Ann's trips to the store and harvest planning bring out the responsibility she demonstrates throughout the story. She thinks carefully and meticulously about her circumstances, and has no problem incorporating concerns of Mr. Loomis into her quotidian routine, which itself is already quite impressive for a teenager living by herself. On the other hand, it leaves her vulnerable to the manipulative tendencies of Mr. Loomis later on. It is only to a certain degree that she is able to accommodate the shock of Mr. Loomis' hostile
