Anne Frank believes that older people have an advantage over younger people when responding to big problems. Is this necessarily true? Though younger people do act immature, they can be quite mature in the face of danger. Adults, thought to be the most mature and calm during a difficult situation, can act quite childish and pedantic. It balances out- the mature from the immature. Age really does not make the difference; it is really the sense of maturity that really says who is responsible and who is not.
             Sometimes, older people tend to have an advantage over younger people in responding to difficult situations. Mr. Frank is a perfect example, calming everyone down during conflicts that happen through the play. For example, when Mr. Van Daan is caught stealing bread in Scene 3, Act 1, page 271, Mr. Frank is the one who makes a desperate attempt to calm everyone down, especially Mrs. Frank who wants to kick the Van Daans out of the Secret Annex. Mrs. Frank is also another good example of how older people are better in responding to difficult obstacles. An example of this is in Act 1, Scene 3, page 241, when Anne Frank accidentally spills milk on Mrs. Van Daan's priceless fur coat. Because Ann is so direct and straightforward at times, she can be quite rude to the people around her. When Mrs. Van Daan is enraged, Anne immediately snaps back, saying that it was an accident and that she was "very, very sorry." Anne resents the fact that she has always to keep so quiet and restrain her adolescent impulse to "sass people back." Mrs. Frank immediately apologizes for her instead, which eventually stops the argument.
             During this time of maturing, Anne feels a type of loathing for her mother; these feelings are pretty akin to any teenager growing up. Throughout the play, readers can sense that the relationship between Anne and Mrs. Frank is sort of "on and off," meaning that sometimes Anne can be very nice toward her mother, while other time...