Anne Character Analysis in The Lieutenant

Anne is Rooke's younger sister. She and Rooke are very close, and Rooke enjoys her company because she's clever enough to understand some of his scientific or mathematical concepts. He thinks about her often in New South Wales, and thinks that Tagaran, though much younger, is a lot like Anne: both are curious and fearless.

Anne Character Timeline in The Lieutenant

The timeline below shows where the character Anne appears in The Lieutenant. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Individuality vs. Communality Theme Icon

...that he's miserable. When he has to head back to the Academy, his younger sister, Anne, holds his hands and cries for him to stay. (full context)

Language, Communication, and Friendship Theme Icon

...so he can show them where he'll be going. His youngest sister can't follow, but Anne grasps the concept of time zones quickly. Rooke realizes she's the one person in the... (full context)

Imperialism, Racism, and Morality Theme Icon

...wakes in the hospital in Portsmouth, the doctors tell him he's lucky to be alive. Anne sits with Rooke for hours on end, and he feels as though her hand holding... (full context)

...he begins to tutor students in math, astronomy, and languages. Their slowness irritates him, and Anne teases him often that his injury didn't do any good if it didn't make him... (full context)

Anne pulls out the globe that Rooke made for her when he left for the war... (full context)

...rocks, and thinks they look like flaky pastry. He wonders how he'd describe them to Anne in a letter. Within two weeks, the prisoners clear the land and erect sagging tents. (full context)

...thinks that the clock at his parents' house shows the same time, and thinks of Anne asleep. He realizes how far away from home he is. When Rooke finally reaches the... (full context)

...as the stars he saw in Portsmouth. He looks at the moon and thinks of Anne looking at it too. At night, he knows that it's lunchtime at home, and thinks... (full context)

...he touched Tagaran, and thinks of how he'd feel if some native man had touched Anne like that. He steps back and apologizes, and then takes his time hanging up his... (full context)

...in New South Wales, but he only wishes that he could see his wife and Anne again, and maybe eat oatmeal. He finds he doesn't regret his decision. Rooke hears Henrietta... (full context)