From time to time, yes he was hard to live with - but eight people living in approximately 550 square feet of floor space for two years is a situation perfectly designed to make sure that everyone got on everyone elses nerves. "Why" Mr. van Pels (his real name) was hard to live with was because he was human - the same as everyone else in that situation.
Peter Van Daan
Mr. Van Daan is one of the occupants of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, along with Anne Frank and her family, during World War II. He is the father of Peter Van Daan and has a complex relationship with the other members of the annex.
Mr. Van Daan was in his early fifties when he went into hiding with his family in the Secret Annex.
Her dad (Otto) Mum, sister (margot), Mr Van Daan, Mrs Van Daan, Peter Van Daan, Mr Dussel...8D
Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan were a married couple who went into hiding with Anne Frank and her family during World War II in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam. Their real names were Hermann and Auguste van Pels. They had one son, Peter, who became friends with Anne Frank during their time in hiding.
Mrs. Van Daan's fur coat was sold by Mr. Van Daan in order to buy food and supplies for their time in hiding in the annex. This decision caused tension and conflict among the residents of the annex, particularly between Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan.
"Putti" was a name Mr. Van Daan called Mrs. Van Daan. It was a term of endearment.
Mr. Van Daan does not do any cooking in the story "The Diary of Anne Frank." He is an inhabitant of the Secret Annex where the Frank family is hiding, and the cooking is mainly done by Miep Gies and Mrs. Van Daan.
Mr. van Daan was one of the people who took in the Frank Family (Mr. and Mrs. Frank, Anne, and Margo) during the Holocaust (1942-late 1944, to be exact). He had a wife and a son called Peter, whom Anne fall in love with during their stay in the "secret annex"; an attic hidden behind a bookcase in a house in Amsterdam.
if you mean the rules of Anne Franks secret annexe then you couldn't make any noise during office hours, (including walking heavily an flushing the toilet) no wasting food and no speaking, listening to or reading German (except for reading classics). I love the book you should try it!
Mrs. Van Daan's actual historical name is Auguste van Pels. Mrs. van Daan is a character in Anne Frank's diary that Anne doesn't like because she's selfish and she often starts fights. Some of her strong points include that she is tidy and Anne can approach her.
Mrs. Van Daan, whose full name was Auguste van Pels, was 44 years old when she and her family went into hiding in the Secret Annex during World War II.