Webster's College Dictionary defines character as "one's true self; one's thoughts and feelings; traits". In Anne Frank's Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne faces challenges that change her character dramatically. Anne is an average, teenage girl. She is dreamy and headstrong, yet she develops into a wiser, more independent individual in the years that she and her family are in hiding from the Nazis. One way in which Anne changes is through …showed first 75 words of 467 total…

…showed last 75 words of 467 total…the three years that she stayed in the Secret Annexe, most of the time, she was outstandingly independent, adventurous, and headstrong. She believed confidently in her own opinions and ideas. The girl was also extremely brave to live through the challenges that faced her, including scarcity of food. By the end of her diary-writing times, Anne had found her true, independent self, and she had learned to thoroughly comprehend herself without the help of others.