The Diary of Anne Frank (play) Questions

Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.

  1. How does the play version of Anne Frank's story make it more personal for an audience?
  2. What does the play teach us about youth?
  3. Does the play explain any positive outcomes of World War II?
  4. Does a crisis define who you are as a person? Does the war define Anne?
  5. Does isolation have a direct influence on how we view our own mortality? How might Anne have answered this question?
  6. What can the play communicate to an audience that Anne's diary can't? What might the play not be able to convey of Anne's diary?