Quote 1
Ann: I'll do nothing about Joe, but you're going to do something for me. You made Chris feel guilty with me. Whether you wanted to or not, you've crippled him in front of me. (3.86)
Ann has her own selfish motivations here. She wants Kate to clear the slate so she can get on to building a life with Chris.
Quote 2
Ann: And the money, there's nothing wrong in your money. Your father put hundreds of planes in the air, you should be proud. A man should be paid for that…
Chris: Oh Annie, Annie… I'm going to make a fortune for you! (1.545)
Chris just called his money "loot" from the war. But with Ann's blessing he quickly comes around to a perspective that more closely resembles his father's.
Quote 3
Ann: He knowingly shipped out part that would crash an airplane. And how do you know Larry wasn't one of them?
Mother: I was waiting for that. [Going to her] As long as you're here, Annie, I want to ask you never to say that again. (1.464)
Ann doesn't know it, but she's damning the people she's talking to. No wonder Joe is so forgiving and compassionate in his judgment of her father. He's guilty himself.
Quote 4
Ann: Don't yell at him. He just wants everybody happy.
Keller: [clasps her around the waist] That's my sentiments. Can you stand steak? (1.487-88)
Joe is a socially talented man, usually able to charm away any conflict.
Quote 5
Ann: I don't care what they think, I just don't understand why you took the trouble to deny it. You said it was all forgotten. (2.113)
Ann's realization that Chris lied about this makes her suspicious. What else might he be lying about? His father's guilt?
Quote 6
Ann: I guess I never grew up. It almost seems that Mom and Pop are in there now… Gosh, those dear dead days beyond recall. (1.348)
Ann has a placid relationship with the past – perhaps facilitated by the cut-and-dried decision she made to break with her father. Her happy memories contrast with the fraught way Kate, Joe, and Chris think about Larry.
Quote 7
Ann: Haven't they stopped talking about Dad?
Chris: Nobody talks about him any more.
Keller: Gone and forgotten, kid. (1.430-432)
Just as they team up to protect Kate from the reality of Larry's death, Joe and Chris keep the truth from Ann. In fact, the neighbors talk about it all the time.
Quote 8
Ann: I'm not here out of a blue sky, Chris. I turned my back on my father, if there's anything wrong here now… (2.119)
Ann places principles over family and she expects Chris to, as well.
Quote 9
Ann: I wish we could tell her now. I can't stand scheming. My stomach gets hard.
Chris: It's not scheming, we'll just get her in a better mood. (2.25)
Chris is afraid of his mother's reaction and keeps making excuses to avoid telling her about the engagement.