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Answer the following question in 200-250 words:

(a) Describe the relationship between Anne and Margot?

OR

Give a pen sketch of Anne's father as a parent?

 

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Anne and Margot

(a) Anne and Margot shared a normal relationship of sisters with slight ups and downs. Margot was a stark contrast to Anne. She did not speak much while Anne was very outspoken.

Margot was reserved in nature. She was smarter, quieter, prettier and more mature than Anne. She was attached to her mother whereas Anne had bitter feelings for her mother. Anne found her mother quite irritating and felt jealous of Margot as she felt that her mother loved Margot more than her.

Margot was Anne's well-wisher. She saw Anne as a friend to talk to and confide in. She was docile and not assertive like Anne. She even trusted and encouraged Anne's relationship with Peter. Both the sisters had a very good relationship with their father. They were also kind loving to each other as sisters. Margot and Anne exchanged a series of letters that Anne recorded in her diary. The topic of discussion was their shared affection for Peter. There was a very real possibility that feelings of jealousy could spring up between the sisters. Even worse, they could end up in a rivalry for Peter's attention. Under normal circumstances, they would probably have talked things out, but in the close quarters of the annex, it would not have been possible to do so with the necessary privacy.

OR

Anne's father, Otto Frank, was a kind, smart, gentle and practical man. He was a loving and caring father whom everyone respected. He worked in a Dutch company until the family was forced into hiding in 1942. Like any other father, he loved his daughters very much. He wanted to give them a good education. He sent Margot to a public school and Anne to a Montessori school. He was the only person who understood the nature and needs of Anne very well. He always favoured Anne during arguments with other members of the secret Annexe. He saved the best food for his daughters and took small portions for himself. Anne idolized him. He was a bit conservative when it came to Anne's love for Peter and asked her to control her emotions. According to Anne, he was protective and possessive. In spite of all the tortures and problems, he was able to save the diary of Anne. He admired her creativity.

Otto was a smart, resourceful and caring father, as well as a talented businessman. He had a strong character and was clearly the head of the Frank household. The only resident of the annex to survive the war. Otto remained in Auschwitz until it was liberated by Russian troops in 1945.

He returned to Holland, where he receives Anne's diary. He remained in Holland until 1953, when he moved to Basel, Switzerland to join his sister's family. He married another Auschwitz survivor and devoted the rest of his life in promoting Anne's diary.