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“Diary Entries of Those Who Stayed”
In this activity, students write a diary entry from the perspective of one of the other characters in the novel.
Anita uses her diary to express her thoughts and as a form of escape while in hiding. However, since both the novel and the diary are narrated from Anita’s perspective, the reader does not have direct access to the insights of other characters. For this activity, you will write a diary entry from the perspective of one of the of the following characters:
This entry should occur during the same time period in which Anita is writing her entries (i.e., the summer of 1961). The follow questions should inform how you write your entry:
Be as creative with your entry as you like, while also maintaining the same tone and historical accuracy as the novel.
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