Question

In the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, why does Anne make diary entries as if she were writing letters to a friend named Kitty?
A. She has no friends because she lacks confidence.
B. She does not want her father to know she is keeping a diary.
C. She decides to act as if she has a deep friendship with her diary.
D. She knows that while she is in hiding, she cannot send letters to her friend Kitty.

Answer 1

C. She decides to act as if she has a deep friendship with her diary.

Anne personifies the diary as "Kitty" and uses it as an imaginary confidante so she can pour out her thoughts and feelings as if writing to a close friend.