Character Analysis: Peter

The person that I chose from the Anne Frank play is Peter. He is the son of Mr. Van Daan and Mrs. Van Daan. He is sixteen years old and has a cat named Mouschi who he says that the cat is a tom. He is more of a lone wolf kind of person meaning that he likes being by himself and doing things himself. He answers without being rude and is very calm. Yet sometimes he is capable of being agressive and rebelious. His role on the story is kind of like the isolated person of the story. He lives in the bottom floor of the attic under his parents and next to the Franks. He does not have a good relationship with his parents. He does not like to study with his father and he feels that his mother will embarras him by teasing him. He has a love hate relationship with Anne. He and Mr. Frank are working together to help him in his lessons because his dad does not want teach him anymmore. Mr. Dussel and Peter so far in the play have not spoken to each other from these previous scenes. Additionally Margot (Margo) has not spoken to Peter as well. One line of the story that I think tells alot about Peter is when Anne begins to get to know Peter.

Act I, Scene II Page709

Anne: Why didn't you ever come over?

Peter: I'm sort of a lone wolf. [He starts to rip off the star of David.]

Anne: What are you doing?

Peter: Taking it off.

Anne: But you can't do that. They'll arrest you if you go out without your star.

[He tosses his knife on the table.]

Peter: Who is going out?

These lines show much about his personality and about who he is. These next lines also on the same page show how he feels about the star that is on his clothes.

Anne: . . . . . . . What are you doing with yours?

[Peter goes over to the stove with his star.]

Peter: Burn it.

Anne: [She starts to throw hers in, and cannot.] It's funny, I can't throw mine away. I don't know why.

Peter: You can't throw . . . ? Something they branded you with . . . ? That they made you wear so they could spit on you?

Anne: I know. I know. But after all, it is the Star of David, isn't it?

[ In the bedroom, right, Margot and Mrs. Frank are lying down. Mr. Frank starts Quitly out.]

Peter: Maybe it is different for a girl.