Whilst others avoid conversation, Annie braces herself and broaches the painful conversation - as shown by the topic of her father, larry, being unmarried.
She struggles against others expectations of her.
She behaves out of sync for the expactations of women like her.
Despite assumptions that annie has put her life on hold for Larry, and that she supports her father regardless of his criminal convictions
Ann refuses to conform to the standard of a modern lover and daughter.
What does Ann symbolise?
The independent younger generation
Active women post war
War widows - isolated and alone
Ann Deever suspects Keller's guilt and betrayal because of the letter she received from Larry before his suicide; however, she refrains from impeaching Keller until she feels compelled to do so in order to save her relationship with Chris. Her motives are selfish, governed primarily by a fundamental drive for self-preservation
