Emotional Rollercoaster In 'Anne Of Green Gables'

Anne of Green Gables is full of emotional rollercoasters throughout the book. Anne has mostly has more of a hard time, not having the greatest moments, while Gilbert the antagonist has an even amount of good and bad. When Anne first comes to Green Gables, she is excited and stoked, but when Marilla tells her that they wanted a boy, she begs and cries to her to keep her. When Anne first meets Diana, she is over the top full of joy, but the whole Gilbert Blythe incident happened and she told Marilla that she doesn’t want to go to school. Things get even worse when Anne serves Diana wine accidently, as they weren’t allowed to talk to each other for days. Things start to look up but then Anne accidentally dyes her hair green, and having to cut them off. When …show more content…
Not long after, she wins the Avery Award that she never thought she could win. Things aren’t great for that long, as the beloved Matthew passes away days after the great news, leaving Anne almost depressed, but Gilbert made a change when he gave up teaching at Green Gables to Anne, and they finally become friends. Gilbert wasn’t as eventful, but first he starts off fresh and nice with finally coming back to town, but then soon the whole incident happens with Anne, leaving him shocked. Some time goes along the way without any drama, but then he is devastated when Anne rejects to become friends with him for the second time. Soon, he starts taking Queen’s classes, but when he finds out that he lost the Avery Scholarship to Anne, leaving him enraged. At the end, he finally becomes friends with Anne and has the best time throughout the book. In the conclusion of the book, Gilbert told Anne, “We were born to be best friends, Anne.” (Page 307) when Anne told him that she forgives him and is sorry for her mistakenly