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Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery

Sylvia Xi Stensrud 8th LA ELP 3R 29 November 2016

In L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley is an orphan girl with a big personality. She is one to think and say as what she believes is right and just. She believes that a person can do anything as long as they are determined to do it. Her big imagination, everlasting bonds, and relationships have all made her who she is, and the person that she has become. L.M. Montgomery uses Anne’s thoughts as an insight on her big personality. It is expressed when Anne exclaims, “Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there? (94) Anne believed that anything was possible if one could imagine it. She believed that everything could be so much more interesting if one had an imagination. An imagination can cope with a sad attitude, if one believes that there is always a solution. This was Anne’s moral; she was hopeful for the future. And if she set her mind to something, she would do it. Anne was a believer. Anne had a sense of love and bonds with the people she missed back in Avonlea. She had missed her family, friends, and even teachers so dearly that she wept, longing to go back. She had these thoughts had finally crept up to her, realizing that, “All this might be quite true, and indeed, proved to be so, but it did not materially help Anne in the first agony of homesickness that seized upon her.” (279) Anne was so fond of the many friends and family she had back in Avonlea. She had a sense of heart, one that any person would have for the people they love. She had a family and a bosom friend that she missed so dearly. Anne had missed the place that was her home, for she was homesick. Any realistic person would have feelings for the people they love in life which Anne did so much. Anne missed her people and her home, she had feelings for the place she had grown to love.

Anne’s relationship with Gilbert Blythe influenced many of her actions. Anne had a hatred for Gilbert because he had once laughed about her carrot red hair. She believed he was of no class to ever be liked again. After the apology Gilbert had surrendered, Anne was still of no mood to forgive him after 2 years. The rivalry had begun afterwards between the two and Anne was not to ever give up, “She would not fail before Gilbert Blythe—he should never be able to laugh at her, never, never!” (272) Anne’s relationship with Gilbert was a motive for Anne to be the best. In school, Anne was to always be first and beat Gilbert. Gilbert was a symbol of hard work. He made Anne want to work harder and study harder, the rivalry was a fight for the best. Anne’s relationship with Gilbert was a symbol of hard work and determination. Anne has matured greatly throughout the book. Marilla, her new mother, had thought of what Anne use to be like saying, “What a girl you were for making mistakes them days, Anne. You were always getting into scrapes. I did use to think you were possessed. Do you mind the time you dyed your hair?” (299) Anne was known to be the unwanted orphan girl being accepted into the Cuthbert’s home, so she made the best of it and dreamed on and on about the life that lay ahead of her. She used to daze off so often that any task she had done turned into a complete and utter failure. But as she started growing up, Anne had begun to mature in all aspects of life. She became responsible and independent, without the needs of someone else. Her imagination was just as vast, but she had learned to control it. Anne had realized that dreaming of something and getting it wasn’t all that amazing but that what she had was to cherish most. Things she dreamed of when she was little finally started happening, but it wasn’t all that great as she expected. Anne finally learned the lesson of responsibility and gratitude. Anne used her big imagination to the fullest by amusing and helping the lives of others without such an imagination. Her imagination made her believe that anything was possible for

her and those around her. Anne made life a happier and better place for those around her. Her fun and upbeat manner made people come to love her dearly. She had a family that she cared for, friends that she could rely on, and a place that had gotten to love her too. Though some relationships were not of pure love, it just made Anne more convinced to do better and be better. All of the relationships made and mindsets that were stuck to have all made Anne Shirley who she is.