In Act II, Scene 5, of The Diary of Anne Frank the action returns to the present time and Otto Frank sits with Anne’s diary in the Secret Annex. The audience hears Anne read a line from her diary: “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” The sentiment expressed in this statement is a major theme of the play. In your journal, identify and discuss examples from the play that support this theme, and explain the meaning behind Anne's statement. Your response should be about 150 words.

The theme of believing in the good of people even at the worst of times is one that is prevalent in The Diary of Anne Frank. Allthough Anne is enduring horrors we can't even imagine, she believes that everything will be alright in the end. One clear example of goodness is the way in which Otto Frank’s four employees: Miep Gies, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler and Bep Voskuijl agree to help the family hide despite the risk involved in helping jews, which could result in imprisonment, deportation and even being shot. Bep's father was also a big help, and cherished by the people living in the Annex. Although there are conflicts between the very different people living and hiding together, they all contribute to make a home and end up being a big family, helping each other bear the abominations going outside their safe space.

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in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.