Mrs. Van Daan is a spoiled woman who expects everyone to behave as she does. What she does not realize is that her behavior is not exemplary. She especially does not like Anne due to Anne being a very outspoken person. Mrs. Van Daan feels that children should not express their opinions on any subject, because they do not have the experiences to draw upon that adults do. This puts her in direct conflict with Anne and her parents. Mrs. Van Daan also does not get along at all with Mrs. Frank. Their problems started after the Van Daan's moved into the "Secret Annex" and Mrs. Van Daan began hiding some of her things. She felt that she should not have to share items such as furniture, dishes and food with the Franks. In retaliation, Mrs. Frank did the same with some of the Frank items. This caused a great deal of discord among the two women. Mrs. Van Daan felt that she had sacrificed enough so when her husband told her they would have to sell her prized fur coat for money, she was firmly against the idea. She was eventually brought around to selling the coat. Another attribute of Mrs. Van Daan was her exaggerated sense of courage. She was always telling the others to be like her, but when the burglaries occurred or the bombings happened, she was always the first person crying and shaking like a scared little kitten.