The Journey of an Orphan to a Young Woman

At this point, Anne found herself searching for answers. Not only about racial tensions but about her developing body. She was entering a new phase in her life, where

In addition, Anne says she was, “Nervous and irritable.” and that her mother made it no better. Also, Anne states that her mother

At Green Gables, her imagination is not always taken so keenly. Marilla, being a realist, struggles to understand Anne’s thought process and is afraid Anne is not accepting reality.

Anne's was a life filled with significant events. The trial and home confinement of her father was the most significant of her childhood. The education she received from her father at this time would prepare her well for her own trial. She had a deep confidence in

Anne struggles with her identity and developing herself as a person. Anne believes that she is a good person but because of her confinement she is not able to reach her full potential. Anne never get the chance to reach her full potential and never gets the chance of becoming the good person she has in mind.

Anne’s imagination was certainly one of her greatest attributes. Although her imagination sometimes led her to trouble, it is in fact what made her so special and successful 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

Once again we can see Anne has developed her own sense of who she is. She explains that she is a woman, and a strong woman at that. She takes part of who she is, and uses it to form a stronger sense of self-identity. Anne used her gender to mark her identity. Not only that, but in this passage she also mentions that she has goals and opinions of her own, making her independent and further developing who she is by forming her own though.

But now that she’s ten years old a lot has changed. She’s very hard working and determined when it comes to her school work and running. She wasn’t quiet but at the same time wasn’t always as much of a chatterbox like her sister Kristi. Annemarie would do anything for somebody that meant the most to her. And if it wasn’t for her, Ellen and her parent’s would be gone. Her role in the book was very major, because in the time of need she was the only one left to finish the task of saving her friend. And without thinking about herself she did what had to be done. She was selfless and saw the little things in life as the big things. Annemarie lived her life full of excitement no matter what was going on in the real world, the grown up

Nechama Tec’s autobiography Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood tells the narrative of her experiences as a young Jewish girl in Nazi occupied Poland during the second World War. Nechama was able to survive, and protect her family, through the Holocaust by hiding her true identity and pretending to be Polish. She was able to do this because of her blond hair, light skin, blue eyes, and ability to speak unaccented Polish, which made her physically indistinguishable from an “Aryan” child. Nechama Tec’s story emphasizes the themes of identity, cultural assimilation, and passing, both socially and physically, as something that you are not, while also attempting to convey the entirely contradictory, hypocritical,

Shirley Wilder was a troubled African-American child who was raised in a drunk and abusive home. As a child both her parents neglected her; her father, Jay All, was a jealous and drunken abusive husband and her mother, Helen Wilde, was a drunken “party animal” who soon became sick with tuberculosis. Moreover, a year after Shirley was born her parents married in a Baptist church; which joined her mother, father, sister and not Shirley by the father 's last name. Shirley was then the only one left with her mother’s stained last name. There were many problems between both parents in the home she was raised in. It became a drunken relationship that had much affect on Shirley. She often witnessed her mother have

After reading chapter one of the book I learned that Ann Moody provided the readers with great information pertaining her life at the age of four. In chapter one, Anne considerably supplied the readers with the time, setting, and

Unmarried and nearing her thirties, Anna’s notorious for her immodesty in dress. When her father discovered that she was involved in secret affairs with each a local aristocrat and a soldier – risking both her own prominence and that of her entire family – he drives her out of the house. Rather than imploring to return to his home, Anna sues her father for abandonment, demeaning him further by bringing the

Green Gables is a place Anne always dreamed of living, and, as soon as it seems all her dreams are finally coming true, the adoption turns out to be a mistake. Marilla and Matthew had intended to adopt a boy to help them on the farm because they were getting older. However, through some mix-up they were given a girl instead. When Anne arrives at the place of her dreams, only to find out it has been a mistake and that she will be sent back, she once again relies on the power of her own mind to get her through her difficult situation. She decides that even if she were sent back to the asylum, she would keep Green Gables always in her mind and be optimistic about her situation.

After months of disagreement, Anne and her mother finally start to get along. Anne becomes more sympathetic to her mother, and realizes that some of her past entries about her mother were very cruel and hotheaded. Now, Anne does her best to care for her mother and also keep her mouth shut at times. She tries not to take things as serious, as well. She does her best to mature when it comes to her and her mother’s relationship.

“I am sorry for what I took your daughter through. You have a wonderful family. I apologize for the grief I have caused you and Mrs. Isaacs. I ask for your pardon.” (73)