Drawing on information from the Historical Perspectives feature and the Frank Family and World War II Timeline, write an explanatory essay addressing the following question: How are historical events reflected in the play The Diary of Anne Frank?
Cite specific historical events, and explain how the playwrights choose to filter them through the action in key scenes of the play.
Explain how outside events affected the moods of the residents of the Secret Annex and their relationships with one another.
Conclude your essay with a judgment about how well the playwrights capture the relationship between the outside world of the war and the inside world of the attic.