AnneofGreenGables绿山墙的安妮

1、Anne of Green Gables,Group 4,The Author,Lucy Maud Montgomery（露西 莫德 蒙哥马利）,She was born in Prince Edward Island（爱德华王子岛）,Canada, in 1874. Her early life was very lonely. Much of her childhood was spent alone. However, she created many imaginary friends and worlds to cope with her loneliness, also devel

2、oped her creativity. Genre(体裁）:Canadian literature, childrens novel, short fiction, poetry,She showed her writing talent when she was a little girl. And she is a productive writer. Representative works: Anne of Green Gables 绿山墙的安妮 Rilla of Ingleside 壁炉山庄的丽拉 Rainbow Valley 彩虹幽谷 In 1942 in Toronto she

3、 died and was buried in Prince Edward Island.,Prince Edward Island,Background,In writing the novel, Montgomery was inspired by notes she had made as a young girl, about a couple who adopted an orphan girl by mistake instead of the boy they had requested. She was also inspired by the “formula Ann” or

4、phan stories which were popular at the time.,Main characters,She is a red hair girl with two pigtails（辫子）, has a pair of big bright eyes, also has freckles(雀斑）. She lost her parents when she was very young. Later, she was adopted by an old brother and sister by mistake. After that, she started her n

5、ew life.,Anne Shirley（安妮 雪莉）,She is an imaginative and talkative child and she cherishes friendship very much.,Main characters,She is Annes best friend. She is a kind, outgoing and beautiful girl. She doesnt really have an imagination.,Diana Barry（戴安娜 巴里）,Main characters,She is a serious woman who d

6、oesnt approve of Annes imagination and is very strict with Anne in education. But she loves Anne very much. She and her brother adopted Anne .,Marilla Cuthbert(马瑞拉 卡斯伯特）,Main characters,He is Marillas brother, a shy, awkward man, daring not to talk with other woman except Marilla and Lynde. He is al

7、so the owner of green gables farmhouse. He died of a heart attack in the end.,Matthew Cuthbert(马修 卡斯伯特）,Main characters,He is the most handsome boy in Annes class. In the beginning, because of a joke, his relationship with Anne was very bad. But in the end of the story, they became friends.,Gilbert

8、Blythe(吉尔伯特 布莱斯）,Main characters,Mrs. Lynde（林德太太） She is the Cuthberts old neighbor and good friend. She is a very traditional English woman. She likes to take care of others everything and is warm-hearted.,Plot summary,Marilla wants to adopt a boy to help Matthew who has a heart disease. But they f

9、inally adopt a girl, Anne, by mistake. Anne is an imaginative, talkative and active girl. She is always immersed（沉浸） in her own imagination and also makes a lot of trouble. At first, Marilla wants to send her back to orphanage（孤儿院）. But she finally keeps her. Gilbert is Annes classmate. He plays a j

10、oke on Annes red hair. He calls her “carrot” （红毛怪），so Anne vows to hate him lifetime.,Plot summary,Anne studies very hard and quickly. She gets the admission to the Queens Academy（女王学院）. She obtains the teacher certificate（教师资格证）in one year and wins the Avery Scholarship（艾弗里奖学金）. Unfortunately , Mat

11、thew dies of a heart attack after hearing that all his money has been lost in a bank failure. Anne is so grieved. She gives up her study and decides to be a teacher in her hometown so that she can look after Marilla. Gilbert knows that Anne needs a job in her hometown, so he gives his teaching position to Anne. And then they become friends.,The theme,This story tells about friendship, responsibility and love. Anne is a tragic girl, but she is still optimistic and outgoing. She sends happiness to the green gable farm.,Writing features,The language: vivid, humorous, natural; The content: edu