Anne of the Island | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Anne Shirley - This person is the main character of the book and has red hair, freckles, bright gray eyes and a slight body who is leaving home to attend college in Kingsport.

Philippa Gordon - This character is described as having glossy brown hair, red, round cheeks and gorgeous brown, velvet eyes. This character also comes from a wealthy background.

Marilla Cuthbert - This character is an older person who wears graying hair twisted in a knot and lives in Avonlea at Green Gables.

Gilbert Blythe - In college, this character...
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