Book Summary
L.M. Montgomery writes a book centered around a little girl as the main character, which has been the basis for numerous movies and TV series and has captivated many people. Anne of Green Gables is the story of a little girl who grew up in an orphanage but has a vivid imagination and is very kind and caring. The girl, who has endured many hardships, knows that she must work harder to achieve what she dreams of.
Meanwhile, a brother and sister named Marilla and Matthew live in a small village called Avonlea, who, after reaching middle age, decide to adopt a boy to help them on the farm. However, things don't go as they planned, and they mistakenly receive an orphan girl with red hair. When Matthew goes to the train station to pick up the boy, he encounters her and, unable to leave her there, takes her home. Marilla is surprised and upset by this scene. Anne, who was very happy to finally have a family, couldn't contain her joy after seeing the reaction of the Cuthbert family but Marilla decided to accept the situation and, along with Matthew, take care of the lovely girl.
Green Gables farm on Prince Edward Island was the Cuthbert family's place of activity, and Anne attended a nearby school where she faced bullying from some classmates due to her hair. Despite concerns in the hearts of the three Cuthbert family members, Montgomery portrays them so beautifully that readers feel a great deal of empathy and compassion, which excites his audience with his writing and fulfills their desires. Even in some places, the concerns of the characters are similar to those of people in modern societies.
About the Author
Lucy Maud Montgomery, better known as L.M. Montgomery, was born on November 30, 1874, in Clifton on Prince Edward Island. She mostly wrote short stories and poems for young people and experienced a new period in her life after losing her mother at 21 months old due to tuberculosis and being entrusted to her father and grandmother by her father. Although Montgomery gained most of her fame for writing the Anne of Green Gables series, her other works include: The Emily Trilogy, The Story Girl Series, The Blue Castle, Magic for Marigold, and A Tangled Web. This author, who is said to have suffered from depression in his later years, finally passed away due to a heart attack on April 24, 1942, in Toronto.
Who Should Read the Book?
Anne of Green Gables is primarily suitable for young people interested in reading books and then recommended to various readers who are interested in classic stories with interesting family adventures and the lives of people dealing with everyday issues
Book Quotes
"Very well, Anne. With your slate, you know? How did this mistake happen? We had sent a message to Mrs. Spencer that we wanted a boy. There were no boys at your orphanage?
Oh, there were plenty of boys, but Mrs. Spencer said very clearly that you wanted a girl about 11 years old. The matron also thought I would be suitable for you. You don't know how happy I was. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep at all last night."
Anne replied: "But she wouldn't talk to me; she talked to God. Besides, she didn't seem to be very interested in doing it. It seemed to me that she felt God was so far away that He couldn't hear her voice. Of course, I said a few short prayers myself. A row of tall white birches overhanging a pond were outlined against the sky and the sun's light came through the branches and leaves and played on the depths of the water. Oh, Marilla! It was so beautiful and dreamy! Seeing that scene made my body tremble, and I said 'Thank you, God' two or three times."
"And today's mistake taught me that I shouldn't be too emotional and poetic. Today I came to the conclusion that being emotional in Avonlea is useless. Perhaps such a simple thing would have been acceptable a hundred years ago, but now it is not. I am sure you will soon see great progress in my behavior and character, Marilla!"
She was almost speechless for five seconds. It was unimaginable that Marilla was joking with her, but Miss Rachel was trying hard to convince herself that it was a joke. Finally, when her voice returned to normal, she said: "Are you serious, Marilla?!" Marilla said: "Yes, of course." She said in disbelief and as a sign of opposition: "How did you come up with such an idea?" Marilla replied: "Well, we've been thinking about this for a long time, almost since the beginning of winter. Mrs. Alexander Spencer came here one day before Christmas and said she intended to adopt a little girl from an orphanage in Hopetown in the spring.
Her nephew lives there and Mrs. Spencer had obtained complete information about this matter after meeting her. So this matter occupied Matthew's and my mind as well. We thought we would adopt a boy. You know Matthew's age has increased. He is almost sixty years old and is no longer agile. His heart has become problematic for him. You certainly know how difficult it is to find a good worker these days. Except for raw and immature French boys, no one is willing to do this work; they either turn their backs on them or get lost in their thoughts.
You don't understand what you are doing. You want to bring a stranger into your home, while you don’t know what kind of child she is, you don’t know what kind of parents she had, and it is not clear what kind of burden she might bring. A week ago, I read in the newspaper that a couple from the western part of the island had adopted a boy from an orphanage; the child set fire to the house one night and the couple were almost burned in their beds, do you understand, Marilla?! I also heard another case where a boy came from an orphanage, had a habit of stealing eggs, and his foster parents couldn't get him to quit this habit."
