30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank

30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank

Trista - January 11, 2019

30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank
The statue of Anne Frank, by Mari Andriessen, outside the Westerkerk in Amsterdam. Hide-sp/ Wikimedia Commons.

27. Living In Isolation, She Wrote Her Diary Entries To Someone Named Kitty

Despite living with seven other people in a tiny, enclosed area, Anne Frank felt very alone. Many of her diary entries speak of loneliness and having no one her own age to talk to. She had complicated relationships with her mother and sister, primarily when she was younger. Perhaps due to this loneliness, Frank addressed many of her diary entries to a non-existent person named “Kitty.” She confided in this persona about many things, including the difficulties with her mother and sister.

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