’Twas dark, and the golden soul
Did thrash and roll in the forest;
All monsters were the people,
And they hid with disguise.

“Beware the Grande, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Azalea bird, and shun
The famous creatures!”

He took his silver sword in hand;
Long time the vicious foe he sought—
So rested he by the tall tree
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in perplex thought he stood,
The Grande, with eyes of flame,
Came tumbling through the rough wood,
And breathing fire as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The sharp blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went straight back.

“And hast thou slain the Grande?
Come to my arms, my brave boy!
O great day! hooray! hooray!”
He yelled in his joy.

’Twas dark, and the golden soul
Did thrash and roll in the forest;
All monsters were the people
And they hid with disguises

Anne Frank finishes up when Miep brings over a piece of cake and it causes a bunch of chaos. Mrs. Van Daan wants to cut the cake but no one wants her to because they all claim she cuts bigger pieces for her and Mr. Van Daan. Everyone prefers Mrs. Frank to cut it because she will cut it all even. One night they all hear something coming from where they keep the food. When they go see what it is, it’s Mr.Van Daan stealing bread. Everyone gets really upset because it’s their food too, not just his. Anne and Peter’s relationship is getting a little more interesting. They always want to hang out and talk now but they will only talk in Peter’s room with the door shut. After a few days of this they are really close and one night Peter takes a wild risk; he kisses Anne! No one knows except Mrs.Van Daan. After this Anne has officially matured. After all the news commotion there is massive pounding at the door. It just completely changes everything. Mr.Frank opens the door and it’s a Gestapo. They are all taken out and all Anne is thankful for is to finally see the sun and be outside once more. In the end Anne matures from everything that happened between her and Peter. “Despite all that has happened, I believe people are still good at heart.” This last quote from Anne shows she matured from the two years she was in the annex

Second Part:

Mrs.Frank, Anne, Margot and Mrs. Van Pels are taken to a camp but Mrs. Van Pels is separated before they even get there. On January 6, 1945 Edith Frank passes away not being able to say good bye to her girls. Mrs. Van Pels is reunited with Anne and Margot but not much longer they both get very ill with typhus and pass. Margot dies, then Anne a day later.

The men end up a little different. They all end up together. Mr. Van Pels gets too sick to work and is gassed. No one knows exactly when Peter died but they estimate he died between April 11th or May 5th of 1945 from exhaustion. Mr. Dussel is deported in October 1944 and dies on Dec. 20th at 45. Otto is the only survivor and misses all his friends and family dearly.

“Between Shades of Gray” starts to end with Lina’s 16th birthday. She thinks everyone forgot but doesn’t know that they have a surprise party for her. Just when the “party” was ending they found out her father was still alive. One morning the NKVD burst into their hut giving them 10 minutes to get all their stuff to take them away. They were loaded onto trucks, separated alphabetically. When it’s their turn to get on, she says good-bye to Andrious and sits down to find their special stone. They were on their way to the dock to be put on boats, but got to shower and feast before then. They have been traveling for a couple weeks but don’t know where they are going. They are all going crazy on this boat. A woman has tried to kill her daughter then herself. Lina found out why she and her family have been deported and is really upset now. Another snowstorm has hit them, but even harder then before. They are down to eating frozen owls. On Jan.5 of the following year Elena Arvydus passed away. Lina and Jonas are planing to build a coffin for her instead of having the NKVD deal with her…or the foxes. When they went to bury her mother, Lina had a moment alone with her. After a few moments of silencs, she heard someone and it was one of the NKVD her mother had associated with. He came up to comfort Lina with her loss. The “man who wound his watch” finally died too. One morning when it was just Lina and Jonas, she saw something bright and shiny. The sunrise. The conflict at the end of the book was an internal conflict -ch. vs.self- because Lina was coping with the death of her mother and having to raise her brother. My favorite quote from the ending of this book was “A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon”(336). It was my favorite quote because it was the quote the finished the book and tied everything together. It was a great ending.

This family recipe has been in my family for three generations, from my great-grandma, to my dad’s mother, to my dad. We have them at every family gathering. Everyone mainly fights over who takes home the leftovers (if any) but I usually get them. They’re my favorite. My great-grandma never makes them without a meat to go with but I don’t eat the meat because I am a vegetarian. None of my family knows where it comes from, we just know it’s been in our family for a long time.

Recipe:
32 oz. cut potatoes (can substitute hash browns)
1 medium onion diced
1 stick melted margarine
1 pt. sour cream
1 can mushroom soup (undiluted)
8 oz grated cheese

Directions: Mix all together and top with little grated cheese. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, until done and brown on top.

One second I turn my head
To lay my eyes on you,
Hearing the beating of my heart
Racing faster and faster
Beating harder and harder
Hoping you won’t turn around

Your eyes meet mine
Locking for what seems like hours
Neither of us blinking,
My cheeks burn with red
As I finally flash a smile and turn away

I glimpse again,
Without you noticing
All I can do is stare,
Realizing you’re perfect

As I look at you
I never want to look away,
Staring in a day dream
I block out all your imperfections

Butterflies run wild all over my stomach
How we would hold hands,
How we would spend all of our days at the beach,
How we would never leave each other’s side,
How my life would be complete

Because in the end,
Every blonde needs a brunette

I squirm, I crawl
I can’t do anything but that
All I see is what’s a foot ahead
I walk, I eat
I feast on plants
And nothing but that
When you hear crunching outside
It’s me

Most of my life I’m miserable
Not being able to do much
Held back, not doing things I dream of
I only see dirt and grass

Weeks pass
In my tiny space
Surrounded by warmth
When the sun beats on me
Wondering what I will see
When I’m bigger and better

Out I come
Into the world once more
But only this time,
Bigger and better ready to see more