel.  More towards the end, Mrs. Van Daan gets even more paranoid, and talks of suicide.  D-Day happens, and Anne gets "hope"; false or not is to be decided later.  Anne turns 15 and gets some presents.  Anne expresses her doubts of Peter and his unfaithfulness.  The season switches to strawberries, and all they eat is that.  Anne expresses her opinion a book she just finished about the "Modern Girl" and gets very emotional about how no one understands her.

Vocabulary:

Phut (p. 242): the sound of a passing bullet

Capitulation (p. 245): surrendering

Virtuoso (p. 246): ace

Cognac (p. 247): grape brandy

Peonies (p. 247): flower

Gales (p. 248): strong wind

Conceited (p. 248): false pride

Finicky (p. 259): fastidious

Pedantic (p. 259): focusing on trivial aspects

Perturbed (p. 261): flustered

Discussion Topic:

What is your definition of a "teenager"?

What gives one the most self-satisfaction?  What are the properties of that specific item that give it that satisfactory result?

What is false hope?  Can it be good sometimes?  How can you manipulate it?

Passages:

p. 250, paragraph 2

I found it funny how Anne said future, past, and present instead of past present and future.  It is a cultural thing, and just by that slight order of words did she show where Anne was from.

p. 249, paragraph 3

I found it very sad when Anne talked about her catch phrase, "No one understands me!"

p. 247, paragraph 3

I am confused!  At first, it said that Anne's birthday was the 12th.

p. 244-245, ALL

This was a very important plot development.  Also, I found it interesting how I could connect so well to it because of the SS reading.  

p. 250-251

This was my favorite part in the entire Anne Frank.  It reminds me so much of other things.  It give that nostalgic feeling.

Image:

In the text, I didn't know what Whit Monday was.

I also found a very touching quote that I found while searching for pictures for "No one understands me".

"No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy.  People imagine they can reach one another.  In reality they only pass each other by." - Franz Shubert