July 11 to September 16, 1943, The Diary of Anne Frank Summary | Class 10 Novels PDF Download

SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1943

• Anne continues to get criticized for being a bad kid. She’s trying to keep herself from telling everyone what she thinks of them, and is trying to use humor to deal with the constant scolding.
• Anne decides to let her shorthand go for a little while. Her eyes have gotten really bad, but it is impossible to find a safe way to get glasses.
• The family is thinking of getting one of the protectors to take Anne to see an eye doctor. The decision hasn’t been made yet, though.
• Anne and Margot begin to help Miep with office work like filing.

TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1943

• Anne tries to reason with Mr. Dussel to allow her to use the table in their room two afternoons a week, so that she can get some of her work done. Mr. Dussel scoffs at her, suggesting that her "work" in mythology is not real work at all.
• Pim goes to bat for Anne and asks Mr. Dussel to reconsider. Mr. Dussel finally gives in.

FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1943

• Burglars again in the office, only this time for real. They steal blank checks, cashboxes, and the Secret Annex’s ration coupons for 330 pounds of sugar.

MONDAY, JULY 19, 1943

• North Amsterdam is heavily bombed and lies in ruins. Hundreds were killed.

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1943

• Anne describes the first thing each person wants when they get out of the Secret Annex:
• Mr. and Mrs. van Daan: a hot bath.
• Mr. Dussel: to see his girlfriend.
• Mrs. Frank: a cup of real coffee.
• Mr. Frank: to see Mr. Voskuijl (the nice guy who is dying of cancer).
• Peter: to go downtown.
• Anne: for her family to have a home of their own again so she can move about freely.

MONDAY, JULY 26, 1943

• Bombs fall nearby, frightening everybody.

THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1943

• Anne groans over Mr. Dussel and Mrs. van Daan, who have been criticizing her and her "upbringing" again.
• Anne goes off (in writing), criticizing "Madame" van Daan for two pretty long paragraphs.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1943

• More air raids. The Italians are fighting the Fascists now.
• The cats bring fleas inside the Secret Annex and everybody suffers.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1943

• Anne describes a "typical" evening and night in the Secret Annex: getting ready for bed at 9 p.m., everyone waiting to use the sink, saying goodnights, Mr. Dussel loudly shuffling around, etc.
• Anne writes a description of Mr. Dussel’s night sounds, which isn’t pretty.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1943

• Anne describes a "typical" day in the Secret Annex up to mid-afternoon: once it’s lunch time in the office below, the Secret Annex can relax a bit, listen to the radio, distribute food, etc.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1943

• Anne is writing some fiction. Not many details.

MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1943

• Anne is running out of things to write about.
• She now describes a "typical" day from mid-afternoon through the evening meal: Mr. van Daan getting served first, Mrs. van Daan giving everyone advice, Peter being quiet, Mr. Dussel hogging all of the food.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1943

• Anne decides to keep her opinions to herself during meals, which everyone seems to appreciate.
• The Westertoren clock’s bells have been taken away. They’ll be melted down for some purpose in the war. No one knows what time of day it is anymore.
• Anne gets new shoes (high heels), which everyone admires.
• Anne does a bunch of clumsy things and ends up with a hurt finger, hurt toe, and bump on her head.
• Mr. Dussel endangers everybody’s lives by getting Miep to bring him a forbidden (anti-Mussolini) book.
• Anne writes about potato peeling: how Mr. Dussel does it badly but lectures her on how to do it like him; how Mrs. van Daan tries to flirt with Mr. Dussel while peeling potatoes. This part is pretty funny—be sure to check it out.
• Anne writes about "freedom in the Annex": Bep shows up at 5 p.m. to let them know the office workers are gone, so they can wander around the office and warehouse.

MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1943

• Anne describes the early morning, before breakfast, which seems to be the only time the Franks have a bit of real family time.
• At 8:30am they have to stop using water, flushing the toilet, and making noise because the office workers start showing up.
• The Franks settle in to reading, knitting, and having quiet family time.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1943

• Italy capitulates (that’s a crazy word for surrendering).
• Mr. Kleiman goes to the hospital for an abdominal operation.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1943

• Everyone is so touchy and interactions are so tense that nobody talks at mealtimes.
• Anne feels depressed and takes valerian to try to fight it.
• The warehouseman, Mr. Maaren, is becoming suspicious of the Secret Annex. Everyone, including the protectors, is acting extra cautious.