Date: 1/27-29
Part: Page53-78
Reflection:
The relationship between Anne and her mother was abject. Anne’s mother
wanted her to be a good wife and loving mother, but that’s not what Anne
thought; she wanted to be more than that. Also, her mother always blamed her in
front of everyone, which made her feel Humiliated. “Mama is always carping on
me, especially on the table.” She stated more than twice that she loved Father
a lot more, and she couldn’t stand Mother. It’s normal that a girl will have Electra
complex. Yet in Anne’s case, she seemed too extreme. However, a year and a half
later, she added her own comment: “I’m surprised at my childish innocence…I can
understand the mood changes and comments about Margot, Mother and Father…It embarrassed
me greatly to read the pages dealing with subjects that I remember as being
nicer than they actually were.” I can see that she had already grown more
mature.