In the book, I Know My Own Heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840, offers the diaries as a fascinating story of the "everyday" life led by an early 19th century lesbian. The diaries were found in the 1980's and deciphered by Helena Whitbread. There are a few diaries, but this one focuses on the period from 1817 - 1824, which was the most emotionally developing years of Anne's life. As well, it is also when she best chronologically details her vivid and sexual relationships with other women. The journals took Whitbread six years to interpret the esoteric cod invented by Anne in order to keep her secret love affairs safe. She also used this type of correspondence when maintaining relationships with other women. Even though all these efforts were made to conceal her sexual secrets, the lesbian content is still very slight, and hard to sift through the tedious details of her daily activities. .
Due to the time period of the text, it is important to have some historical understanding about past confines in society for women. Women really had no human rights at this time, since they were not considered "persons" till 1919. Women were the property of their husbands, or their fathers; they were the caregivers and nurturers of society. There gender roles were clearly defined, as were those of men. Like Lister, who was an upper-class woman from Yorkshire, she was expected to play very different roles than those conventional ones in which she participated. Since Lister was considered to be eccentric and forward from those who did know her very well, and sometimes to those who did, it would be an appropriate assumption that Lister defied a lot of the gender roles of this time (Whitbread, 1992). Lister was fairly self-educated, and spent a lot of time traveling, riding, hiking and shooting. Due to Lister's upper-class status, she was able to get away with most of her oddities, like dressing in gentleman's clothes and going shooting.
Through all this, Anne Frank still thought that people are good at heart, even though prejudice still roamed everywhere. ... "You know the most wonderful part about thinking yourself out? ... "Despite everything, I still believe people are good at heart." ... Yet she keeps her chin up, and keeping her warm heart. ... From her story, I now know that is not the way to go, opposed to my old way of thinking. ...
Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was born in Northampton, England, in 1612. ... For example, she states, "And to my God my heart did cry"("Upon the Burning of our House" 8). ... Bradstreet also prayed for God to reward other people : " The heavens reward thee [husband] manifold, I pray" (To my Dear and Loving Husband"10). ... She also says," My love is such that rivers cannot quench" ("Husband"7). ... Anne Bradstreet reveals numerous personality traits throughout her poems. ...
She says, "It was His own, it was not mine / Far be it that I should repine." ... At the end of the poem, Anne Bradstreet writes, "There's wealth enough, I need no more / Farewell, my pelf, farewell my store / The world no longer let me love / My hope and treasure lies above." ... Then, Ann expresses sorrow in "And to my God my heart did cry / To strengthen me in my distress." At the end, she tells the audience that she will be all right even though everything she owns is in ashes. ... This is similar to Bradstreet's views because she knows that God will help her build a new house an...
Jews must be indoor by eight o"clock and cannot even sit in their own gardens after hour. ... Van Daan constantly tells Anne's father, " If Anne were my daughter." ... On July 15, 1944: "I created an image of him in my mind. I needed a living person to whom I could pour out my heart; I wanted a friend who"d help to put me on the right road. ... Minutes before the Frank's were captured in their hiding place Anne wrote in her diary, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." ...
For some time, Anne's only perception of discrimination was that within her own race. ... Her mother always taught her to "do your work like you don't know nothing." ... Anne, wanting to join the NAACP for a long time, thought to herself, "the more I remembered the killings, beatings, and intimidations, the more I worried what might possibly happen to me or my family if I joined the NAACP." ... I had found something outside myself that gave meaning to my life." ... (p. 367) Anne knew they were on their own. ...
She didn't know much about World War II when she was alive back in the 1940's. ... From The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne lived in the Secret Annex without knowing fully what was going on. ... But I don't really know yet myself."... (Wiesel 109) From my experiences reading about the Holocaust and visiting the Holocaust Museum, I believe someone or something turns a person evil over time. ... I do not believe that a person can turn evil on his own. ...
She didn't know much about World War II when she was alive back in the 1940's. ... From The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne lived in the Secret Annex without knowing fully what was going on. ... But I don't really know yet myself."... (Wiesel 109) From my experiences reading about the Holocaust and visiting the Holocaust Museum, I believe someone or something turns a person evil over time. ... I do not believe that a person can turn evil on his own. ...
I wanted to know what it really feels like. ... I followed my imagination and my instinct." ... Lestat who's transported me out of myself, and my preoccupation with my limitations, both physical and spiritual. ... He represents the ruthless side in us, but he's part of my thoughts night and day. And, part of my conversation night and day, I suppose. ...
Because of basic respect for his for the dead and the fact that that Anne's heart and soul were in her diaries her father had a difficult decision in deciding whether or not to publish Anne's diaries. Anne's father found it difficult to publish some of the unflattering things that Anne had said about many of the people that resided in the Secret Annex. ... Anne's father knew all this and wanted to honor Anne's soul and legacy. How would you be affected if all your life's secrets all the sudden were out and open for everyone to know? ... Frank ended up publishin...