"Anne Shirley is one of the most beloved characters in children's literature. Why do you think that is? What are her strengths? What are her flaws? Are her flaws minor or major? Why do you think she is a character people can still identify with today?"
Okay - I LOVE THIS BOOK. It is FULL of life and learning and growth, and it makes my heart smile! Who is more entertaining than enthusiastic, imaginative, sweetly-stubborn Anne? She is a beautiful character, believable and several dimensions deep. I think people love her so because it is refreshing to see the world through an eleven-year-old's eyes again, where everything is so brightly saturated, even in hardships and trials. Everyone has an imagination, now matter ow big or small, and therefore we can all relate to her at some degree. I think as we all grow older we begin to fear imagination for the fear of becoming disappointed. I know that has happened to me. But when I read Anne of Green Gables, that restriction and fear is swept away. If Anne has such big thoughts, ideas, and stories all stored up in her, surely I do too! Imagining things is so beautiful and I want to never lose that.
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