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Narration Prompt
Before discussing, reconstruct the chapter's movement in your own words: Anne's joyful waking, her rhapsody to Marilla, the silent breakfast, her refusal to go outdoors, the naming of the geranium, and the drive toward White Sands.
Discussion Questions
- Anne refuses to step outdoors because, as she puts it, 'there is no use in loving things if you have to be torn from them.' What does this moment suggest about the relation between love and suffering in the chapter, and how far does the chapter invite you to sympathize with Anne's reasoning? Use details from the chapter.
- Montgomery moves fluidly between Anne's rapturous monologues, Marilla's curt replies, and the narrator's access to Marilla's private thoughts. How does this management of voice and point of view shape our sympathies, and why does Montgomery's access to Marilla's unspoken mind matter to how we judge her? Use details from the chapter.
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