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Essay / The Natural World In Anne of Green Gables - 2321
Nature and the natural world in Canadian literature are considered important themes in depicting an alternative composition to the landscape. He emphasizes the need to paint a broader picture and change the perspective on how we interpret the world. The natural world is diverse with the idea that it can be viewed through malevolence, in which it can arouse fear or be seen as a threat. Additionally, it can be seen as nuanced and viewed within a more positive framework, where it is celebrated. In the coming-of-age story, Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery represents nature from an optimistic perspective and therefore establishes that nature is emphasized through the genre of romance. It can be argued that in the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the protagonist Anne Shirley brings nature into a diverse but positively constructed setting through her relationship and engagement with the natural world. Anne Shirley is characterized by a lively and wild imagination, which strengthens her intelligence. His imagination is seen through his personified and metaphorical engagement with nature. Through her imagination with nature, she is able to interpret Green Gables with kindness. Through her appreciation of nature, she celebrates the natural world in its beauty and does not take it for granted. In addition, she sees it as a source of inspiration. Finally, nature is a form of empowerment for Anne, because it gives her something to hope for. This gives him power, because it develops the way he sees the world and his life. She is capable of taking over the natural world and making it her own. The ideology of Anne's imagination as a means of constructing herself within nature is a significant way of analyzing her relationship with...... middle of paper..... . love of nature in an optimistic form. His true emotions are revealed through the magnificent views of Avonlea, in which his visual perception is revealed with multiplicity. She is attracted to nature and nature is attracted to her, and so she becomes one with nature. Finally, her relationship with nature obviously resonates with empowerment. With nature, she is able to gain power by understanding that her future is full of possibilities. Her development means she is able to read the natural world in a metaphorical sense. With nature, she has the power to make her own world and perceive it with diversity. Works Cited Gammel, Irene. “The landscape aesthetic embodied in Anne of Green Gables.” Lion and the Unicorn 34.2 (2010): 228-247. Print. Montgomery, L.M., and Cecily Margaret Devereux. Anne of Green Gables. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview, 2004. Print.