The Diary of a Young Girl characters

Anne Frank

Anne Frank

Anne is a real author of the diary. She begins it on her thirteenth birthday when she got this diary as a present. Anne starts writing about some girlish things like friends, boys, studying. When it goes further, she starts depicting more serious events. Because of the Holocaust and the World War...

Otto Frank

Otto Frank is Anne’s father who is depicted as a kind, caring, and loving person. He supports Anne’s side when she argues with the mother. Otto is generous because he keeps the biggest portion of food for his family instead of eating it alone. However, he does not support Anne’s...

Mrs. Van Daan

Auguste van Pels is Mrs. Van Daan’s real name, but Anne calls her Petronella Van Daan in the diary. The girl describes her in a positive way at the beginning. She says that Mrs. Van Daan is caring, loving, and kind. However, when the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the woman behaves...

Mr. Van Daan

Mr. Van Daan is a head of the family which is hiding in the annex with the Franks. Previously, he worked with Otto Frank in Amsterdam. Anne calls him Mr. Van Daan. Analyzing her description, he is responsible, strict, frank, and sometimes egotistical. He wants to keep more food to himself instead...

Margot Frank

Margot Frank is an older sister of Anne. The reader gets acquainted with Margot at the very beginning of the diary when Anne writes about her sister’s excellent notes at school. When Margot gets the call-up from SS, the family decides to hide earlier than planned. The girls do not have the...

Peter Van Daan

Peter is Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan’s son. His real name is Peter van Pels. When Anne first meets him, she does not like him. The teenage boy seems lazy, boring, and too much sensitive to her. However, when the time goes by, they become real friends and even more than friends. They experience the...

Edith Frank

Edith is Anne’s mother. During the stay in the secret annex, Edith and Anne have lots of quarrels. Her daughter thinks that she is too critical. Edith is against Anne’s relationship with Peter, and this makes Anne feel even more isolated. When the time passes by, Anne begins to rethink...

Miep Gies

Miep Gies works as a secretary, and when she finds the diary written by a young lady, she hides it in the desk drawer. Also, she helps the family of Franks to hide. Gies has not read the diary but kept it in safety. When Otto returns in 1945 after the war, she gives him the diary of his daughter...

Mr. Dussel

Fritz Pfeffer is a real name of Mr. Dussel. He hides with the families of the Franks and Van Daans in the secret annex. He works as a dentist, and he is a friend of the Franks. Anne does not feel positive emotions to this man because she notices his bad habits. Mr. Dussel shares the room with Anne...