AUGUST, 1944
TUESDAY,AUGUST1,1944
DearestKitty,
"Abundleoftradis"wastheendofmypreviousletterandisthebeginningofthisone.youpleasetellmeexactlywhat"abundleoftradis"is?Whatdoes"tradi"mean?Likesomanywords,itbeinterpretedintwoways:atradiposedfromwithoutandoneimposedfromwithin.Theformermeansnotacceptingotherpeoplesopinions,alwaysknowi,haviword;inshort,allthoseunpleasanttraitsforwhichImknower,forwhiotknown,ismyow.
AsIvetoldyoumanytimes,Imsplitintwo.Onesidetainsmyexuberantcheerfulness,myflippancy,myjoyinlifeand,aboveall,myabthtytoappreciatethelightersideofthings.BythatImeannotfindinganythingwrongwithflirtations,akiss,anembraoff-colorjoke.Thissideofmeisusuallylyinginwaittoambushtheotherone,whichismuchpurer,deeperandfiner.NooneknowsAterside,andthatswhymostpeopletstandme.Oh,Ibeanamusingforanafternoon,butafterthateveryoneshadenoughofmetolastamonth.Actually,Imwhataromanticmovieistoaprofoundthinker--amerediversion,aiterlude,somethingthatissootten:notbad,butnotparticularlygoodeither.IhatehaVingtotellyouthis,butwhyshouldntIadmititwhenIknowitstrue?Mylighter,moresuperficialsidewillalwaysstealamarthedeepersideandthereforealwayswin.Youtimaginehowofteriedtop:ushawaythisAnne,whichisonlyhalfofwhatisknownasAobeatherdown,hideher.Butitdoesntwork,andIknowwhy.
ImafraidthatpeoplewhoknowmeasIusuallyamwilldiscoverIhaveanotherside,abetterandfinerside.Imafraidtheyllmockme,thinkImridiculousaimentalandnottakemeseriously.Imusedtoakenseriously,butonlythe"lighthearted"Anneisusedtoitandputupwithit;the"deeper"Aooweak.IfIforcethegoodAothespotlightforevenfifteenminutes,sheshutsuplikeaclamthemomentshescalledupontospeak,asAnnenumberohetalking.BeforeIrealizeit,shesdisappeared.
Sothenieisneverseeninpany.ShesnevermadeasingleappearahoughshealmostalwaystakesthestagewhenImalone.IklyhowIdliketobe,howIam...ontheiunfortunatelyImonlylikethatwithmyself.
Andperhapsthatswhy-no,Imsurethatsthereasonwhy--IthinkofmyselfashappyontheinsideandotherpeoplethinkImhappyoside.Imguidedby
thepureAhin,butosideImnothingbutafrolielittlegoattuggingatitstether.
AsIvetoldyou,whatIsayisnotwhatIfeel,whichiswhyIhaveareputationforbeingboy-crazyaswellasaflirt,asmartaledareaderofromahehappy-go-lunelaughs,givesaflippantreply,shrugshershouldersaendsshedoesntgiveadarn.ThequietAsinjusttheoppositeway.IfImbeingpletelyho,Illhavetoadmitthatitdoesmattertome,thatImtryingveryhardtogemyself,butthatIImalagainstamorepowerfulenemy.
Avoicewithinmeissobbing,"Yousee,thatswhatsbeeofyou.Youresurroundedbyiveopinions,dismayedlooksandmogfaces,people,whodislikeyou,andallbecauseyoudontlistentothe;adviceofyourowerhalf.”
Believeme,Idlike;tolisten,butitdoesntwork,becauseifImquietandserious,everyohinksImputtingoandIhavetosavemyselfwithajoke,andthenImalkingaboutmyownfamily,whoassumeImustbesick,stuffmeirinsaives,feelmynedforeheadtoseeifIhaveatemperature,askaboutmybowelmovementsaemeforbeinginabadmood,untilIjusttkeepitupanymore,becausejjwheneverybodystartshoverme,Igetcross,thensad,andfinallyendupturningmyhearti,thebadpartosideandthegoodpartontheinside,aryingtofindawaytobeewhatIdliketobeandwhatIcouldbeif...ifonlytherewerenootherpeopleintheworld.
Yours,Anne
M.Frank
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ANNESDIARYENDSHERE.
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AFTERWORD
OnthemofAugust4,1944,sometimebetweentenahirty,acarpulledupat263Prinsengracht.Severalfiguresemerged:anSSsergeant,KarlJosefSilberbauer,infulluniform,andatleastthreeDutchmembersoftheSecurityPolice,armedbutincivilianclothes.Someohavetippedthemoff.
TheyarrestedtheeightpeoplehidingintheAnnex,aswellastwooftheirhelpers,VictlerandJohannesKleiman--thoughnotMiepGiesandElisabeth(Bep)
Voskuijl-andtookallthevaluablesandcashtheycouldfindintheAnnex.
Afterthearrest,KuglerandKleimaakentoaprisoninAmsterdam.Oember11,1944,theyweretransferred,withoutbeofatrial,toacampinAmersfoort(Holland).Kleiman,becauseofhispoorhealth,wasreleasedoember18,1944.HeremainedinAmsterdamuntilhisdeathin1959.
KuglermaoescapehisimprisoonMarch28,1945,whenheandhisfellowprisonerswerebeioGermanyasforcedlaborers.Heimmigratedtoadain1955aorontoin1989.
Elisabeth(Bep)VoskuijlWijkdiedinAmsterdamin1983.
MiepSantrouschitzGiesisstilllivinginAmsterdam;herhusbandJandiedin1993.
Upontheirarrest,theeightresidentsoftheAnnexwerefirstbroughttoaprisoninAmsterdamaransferredtoWesterbork,thetransitcampforJewsihofHolland.Theyweredeportedoember3,1944,itransporttoleaveWesterbork,andarrivedthreedayslaterinAuschwitz(Poland).
HermannvanPels(vanDaan)was,acctothetestimonyofOttoFrank,gassedtodeathinAuschwitzinOctoberorNovember1944,shortlybeforethegaschambersweredismantled.
AugustevanPels(PetronellavanDaan)wastransportedfromAuschwitzten-Belsen,fromtheretoBuwald,thentoTheresienstadtonApril9,1945,andapparentlytoanothertrationcampafterthat.Itiscertainthatshedidnotsurvive,thoughthedateofherdeathisunknown.
PetervanPels(vanDaan)wasforcedtotakepartintheJanuary16,1945"deathmarch"fromAuschwitztoMauthausen(Austria),wherehediedonMay5,1945,threedaysbeforethecampwasliberated.
FritzPfeffer(AlbertDussel)diedonDecember20,1944,intheNeuengammetrationcamp,wherehehadbeentransferredfromeitherBuwaldorSahausen.
EdithFrankdiedinAuschwitz-BirkenauonJanuary6,1945,fromhungerandexhaustion.
MargotandAnneFraransportedfromAuschwitzattheendofOctoberand
broughttenBelsen,atrationearHannermany).Thetyphusepidemicthatbrokeoutierof1944-1945,asaresultofthehorrendoushygeniditions,killedthousandsofprisoners,includingMargotand,afewdayslater,Anne.ShemusthavediedinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.ThebodiesofbothgirlswereprobablydumpedinBergen-Belsensmassgraves.ThecampwasliberatedbyBritishtroopsonApril12,1945.
OttoFrankwastheonlyoheeighttosurvivethetrationcamps.AfterAuschwitzwasliberatedbyRussiantroops,heatriatedtoAmsterdambywayofOdessaandMarseille.HearrivedinAmsterdamonJune3,1945,andstayedthereuntil1953,whenhemovedtoBasel(Switzerland),wherehissisterandherfamily,andlaterhisbrother,lived.HemarriedElfriedeMarkovitsGeiringer,inallyfromVienna,whohadsurvivedAuschwitzandlostahusbandandsoninMauthausen.UntilhisdeathonAugust19,1980,OttoFranktioliveinBirsfelden,outsideBasel,wherehedevotedhimselftthemessageofhisdaughtersdiarywithpeopleallovertheworld.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
DearestKitty,
"Abundleoftradis"wastheendofmypreviousletterandisthebeginningofthisone.youpleasetellmeexactlywhat"abundleoftradis"is?Whatdoes"tradi"mean?Likesomanywords,itbeinterpretedintwoways:atradiposedfromwithoutandoneimposedfromwithin.Theformermeansnotacceptingotherpeoplesopinions,alwaysknowi,haviword;inshort,allthoseunpleasanttraitsforwhichImknower,forwhiotknown,ismyow.
AsIvetoldyoumanytimes,Imsplitintwo.Onesidetainsmyexuberantcheerfulness,myflippancy,myjoyinlifeand,aboveall,myabthtytoappreciatethelightersideofthings.BythatImeannotfindinganythingwrongwithflirtations,akiss,anembraoff-colorjoke.Thissideofmeisusuallylyinginwaittoambushtheotherone,whichismuchpurer,deeperandfiner.NooneknowsAterside,andthatswhymostpeopletstandme.Oh,Ibeanamusingforanafternoon,butafterthateveryoneshadenoughofmetolastamonth.Actually,Imwhataromanticmovieistoaprofoundthinker--amerediversion,aiterlude,somethingthatissootten:notbad,butnotparticularlygoodeither.IhatehaVingtotellyouthis,butwhyshouldntIadmititwhenIknowitstrue?Mylighter,moresuperficialsidewillalwaysstealamarthedeepersideandthereforealwayswin.Youtimaginehowofteriedtop:ushawaythisAnne,whichisonlyhalfofwhatisknownasAobeatherdown,hideher.Butitdoesntwork,andIknowwhy.
ImafraidthatpeoplewhoknowmeasIusuallyamwilldiscoverIhaveanotherside,abetterandfinerside.Imafraidtheyllmockme,thinkImridiculousaimentalandnottakemeseriously.Imusedtoakenseriously,butonlythe"lighthearted"Anneisusedtoitandputupwithit;the"deeper"Aooweak.IfIforcethegoodAothespotlightforevenfifteenminutes,sheshutsuplikeaclamthemomentshescalledupontospeak,asAnnenumberohetalking.BeforeIrealizeit,shesdisappeared.
Sothenieisneverseeninpany.ShesnevermadeasingleappearahoughshealmostalwaystakesthestagewhenImalone.IklyhowIdliketobe,howIam...ontheiunfortunatelyImonlylikethatwithmyself.
Andperhapsthatswhy-no,Imsurethatsthereasonwhy--IthinkofmyselfashappyontheinsideandotherpeoplethinkImhappyoside.Imguidedby
thepureAhin,butosideImnothingbutafrolielittlegoattuggingatitstether.
AsIvetoldyou,whatIsayisnotwhatIfeel,whichiswhyIhaveareputationforbeingboy-crazyaswellasaflirt,asmartaledareaderofromahehappy-go-lunelaughs,givesaflippantreply,shrugshershouldersaendsshedoesntgiveadarn.ThequietAsinjusttheoppositeway.IfImbeingpletelyho,Illhavetoadmitthatitdoesmattertome,thatImtryingveryhardtogemyself,butthatIImalagainstamorepowerfulenemy.
Avoicewithinmeissobbing,"Yousee,thatswhatsbeeofyou.Youresurroundedbyiveopinions,dismayedlooksandmogfaces,people,whodislikeyou,andallbecauseyoudontlistentothe;adviceofyourowerhalf.”
Believeme,Idlike;tolisten,butitdoesntwork,becauseifImquietandserious,everyohinksImputtingoandIhavetosavemyselfwithajoke,andthenImalkingaboutmyownfamily,whoassumeImustbesick,stuffmeirinsaives,feelmynedforeheadtoseeifIhaveatemperature,askaboutmybowelmovementsaemeforbeinginabadmood,untilIjusttkeepitupanymore,becausejjwheneverybodystartshoverme,Igetcross,thensad,andfinallyendupturningmyhearti,thebadpartosideandthegoodpartontheinside,aryingtofindawaytobeewhatIdliketobeandwhatIcouldbeif...ifonlytherewerenootherpeopleintheworld.
Yours,Anne
M.Frank
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ANNESDIARYENDSHERE.
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AFTERWORD
OnthemofAugust4,1944,sometimebetweentenahirty,acarpulledupat263Prinsengracht.Severalfiguresemerged:anSSsergeant,KarlJosefSilberbauer,infulluniform,andatleastthreeDutchmembersoftheSecurityPolice,armedbutincivilianclothes.Someohavetippedthemoff.
TheyarrestedtheeightpeoplehidingintheAnnex,aswellastwooftheirhelpers,VictlerandJohannesKleiman--thoughnotMiepGiesandElisabeth(Bep)
Voskuijl-andtookallthevaluablesandcashtheycouldfindintheAnnex.
Afterthearrest,KuglerandKleimaakentoaprisoninAmsterdam.Oember11,1944,theyweretransferred,withoutbeofatrial,toacampinAmersfoort(Holland).Kleiman,becauseofhispoorhealth,wasreleasedoember18,1944.HeremainedinAmsterdamuntilhisdeathin1959.
KuglermaoescapehisimprisoonMarch28,1945,whenheandhisfellowprisonerswerebeioGermanyasforcedlaborers.Heimmigratedtoadain1955aorontoin1989.
Elisabeth(Bep)VoskuijlWijkdiedinAmsterdamin1983.
MiepSantrouschitzGiesisstilllivinginAmsterdam;herhusbandJandiedin1993.
Upontheirarrest,theeightresidentsoftheAnnexwerefirstbroughttoaprisoninAmsterdamaransferredtoWesterbork,thetransitcampforJewsihofHolland.Theyweredeportedoember3,1944,itransporttoleaveWesterbork,andarrivedthreedayslaterinAuschwitz(Poland).
HermannvanPels(vanDaan)was,acctothetestimonyofOttoFrank,gassedtodeathinAuschwitzinOctoberorNovember1944,shortlybeforethegaschambersweredismantled.
AugustevanPels(PetronellavanDaan)wastransportedfromAuschwitzten-Belsen,fromtheretoBuwald,thentoTheresienstadtonApril9,1945,andapparentlytoanothertrationcampafterthat.Itiscertainthatshedidnotsurvive,thoughthedateofherdeathisunknown.
PetervanPels(vanDaan)wasforcedtotakepartintheJanuary16,1945"deathmarch"fromAuschwitztoMauthausen(Austria),wherehediedonMay5,1945,threedaysbeforethecampwasliberated.
FritzPfeffer(AlbertDussel)diedonDecember20,1944,intheNeuengammetrationcamp,wherehehadbeentransferredfromeitherBuwaldorSahausen.
EdithFrankdiedinAuschwitz-BirkenauonJanuary6,1945,fromhungerandexhaustion.
MargotandAnneFraransportedfromAuschwitzattheendofOctoberand
broughttenBelsen,atrationearHannermany).Thetyphusepidemicthatbrokeoutierof1944-1945,asaresultofthehorrendoushygeniditions,killedthousandsofprisoners,includingMargotand,afewdayslater,Anne.ShemusthavediedinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.ThebodiesofbothgirlswereprobablydumpedinBergen-Belsensmassgraves.ThecampwasliberatedbyBritishtroopsonApril12,1945.
OttoFrankwastheonlyoheeighttosurvivethetrationcamps.AfterAuschwitzwasliberatedbyRussiantroops,heatriatedtoAmsterdambywayofOdessaandMarseille.HearrivedinAmsterdamonJune3,1945,andstayedthereuntil1953,whenhemovedtoBasel(Switzerland),wherehissisterandherfamily,andlaterhisbrother,lived.HemarriedElfriedeMarkovitsGeiringer,inallyfromVienna,whohadsurvivedAuschwitzandlostahusbandandsoninMauthausen.UntilhisdeathonAugust19,1980,OttoFranktioliveinBirsfelden,outsideBasel,wherehedevotedhimselftthemessageofhisdaughtersdiarywithpeopleallovertheworld.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读