Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is the protagonist of L.M.
Montgomery's 1908 novel *Anne of Green Gables* and its sequels.
A red-haired, imaginative orphan adopted by siblings in Prince Edward Island, she insists on the "e" in Anne: It's Anne with an E—it looks so much more distinguished.
The character has become a Canadian cultural icon, inspiring adaptations across film, television, and stage.
- red hairCopper-toned head covering
- redheadAuburn-haired individual
- braidsInterwoven hair sections
- orphanChild whose parents died
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
Green Gables · Gilbert · Blythe · slate · kindred spirits · kindred spirit · puffed sleeves · Diana · Barry · freckles · Matthew · adopted child · Prince Edward Island · carrots · romantic · dreamer · bosom friend · temper
- literary charactersSherlock Holmes, Scout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet, Macbeth, Huck Finn
- L.M. MontgomeryGreen Gables
- Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown, Green Gables, red soil, potato farming, Georgetown
- childhood themeschildhood trauma, nostalgia, innocence, imagination, play
- literary loversRomeo, Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Lancelot and Guinevere, Heathcliff
Anne ShirleyEbenezer Scrooge
Miss Havisham · Eeyore · Heathcliff · Holden Caulfield · Lady Macbeth
Anne ShirleyHeathcliff
Frankenstein's monster · the Grinch · Gollum · Miss Havisham · Estella