(Peter appears in the doorway of his room, with a saucer in his hand. He is carrying his cat.) Peter. I . . . I . . . I thought
I'd better get some water for Mouschi before . . . Mr. Frank. Of course. This piece of dialogue reveals that Peter is easily confused when speaking to others. deeply untrusting of other people. overly frightened of adults. somewhat nervous around other people.
This excerpt was taken from the book "The Diary of Anne Frank," which is known to be a faithful portrayal of the distress of a Jewish family under Nazi terror and the terror of World War II.
In this book we are introduced to Peter Van Pels, who was a very shy boy and, as can be seen in the excerpt, Peter was a little nervous around other people. Peter was not part of the Frank family. The excerpt shows that when Peter meets Mr. Frank at the door of his room, he gets a little nervous, gagging a little and being slightly uncomfortable.
They came to the Americas to escape poverty, warfare, political turmoil, famine and disease. They believed colonial life offered new opportunities. Virginia/Jamestown -Jamestown was the first of the 13 colonies after the failure to establish a colony on Roanoke Island.
