On July 8, 1942, Anne Frank puts the following items into a bag: "this diary, and then curlers, handkerchiefs, schoolbooks, a comb and some old letters". What do the items Anne Frank selects to bring to the Secret Annex reveal about her?

Book- Diary of a young girl( about Anna Frank)

On July 8, 1942, Anne Frank puts the following items into a bag: "this diary, and then curlers, handkerchiefs, schoolbooks, a comb and some old letters." These selections reveal a few things about Anne. First, the reader understands from her inclusion of curlers and a comb that Anne is concerned with her physical appearance, as are most young women. At the same time, she also chooses to pack the diary and old letters rather than more clothing, stating that "Memories mean more to me than dresses." Finally, her selection of school books shows that despite her relatively poor performance in school, she values learning. Secondly, the selections she makes demonstrate her inability to predict the duration and severity of her family's time in hiding. Her choices reflect the thinking of a young girl going away for a brief stay outside the home, not the thoughtful planning of her parents, who had registered the severity of the situation long ago. Perhaps she brings her school books because she believes she will be returning to school soon, a hope she reiterates several times during the diary.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.