Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.

It is early morning, July 1942. The rooms are bare, as before, but they are now clean and orderly.

Which best explains the purpose of this stage direction, which opens scene 2?

A.to remind the reader that cleanliness was not very important to the Franks during the war.
B.to demonstrate to the audience that Miep was unable to keep the attic orderly during the war
C.to remind the reader that this scene takes place three years before the war ended
D.to demonstrate to the audience that this scene takes place years after the war ended

Respuesta :

Answer is C.

"to remind the reader that this scene takes place three years before the war ended"

The option that best explains the purpose of this stage direction, which opens scene 2 is;

  • C. To remind the reader that this scene takes place three years before the war ended

Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the warehouse of an office apartment in 1942.

This was the same year when the Germans occupied the Netherlands where Anne and her family lived.

Stage directions are used to provide important background information about the characters in a play.

The emphasis on the year when the scene takes place is to remind the readers that the events that were about to be described happened three years before the war ended.

The second world war lasted from 1939 to 1945.

Summarily, the stage direction reminded the reader of the period when the scene took place.

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