The occasional moments of light or hope in the book serve what purpose? They give the reader hope.
They heighten the symbol of darkness.
They highlight different characters.
They move the plot along.

They highten the symbol of darkness

explanation-

when the author throws in something hopeful or reliving it shows us just how dark things can really get. (I'm not sure if this is correct but this makes the most sense to me)

hope this helps!

-cherry

b. both have yearned to escape the environment they experienced as a child.

hmm, sadly there is no dialogue. there is no place in the story where he is talking to anyone. it's more of just describing what he eats and where he sleeps. you have to become anne frank, give details of where you are, what other folks look like, how the environment is. have a little bit of dialogue tell of what people are specifically saying. anne frank talked about her entire household including the people, the objects, the lighting, the food they ate, and even the smell in the air. there has to be more to your diary entries, the whole story in its current state is only about peter van daan, the food, the sounds, and where he sleeps. also he seems to be writing only once a year yet more than that happened from day to day. for a friend, i can you write it out, if you want.