Mr. Van Daan was hiding with his family and the Frank family while he waited for the war to end and the Jews to live freely again.
The situation in the hideout was not the most comfortable and neither was the situation in the country. Food rationing was necessary because the production was small in the country. In the hideout, this rationing was even greater, however, Mr. Van Daan was caught stealing bread, which explains why other people who lived in the hideout were unable to eat bread and often did not satisfy their hunger.
