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AnneFrank

TranslatedbySusanMassotty

SATURDAY，JULY15，1944

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[1]We’vereceivedabookfromthelibrarywiththegtitleWhatDoYouThinkoftheMirl?I’dliketodiscussthissubjecttoday。

[2]Thewritercriticizes“today’syouth”fromheadtotoe，thoughwithoutdismissingthemallas“hopelessthetrary，shebelievestheyhaveitwithintheirpowertobuildabigger，betteraifulworld，butthattheyoccupythemselveswithsuperfigs，withoutgivingathoughttotruebeauty。InsomepassagesIhadthestrothewriterwasdiregherdisapprovalatme，whichiswhyIfinallywanttobaremysoultoyouanddefendmyselfagainstthisattack。

[3]Ihaveoandingcharactertraitthatmustbeobvioustoanyonewho’sknthoftime:Ihaveagreatdealofself-knowledge。IhingIdo，IwatchmyselfasifIwereastranger。IdatheeverydayAhoutbeingbiasedexcuses，watchwhatshe’sdoing，boththegoodahisself-awarenessneverleavesme，aimeIopenmymouth，Ithink，“Youshouldhavesaidthatdifferently”or“That’sfiis”。IyselfinsomanywaysthatI’mbeginhetruthe:“Everychildhastoraiseitself。”Parentslyadvisetheirorpoiherightdireately，peopleshapetheirowncharaadditioharaordinaryamounte。Ifeelsandcapableburdens，soyoungandfree!WhenIfirstrealizedthis，Iwasglad，becauseitmeansImoreeasilywithstandtheblowslifehasinstore。

[4]ButI’vetalkedaboutthesethingssooften。NowI’dliketoturer“FatheraUandMe”。Myparentshavealoiledmerotteedmekindly，defethevanDaansaparentsdyetfesttimeI’vefeltextremelylo，edaood。Fatherdideverythiocurbmyrebelliousspirit，butitwasnouse。I’vecuredmyselfbyholdingmybehavioruptothelightandlookingatwhatIwasd。

[5]Whydidmeinmystruggle?Whydidhefallshortwheooffermeahelpinghand?Theansweris:heusedthewrohods。HealwaystalkedtomeasifIwereagthroughadifficultphase。ItsoundsceFather’stheonlyonewho’sgivenmeasenseofdmademefeelasifI’maseheoverlookedohioseethatthisstruggletotriumphovermydifficultieswasmoreimportahananythiwa“typicaladoless”irls”or“you’llgrowoutofit”。Ididn’twaedthesameasall-the-irls，butasAnne-in-her-ht，andRimdidhat。Besides，Ifideiheytellmealotaboutthemselves，andbeowverylittleabouthim，I’tgetoefooting。Rimalwaysactsliketheelderlyfatherwhoohesamefleetiwhogerrelatetomeasafriend，nomatterhowhardhetries。Asaresult，I’veneversharedmyoutlook-pohamydiaryand，onawhile，Margot。I’vehidanythinghavingtodowithmefromFather，neversharedmyidealswithhim，deliberatelyalienatedmyselffromhim。

[6]I’thavedoanyotherway。I’veletmyselfbeguidedentirelybymyfeelings。Itwasegotistical，butI’vedowasbestformyownpeaind。Iwouldlosethat，plustheself-ceI’veworkedsohardtoachieve，ifIweretobesubjectedtocriticismhalfwaythroughthejob。Itmaysoued，butI’ttakecritieither，beotonlydoIneversharemyihoughtswithhim，butI’vepushedhimevenfurtherawaybybeingirritable。

[7]ThisisapointIthinkaboutquiteoften:whyisitthatRimannoysmesomues?Ihardlybeartohavehimtutorme，andhisaffesforttobeleftalone，andI’dratherheignoredforawhileuntilI’mmoresureofmyselfwhenI’mtalkingtohim!I’mstilltuiltyaboutthemeaetohimset。Oh，it’shardtandbraveinevery>

[8]Still，thishasn’tbeedisappoi。No，IthinkaboutPetermuchmorethanIthinkaboutFather。Ikhathewasmyquest，aherwayarouedanimageofhiminmymind，picturedhimasaquiet，sweet，sensitiveboybadlyinneedoffriendshipandlove!Iopouroutmyhearttoalivingperson。Iwantedafriendwhowouldhelpmefindmywayagain。IaplishedwhatIsetouttodoanddrewhim，slowlybutsurely，towardme。WhenIfinallygothimtobemyfriend，itautomaticallydevelopedintoanintimacythat，whenIthinkaboutitrageous。Wetalkedaboutthemostprivatethings，butwehaveouthethiomyheart。Istill’tmakeheadortailofPeter。Ishesuperficial，orisitshyholdshimbawithme?Butputtingallthataside，Imadeoake:Iusedintimacytoget，andindoingso，Iruledoutotherformsoffrieobeloved，andIseehe’sbeginningtolikememoreassingday。etherleaveshimfeelingsatisfied，butjustmakesmewanttostartallain。Ineverbroachthesubjegtoutintotheopeer，morethaogete，andnowhe’sholdingonfordearlife。Iholydon’tseeaivewayofshakinghimoffainghimbahisow。Isoonrealizedheeverbeaki，butstilltriedtohelphimbreakoutofhisnarroandhisyouthfulhorizons。

[9]“Deepdown，theyoungareloheold。”Ireadthisinabooksomewhereandit’sstumymind。AsfarasItell，it’strue。

[10]Soifyou’rewwhetherit’sharderfortheadultsherethanforthe，theanswerisno，it’slynot。Olderpeoplehaveanopiniohingandaresureofthemselvesaions。It’stwiceashardfpeopletoholdontoouropinionsatatimewhenidealsarebeingshatteredaroyed，whesideofhumanes，wheneveryonehasetodoubttruth，justidGod。

[11]Anyonewhoclaimsthattheolderfolkshaveamoredifficulttimeirealizethattheproblemshaveafargreaterimpaus。We’remuchtooyouheseproblems，buttheykeepthrustingthemselvesonusuntil，finally，we’reforcedtothinkupasolution，thoughmostofthetimeoursolutionscrumblewhehefacts。It’sdiffitimeslikethese:ideals，dreamsandcherishedhopesrisewithinus，onlytobecrushedbygrimreality。It’sawonderIhaven’tabandonedallmyideals，theyseemsoabsurdandimpractical。YetIbecauseIstillbelieve，inspite，thatpeoodatheart。

[12]It’sutterlyimpossibleformetobuildmylifeonafoundationofchaah。Iseethewslowlytraoawilderheapproaderthat，oneday，willdestroyustoo，Ifeelthesufferingofmillio，whenIlookupatthesky，Isomehowfeelthateverythingwillgeforthebetter，thatthiscrueltytooshallend，thatpeadtranquilitywillreturnohemeaholdontomyideals。Perhapsthedaywillewheorealizethem!

Yours，AnneM。Frank

[1993]

Notes

&AisoingfromAheDiaryofaYoungGirl。

2。AnneFrank（1929-1944）:ShewasayoungJewishGermangirlwhogaiioerherdeathfollowiionofherdiary。Shewroteaboutherlife，thoughtsandexperiencesofhidingfromtheNazisinWorldWarII。Shediedaged15inaGermaioncamp。

3。Kitty:AnneFrank’sDiaryusedtheepistolaryform，aerswereaddressedtotheimaginary“Kitty”。

4。Margot:Aer。

5。TheAwasthehidingplaeFrank’sfamilyandtheirfriendswhilefleeingthehorrorsofNazio，whithebasterdamwarehouse。

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