“Anne, I feel, represents the ushering in of a change in a society. Lady R on the other hand bases her judgements on rank and appearances and thus comes up with the wrong answer. She is representative of those who want to preserve what always been”—Barbara B (This is a great thought, Oh humble one)

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This is sad for Anne, that she wants to but cannot talk to LR, but even though their relationship is in this sad state of affairs, Anne immediately thought of LR in Chapter 21 after learning all from Mrs. Smith—also after realizing what misery she would have had if she had been disposed to be persuaded by LR again. Yet Anne is still so very loyal to her friend.

----Both from Chapter 21, the last two paragraphs

“Anne could just acknowledge within herself such a possibility of having been induced to marry him, as made her shudder at the idea of the misery which must have followed. It was just possible that she might have been persuaded by Lady Russell! And under such a supposition, which would have been most miserable, when time had disclosed all, too late?”

“It was very desirable that Lady Russell should be no longer deceived; and one of the concluding arrangements of this important conference, which carried them through the greater part of the morning, was that Anne had full liberty to communicate to her friend everything relative to Mrs. Smith, in which his conduct was involved.”