Unsurprisingly, life in the Secret Annex was not much fun. Anne struggled with a lot, not in the least the difficulty of being stuck with a bunch of roommates in a tiny apartment that no one is allowed to leave. Struggles within the Frank family and between the Franks, the van Daans, and Dussel are a daily occurrence in the Annex, creating a lot of emotional tension.
Additionally, the war creates all sorts of challenges. For one, they are all in hiding, and so have to deal with everything from minor everyday inconveniences, like when they can make noise and run water and when they can't, as well as terrifying break-ins and other scares when they fear for their lives.
The usual horrors and shortages of a war are present too. Anne is terrified when the bombs fall at night. Less food and fewer commodities are available as time goes on and the Annex inhabitants often need to just do without. The war takes its toll on Anne and the others mentally as well, making them question humanity.
Still, Anne grows a lot as a teenager living in the Annex, working hard at her studies and writing every day. Additionally, though such circumstances would be enough to make more teenagers nihilists, Anne retains her belief in God and humanity, remaining certain that people are good at heart and the beautiful of nature is a calming and empowering force.
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