![]() ![]() Later editions have restored the diary's original passages on sexuality. Frank – the lone survivor of the Frank family – heavily edited out Anne's unabashed speculations on sexuality and bodily functions. On a meta-textual level, sexuality was initially a sticking point when it came to the publication The Diary of a Young Girl. She writes unabashedly of touching her own breasts and of wanting to touch her best friend Jacqueline's breasts during her school days. Given the repressed environment she inhabits, Anne has no idea that some of her innocent ideas about sex could be considered scandalous. Anne dedicates several journal entries to explaining the workings of human sexuality. As a result, Anne spends a lot of time puzzling out what it feels like to be a sexual being, what it means to be sexually normal, and how sex works. ![]() ![]() What does it mean to be romantically involved with someone versus just being friends? For instance, Anne swears she's not in love with Peter van Daan (she argues that the only boy she ever truly loved was Peter Schiff), but many of the feelings she has for Peter van Daan could be characterized as love.Īnne inhabits a sexually repressed world – sexual matters aren't generally discussed with children, let alone taught in school. Anne spends a lot of time puzzling out her sexual and romantic desires. Although it's certainly an integral part of her journey from childhood to adolescence, Anne's sexuality, as well as her desire to love and be loved, deserves its own theme. ![]()
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