For much of Anne’s diary, neither she or Peter find the other interesting and even find the other irritating. Driven by her longing for Peter Schiff, Anne becomes determined to make Peter her friend, and over the course of a few months near the end of the diary they grow close and fall in love, a relationship that makes the two of them happy and helps them to cope with life in the Annex, but only briefly. Anne ultimately decides that Peter is somewhat disappointing and needs to learn to stand on his own instead of clinging only to her. Anne’s deep and unchanged love for Peter Schiff asserts its influence over all of the stages, turning her loneliness into longing for Peter and morphing Peter Van Daan and Peter Schiff into one person in Anne’s mind. Their entire relationship is defined by Anne’s love for Peter Schiff, and not for Peter Van Daan--it is what brings them together, and what causes Anne disappointment in the end. In conclusion, Anne and Peter Van Daan’s relationship developed through three stages of mutual disinterest, affection and intimacy, and disappointment during their time in the Annex, but all three stages were affected by Anne’s love for Peter
For much of Anne’s diary, neither she or Peter find the other interesting and even find the other irritating. Driven by her longing for Peter Schiff, Anne becomes determined to make Peter her friend, and over the course of a few months near the end of the diary they grow close and fall in love, a relationship that makes the two of them happy and helps them to cope with life in the Annex, but only briefly. Anne ultimately decides that Peter is somewhat disappointing and needs to learn to stand on his own instead of clinging only to her. Anne’s deep and unchanged love for Peter Schiff asserts its influence over all of the stages, turning her loneliness into longing for Peter and morphing Peter Van Daan and Peter Schiff into one person in Anne’s mind. Their entire relationship is defined by Anne’s love for Peter Schiff, and not for Peter Van Daan--it is what brings them together, and what causes Anne disappointment in the end. In conclusion, Anne and Peter Van Daan’s relationship developed through three stages of mutual disinterest, affection and intimacy, and disappointment during their time in the Annex, but all three stages were affected by Anne’s love for Peter