How have Anne Frank's plans for the future changed?

In the beginning of her diary, Anne Frank talks about her desires for her future and discusses becoming a dancer, actress, or singer. She has dreams of stardom and fame, and a desire for the attention that accompanies it. As her diary progresses however, the reader begins to see her plans for her future change. Anne begins to recognize her ability as a writer, and arguably the harsh reality of the life she has been...

In the beginning of her diary, Anne Frank talks about her desires for her future and discusses becoming a dancer, actress, or singer. She has dreams of stardom and fame, and a desire for the attention that accompanies it. As her diary progresses however, the reader begins to see her plans for her future change. Anne begins to recognize her ability as a writer, and arguably the harsh reality of the life she has been forced into causes her to adopt a more pragmatic vision for a future career. Anne writes "...I finally realized that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that's what I want! I know I can write..." So through the course of the novel we see her move from a life in the spotlight to a life expressed in written word, from a career that inherently places herself in the spotlight to one in which the issues of the times become the primary focus of her work.