How do Anne’s imaginative illusions serve as both a way to overcome her difficult past and a way to describe the beauty of her present circumstances?

What is it about Anne that endears her to other people? Throughout the text, she wins over most people who meet her (except for Josie Pye, of course). Discuss her most valuable character traits, both the positive and the questionable ones, and their impact on her personal relationships.

What does the term “kindred spirit” mean to you? For Anne, kindred spirits are those persons with whom she shares a special connection—the “friends of her heart,” so to speak. Matthew, Diana, Miss Stacy: what do all of these people have in common? What do they offer Anne?