She's constantly harping on Anne to be more lady-like, not to clown around so much, and to straighten up and fly right. She compares Anne to her older daughter Margot and wants Anne to live up to the bar her sister has already set pretty high. She also employs those annoying mom-isms so many of us are the victims of in our own daily lives. Making beans for every meal and darning the same sock over and over again, we see her consistently doing 1940s mom chores. Frank continues throughout the story to make sure everyone has what they need to live a normal and healthy life-even if that life is contained in a shoebox-sized apartment. She might not win mom of the year, but Mrs.
