Anne Of Green Gables Essay

Anne of green gables is a children’s book about a young girl who was adopted by a brother and a sister who both were not married with intentions of this child to work on the farm for them. Anne of Green Gables promotes the importance of a relationship between mother and daughter and its ability to affect the growth of the child and the guardian. This can be seen due to the historical context, through Marilla’s attempt to teach her social norms and finally the importance of education.

When Anne first arrived on the farm everyone was in shock that Matthew and Marilla were bringing home a young girl to work because everyone knew that girls couldn’t work on a farm. Marilla wanted to immediately send Anne back and fix the mistakes that had been made. Matthew welcomed Anne with open arms, believing that she could do something for the family; while Marilla saw Anne more so as work hands then she did as a child. Once
Anne came from an orphanage so her social skills were less then “acceptable”. Marilia made a plan for Anne, a plan that will make her more sociable and educated. She teaches Anne important life lessons and household duties, such as picking up her clothes off the floor cleaning the dishes and doing the laundry. She also taught her about her religion and sent her to Sunday school so she could make some proper clothes for herself. Marilla feels it is important for Anne to learn these social norms in order for her to have a good life. While Marilia is implementing her hard rules on Anne, little does she know Anne is teaching her life lessons to. This can be seen through in the chapter when Marilla is teaching Anne how to pray, Anne strays away from the orthodox prayer and although Marilla does not approve of this action she allows Anne to do it because she enjoys the free spirit inside her and sympathizes for