This sentence can be used to evaluate the book Anne of Green Gables by Canadian woman writer Lucy Made Montgomery. Since the publication of 1908, this book has become almost a household name in Europe and America. This novel has been translated into more than 50 languages in the past 100 years and spread all over the world.
It is precisely because Anne is so popular that, with the encouragement and support of readers, Montgomery carefully wrote Anne's story into a series of eight books, describing her life experiences and emotional experiences in different periods.
What's the story of such a charming Anne?
The story happened in a remote rural area of Prince Edward Island, Canada, in Afongli, a farmer named Green Gables. The owners here are single brothers and sisters in Cuthbert. Brother Matthew is shy and inarticulate; My sister Marilla is neat, strong and picky. Both of them are not good at expressing their love in words, but both of them have the simplicity and sincerity of working people and a very kind heart.
Because of their age, the brother and sister are going to adopt a boy from the orphanage, which will make the family more interesting and help Matthew share the work at home. But due to a mistake, it was a little girl-Anne who was brought back to them. This is a thin little girl with red hair, freckles and big bright eyes. She lost her parents when she was a child, worked in several adoptive families and experienced various hardships in her life. But Anne is lively, optimistic and imaginative. Facing the person she loves, a small mouth keeps chattering, and many of them are her imagination.
Anne's sensitivity and liveliness deeply attracted and moved Matthew, and Matthew became a loyal listener of Anne and connected with her heart. Marilla sympathized with the little girl's miserable life and fell in love with Anne's cheerfulness. They took Annie in. Lonely Anne has a real home since then, and she is warmed by real care. And the green gables that have always been blocked have also blown a fresh wind.
Anne has strong vitality and rich imagination. The ordinary daily life makes her colorful and full of fun with her imagination. She named the blooming trees in front of the window "after the snow", and ordinary lakes and small ponds became what she called "sparkling lakes" and "liuchi" ... In her eyes, nature is so beautiful and charming.
At the same time, Anne's love fantasy also brought her a lot of trouble and made a lot of jokes. For example, sizing handkerchiefs, forgetting to put flour in making cakes, putting essence in baking cakes but putting painkillers wrong, and dyeing your hair green. Even scared out of her wits by her imaginary "haunted forest" ...
Anne's arrival added endless fun to the Green Gables. People around you are beginning to like this innocent and lovely girl.
At school, Anne's kindness and frankness also won the sincere friendship and concern of her classmates. Only one boy, Gilbert, made fun of Anne's red hair, which made her very angry. They became competitors in their studies. Anne is smart and diligent, and her academic performance has always been among the best. Because she has rich feelings and excellent recitation.
During the study, the pastor's wife, Mrs. Allen, and the teacher, Miss Stacy, also became good friends with Anne. They gave Annie spiritual guidance and influence, and their words and deeds almost became an example for Annie on her way forward.
Three years later, "Anne of Green Gables" not only grew into a graceful girl, but also successfully entered Queen's College. It took her only one year to get a first-class teacher qualification certificate and a university scholarship. Life seems to have spread out a brand-new broad road in front of her.
This poor little orphan who was once abandoned is now a girl that Matthew and Marilla are proud of. When Anne saw Matthew, who was getting old, working, she said that if they had adopted a boy instead of her, Matthew wouldn't be so hard now. Matthew patted Annie's hand and told her, "I'd rather have you, even a dozen boys, Annie." Remember-I'd rather have you than a dozen boys. Come on, it's not a boy who won an Avery scholarship, is it? This is my aunt-my girl-the girl I am proud of. "He looked at Annie with a shy smile. That is a warm smile that Anne will never forget.
Unfortunately, Matthew died of a heart attack because the bank where all the deposits were deposited suddenly closed down. Marilla's eyes are also in danger of blindness. In order to keep the warm and friendly green gables, Anne decided not to go to college, but to stay in her hometown to teach, accompany and take care of her dear Marilla.
Although Anne realized that such a choice would narrow the road of life under her feet, she still firmly believed that the road ahead would open a quiet flower of happiness. Green Gables, who lived together day and night, Marilla, her warm and cordial best friend Diana, Gilbert, who finally made friends with like-minded friends, and Mrs. Allen, the wife of the pastor … all these will continue to accompany her to grow up.
Reading Anne of Green Gables will not only be moved by the simplicity and kindness of the characters in the book and their pure and deep love for each other, but also be attracted by the beautiful mountain village scenery described by the author. The green gables and even the small village Afengli are like a beautiful pastoral poem and a beautiful landscape painting. The author vividly describes the changes of scenery throughout the year.
Anne's strong vitality and rich imagination, like her kind and pure heart, bring readers a long aftertaste.
Everyone will believe that Anne, who is full of love and warmth, loves the world so wholeheartedly that the world will certainly not repay her disappointment.
These, or all of them, are the reasons why this book is enduring, and it is still favored by readers after a hundred years.
Finally, extract some famous sayings from the book as a souvenir. I hope you like them too.
1. Living in such an interesting world, even if a person is sad, he won't be sad for long, will he?
2. But have you noticed that I also have encouraging advantages, Marilla? I will never make the same mistake again.
Sometimes a little "appreciation" can play the same role as all serious "cultivation" in the world.
When you forgive others, you think you are a kind person, don't you? From now on, I will devote myself to being a kind person, and I will never try to be a beautiful person again. It's better to be a kind person. I know this truth, but sometimes it's hard to believe even if I know it. I really want to be a kind person.
I think this is a memorable day in my life. But the best feeling is going home.
6. Everyone should have a goal in life, and stick to it and pursue it to the end.
7. In this unsatisfactory world, nothing can be satisfactory.
8. Me? I don't want to be anyone but myself, even if there is no diamond to make me happy in my life.
9. Once a person has achieved one goal, he will see another goal more brilliant. This makes life full of fun.
10. Snacks help me-when people are worried, they look motivated.
1 1. In this world, anyone who wants anything has to pay a price.
12. Ambition is valuable, but it is not easy to get. It needs hard work and self-restraint, and stands the test of anxiety and frustration.
13. When the people we love can no longer share happiness with us, we will still feel happy about some things, which makes us feel guilty; When we find ourselves interested in life again, we always feel that we are not loyal enough to ourselves.
14. She bravely faces up to her responsibility and regards it as her friend-when we look directly at the responsibility, the responsibility will always be her friend.
15. Anne often sat by the window that night when she came back from Queen's College, and her world of activities narrowed. However, even if the road under her feet is narrow, she knows that there are still quiet flowers of happiness along the way. The happiness brought by sincere work, valuable pursuit and like-minded friendship will all belong to her. Nothing can deprive her of her natural right to imagine and dream the ideal world. There's always a twist.