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Mrs. Frank: There are other hiding places. Miep will find something. Don’t worry about the money. I’ll find you the money.
Mrs. van Daan: Mr. Frank, you told my husband you’d never forget what he did for you when you first came to Amsterdam.
Mrs. Frank: If my husband had any obligation to you, it’s paid for. Mr. Frank: Edith, I’ve never seen you like this, for God’s sake. Anne: You can’t throw Peter out! He hasn’t done anything.
Mrs. Frank: Peter can stay.
Peter: I wouldn’t feel right without Father.
Anne: Mother, please. They’ll be killed on the street.
Margot: Anne’s right. You can’t send them away.
Mrs. Frank: They can stay till Miep finds them a place. But we’re switching rooms. I don’t want him near the food.
Mr. Dussel: Let’s divide it up right now.
Margot: (As he gets a sack of potatoes.) We’re not going to divide up some rotten potatoes.
Mr. Dussel: (Dividing the potatoes into piles.) Mrs. Frank, Mr. Frank, Margot, Anne, Peter, Mrs. van Daan, Mr. van Daan, myself... Mrs. Frank, Mr. Frank...
Margot: (Overlapping.) Mr. Dussel, please. Don’t! No more. No more, Mr. Dussel! I beg you. I can’t bear it. (Mr. Dussel continues counting nonstop. In tears.) Stop! I can’t take it ...
Mrs. Frank: All this ... all that’s happening ...
Mr. Frank: Enough! Margot. Mr. Dussel. Everyone—back to your rooms. Come, Edith. Mr. Dussel, I think the potatoes can wait. (Mr. Dussel goes on counting. Tearing the sack from Mr. Dussel, the potatoes spilling.) Just let them wait! (He holds out his hand for Mrs. Frank. They all go back to their rooms. Peter and Mrs. van Daan pick up the scattered potatoes. Not looking at each other, Mr. and Mrs. van Daan move to their separate beds. The buzzer rings frantically, breaking the silence.) Miep? At this hour? (Miep runs up the stairs, as everyone comes back into the main room.)
Miep: (Out of breath.) Everyone ... everyone ... the most wonderful, incredible news! Mr. Frank: What is it?
Miep: (Tears streaming down her cheeks.) The invasion. The invasion has begun! (They stare at her, unable to grasp what she is telling them.) Did you hear me? Did you hear what I said? The invasion! It’s happening—right now! (As Mrs. Frank begins to cry.) I rushed to tell you before the workmen got here. You can feel it in the streets—the excitement! This is it. They’ve landed on the coast of Normandy.
Peter: The British?
Miep: British, Americans ... everyone! More than four thousand ships! Look—I brought
a map. (Quickly she unrolls a map of Normandy on the table.)
Mr. Frank: (Weeping, embracing his daughters.) For over a year we’ve hoped for this moment.
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Pronoun Antecedents
A pronoun takes the place of a noun or another pronoun, called its antecedent.
Mrs. Frank speaks the sentence “They have to!” To whom is she referring? The preceding part of the play indicates that Mrs. Frank is referring to the van Daans. How confusing would this be, however, if you did not know the antecedent (the van Daans in this example)?
When using pronouns in your writing, make sure you have clearly stated the nouns to which your pronouns refer. As you read, look for other examples of antecedents.
My Notes
Unit 3 • The Challenge to Make a Difference 203
obligation: legal or moral duty or commitment
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