On page five the narrator describes Sir Walter as being a good father and always concerned about the well being of all three of his daughters. However, just one page earlier, Anne describes her father as a "conceited, silly father". This is ironic because the reader knows which description of Sir Walter is correct. This also shows how Anne truly feels about her father. She doesn't like the way he is squandering his fortune and how vain he acts around her. She never really had a father figure because he overlooked her and moved on to
