Question

What is Anne’s nightmare about and how do the various reactions of the Annex members reveal their perspectives on Anne?

Answer 1

Anne has a nightmare in which she is being captured by the Nazis. Mr. Dussel doesn't care about her well-being, he complains about not being able to sleep because of her, he refers to Anne as a child and says that it was unfortunate that she wasn't being murdered. All of this shows that he saw her as an annoying child that should be dealt with. On the other hand Mrs. Frank was trying to comfort her after having a nightmare, this demonstrates her love for Anne and how she cares about her.

Answer 2

Anne's nightmares were about Nazi soldiers taking her away. Annex members' reactions range from understanding to anger and fear.

Step-by-step explanation:

While they were in the dark and in silence, Anne begins to have a nightmare. This causes her to start screaming alerting everyone.

Even though Anne didn't want to tell her what her nightmare was about, while she was asleep, she was screaming: "No! No! Don't ... don't take me!", That gives us a clue that Anne was dreaming about Nazi soldiers trying to take her away.

Some Annex members were sympathetic to Anne and tried to calm her down. But some were also angry and even afraid that someone outside the group could hear Anne's screams and that would put them in danger.