Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Original Anne



Monday 20 minutes
Tuesday 10 minutes
Wednesday 10 minutes
Thursday 20 minutes
Friday 30 minutes
Saturday 20 minutes
This week I continued reading the Anne of Green Gables.  I wanted to go back to the beginning of the series however even though I was in the middle of the third book and re-read the first book.  Anne of Green Gables was the original book that truly drew me into the series.  I was so excited when I found out that there were other books in the series.  A lot of other books in the series!  When Anne first comes to the Island she is so full of wonder.  Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert are the older brother and sister who are adopting Anne, however they don’t know yet that Anne is coming to them.  They originally wanted to adopt a boy so that Matthew could have some help around the farm as he was getting older and starting to have some health issues. 
Anne was so excited to finally be some place where she had a home only to find out that she was unwanted because she was a girl.  Matthew however really liked Anne and eventually got Marilla to give in and keep her in a few days.  At first life was a little bit difficult for Anne and Marilla to get used to.  Anne was clumsy, and a bit prone to day dreaming.  She had many kitchen mishaps especially at first things such as forgetting to do the dishes, dripping greasy water on the floor, and even forgetting to put key ingredients in recipes.  Marilla had to have a lot of patience with her and it was quite the adjustment for her.  Even though Marilla had a hard time showing Anne love she did love her deep down inside.

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