Avonlea Home Case

As Lissa Paul points out in her essay the period from the late nineteenth till the early twentieth century plays an important role in the development of children’s literature. According to Paul during this period “colonial and patriarchal values” became more apparent in culture and society. As a result, British story papers as Girl’s Own Paper started to circulate. This magazine for girls was founded in 1880 and canvassed the struggle between traditional domestic ideologies and the idea of the “new

connection that the tree branch can be compared to a bride. It is crucial how Anne doesn’t take the natural sights of Avonlea for granted, because she values the power of self-expression in nature. Through her imagination with nature she is able to seek comfort. This is seen on her first night in Avonlea, when she’s afraid no one will come for her, so she turns to a tree as her home, where she can sleep. She states, “I had made up my mind that if you didn’t come for me and to-night I’d go down the

the realities of growing up. Anne finds herself in all sorts of trouble as she tries to adjust in her new home, and is often challenging the world around her. However, as Anne matures with age, she begins to embrace the qualities that make her unique, and

throughout the novel. A few times in the story, she would catch herself daydreaming and meanwhile accidentally being the cause of problems. A good example of this was when she was baking the cake; she ruined it due to being in her own little world. Another case which is actually worst then the previously stated incident, is when Anne’s imagination nearly causes her to drown while reenacting a poem. Women were expected to

alike. The women in the novels care for their children and families children, the men receive higher educations, the girls learn their future domestic tasks and are given husbands The novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott takes place in the march’s home in New England with their four daughters during the American civil war. As their father is fighting in the war Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy struggle to adapt with the recent loss of their wealth. The girls become immediate friends with their neighbour’s