The extract of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ in the ‘Outsider Reader’ describes a little orphan girl, Anne, who was living at an asylum, another word for orphanage. She is trying to get adopted, but the couple who asked for an adoption wanted a boy, not a girl. In this extract Lucy Maud Montgomery describes how Anne is treated like a thing not a person, but then as the segment progresses, she is treated better. Anne is the perfect example of an outsider who has been marginalised, and she is desperately wanting to be part of the couples’ family.
Throughout the extract, Marilla refers to Anne as an object, rather than a girl. Marilla, the potential adoptive mother, asks “Can we send the child back to the asylum? Suppose they’ll take her back, won’t …show more content…
This is just like Anne-she was in the asylum and thought she was adopted, but then might be back where she started. The ups and downs of being an outsider and wanting to be a part of something where Anne is loved makes her seem vulnerable an fragile to the reader. The detailed language, ‘helpless little creature’ in this part of the segment helps the story progress and help the reader feel sad for Anne.
At the end of chapter 6, Montgomery is describing Anne as a girl, not as an object. When Montgomery does this it shows that Anne is more liked by Marilla and Matthew. By showing us that Marilla and Matthew now like Anne more, Anne seems like less of an outsider and is now appreciated for who being a girl.
In ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Montgomery discusses how being from different places and not being wanted can make someone feel like an outsider and feel unwanted. In this segment you can see how people run on others’ approval, just like people run on
Throughout the extract, Marilla refers to Anne as an object, rather than a girl. Marilla, the potential adoptive mother, asks “Can we send the child back to the asylum? Suppose they’ll take her back, won’t …show more content…
This is just like Anne-she was in the asylum and thought she was adopted, but then might be back where she started. The ups and downs of being an outsider and wanting to be a part of something where Anne is loved makes her seem vulnerable an fragile to the reader. The detailed language, ‘helpless little creature’ in this part of the segment helps the story progress and help the reader feel sad for Anne.
At the end of chapter 6, Montgomery is describing Anne as a girl, not as an object. When Montgomery does this it shows that Anne is more liked by Marilla and Matthew. By showing us that Marilla and Matthew now like Anne more, Anne seems like less of an outsider and is now appreciated for who being a girl.
In ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Montgomery discusses how being from different places and not being wanted can make someone feel like an outsider and feel unwanted. In this segment you can see how people run on others’ approval, just like people run on