Persuasión

Anne's rabbit was invented to give her a millennial vibe. Austen novels like Persuasion have many inspiring heroines, but not many of them have beloved pets like Anne's rabbit. In truth, the only actual pet to be fully described in any Jane Austen story is Lady Bertram's little pug, but the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice gave Caroline Bingley a lap dog, so there's some precedent. According to The Atlantic, Director Cracknell thought the rabbit was a useful device that gave Anne a Millennial vibe, and represented her feeling stuck as a spectator of her own life in her 20s and 30s, unsure of committing to her own choices.

Captain Wentworth is seen wearing his naval uniform. As a captain, he is missing both epaulets and the golden chevrons on his collar. Also, naval regulations of the time would have dictated him to be clean shaven, which also would have applied to his brother the Admiral.

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