Anne of Green Gables is a novel by Canadian woman writer Lucy Maud Montgomery. This is a book about growth and dreams, which tells the growth history of Anne, the innocent and kind heroine who loves life. Although this book belongs to children's literature, every time I pick it up, it always makes me think about my growth.
Anne lost her parents when she was a child. Her kind neighbors raised her until she was six years old, and then she was sent to an orphanage. At this time, Matthew and Marilla, unmarried brothers and sisters living in Prince Edward Island, are getting older and ready to go to an orphanage to adopt a boy so as to take care of the farm in the future. However, Anne, a girl with red hair, freckles and chatter, was accidentally sent out of the orphanage. After a day together, Matthew and Marilla decided to leave this talkative girl, and Anne has lived on this farm covered with green gables ever since. Anne is stubborn, diligent, lively and optimistic, passionate about fantasy and sincere in treating others. She is very curious, and she often makes some harmless disasters, which makes people unbearable, but she can't help laughing. Unlike a traditional girl in any sense, Matthew's rigid life has been completely subverted. Anne's passionate, energetic and slightly rebellious personality infected everyone around her. Clever and diligent, she soon became famous in school and won a scholarship to go to college. However, when Matthew died suddenly and Green Gables Farm was in trouble, in order to take care of Marilla, who was old and weak, she resolutely gave up the opportunity to go to Queen's College in the distance and became a teacher nearby.
In this book, my favorite characters are not only Anne, but also her best friend Diana, the adopter Matthew, and the mentor and friend Mrs. Allen. Anne is pure and honest, full of feelings, likes to talk and is good at imagination. Among all her distinctive personalities, what infected me most was her keen sensitivity to the beauty of nature, which created her rich fantasies. She recolores everything around her and imagines what she wants or already has. Therefore, her life has become colorful and interesting. Fantasy is an essential virtue of human beings. With fantasy, there is a goal. It can be said that all the success and progress of mankind stem from the initial fantasy and pursuit. But Anne's fantasy is not a fantasy, not a lack of evidence, but when facing the difficulties in life, she feels nature and embraces life. Diana, Anne's best friend, has beautiful black hair and eyes. She is kind, cheerful, beautiful and full of enthusiasm. She is Anne's bosom friend. In this book, she is my definition of "beauty". Matthew Cuthbert, the adopter, is introverted, but his mind is delicate and his heart is full of kindness and love. He gave Annie a bright future and was a trustworthy parent. And Mrs. Allen, a mentor, does not appear much in the book, but in the author's description, I saw the soul image of a kind and caring big sister.
The characters in the book are fascinating, and the environmental description is also eye-catching. My little girl's mind is completely attracted by Anne's life in the book. Although I didn't cut into the theme of the book, I like this paragraph very much: "Annie's bed is covered with a clean mat, and a light green gauze curtain hangs on the window, which falls to the ground and flutters gently with the breeze." Although there is no gold and silver brocade hanging in the room, the wall is only covered with ordinary faint wallpaper, but it is decorated by Anne, but it reveals a trace of artistic elegance. Anne framed three interesting pictures for Mrs. Allen and hung them on the wall. Stihhi's photo has also been put in the most eye-catching position. On the shelf below, there are often a bunch of trimmed flowers. Tonight, there are lilies in the vase, and the fragrance of lilies is everywhere in the room. Although there is no mahogany furniture in the room, the white bookcase is full of all kinds of books. The cushioned wicker rocking chair was wrapped in a ruffle by its owner. It is painted with pink Cupid and purple grape ears. On the wall above the chair, there is an antique arched gilded mirror. In addition, there is a low white bed for Annie in the room. " The simple and generous room full of girlish breath made me feel the living image of Anne.
When Montgomery wrote Anne of Green Gables, he chose cartoon events that are close to life and conform to children's age and psychological characteristics, and used the most common vivid description of children's language and actions in traditional children's literature. At the same time, in the description of the environment, using concise and fresh language to describe the landscape flowers and plants vividly can not only cultivate children's temperament, but also meet their various aesthetic needs. With the help of Anne's eyes, the novel presents the beautiful and unusual natural environment to the readers one by one: the white and fragrant apple flowers on the "white road of joy"; Under the branches, the purple dusk came unconsciously; Green Gabruz's morning is like an oil painting; Ten thousand plants of Viola yedoensis are in full bloom. "Birch Road" full of natural charm and beautiful melody when birds contend, and so on. The author did not hesitate to write a fairyland-like green Gabruz with pen and ink. It is through the successful combination of these traditional writing techniques that the author makes this work a world-renowned classic of children's literature, and also makes "Anne" the most touching and favorite image after Alice. Anne lives in such a wonderful environment, no wonder she is often "as happy as a fairy". Readers will be unconsciously intoxicated when they read these. In real life, thousands of tourists come to Prince Edward Island from all over the world every year to follow Anne's footsteps in the novel. After reading this book, I also fantasize about a house full of green gables, keeping company with nature and growing with it.