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The Diary of Anne Frank (play) Allusions & Cultural References

When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.

Literary and Philosophical References

  • Cissy Van Marxvelt (1.3)
  • "Lili Marlene" (1.4)
  • Maccabees (1.5)
  • Psalm CXXI (1.5)
  • Hanukah Prayer Book (1.5)
  • La Belle Nivernaise (2.2)
  • Toscanini (2.1)
  • "Ride of the Valkyries" (2.1)

World War II References

  • Adolf Hitler (1.1)
  • Nazis (1.2)
  • Gestapo (1.5)
  • The Green Police (1.4)
  • Queen Wilhelmina (1.2)
  • Mauthausen (1.3)
  • air raids (1.4)
  • Allied Invasion of Africa (1.4)
  • Allied Invasion of Normandy, D-day (2.3)
  • General Eisenhower (2.3)
  • Winston Churchill (2.3)
  • V-for-Victory sign (2.4)
  • Auschwitz (2.5)
  • Belsen (2.5)
  • Buchenwald (2.5)