Anne of Green Gables/book report
One of the books my father, who is still alive, gave me
I was given this book by my father, who had passed away.
When I was in elementary school, it was too difficult for me to read.
I finally managed to read the whole book in the summer of my 41st year.
As those of you who have read the book know, the main character, Anne, is characterized by her strong imagination and fantasy.
The main character, Anne, has a strong imagination and is prone to daydreaming.
My childhood was exactly like that.
I was a strange child who fantasized about things that did not exist and blabbered on and on.
My preschool teacher told my parents
When my preschool teacher asked my parents, "What happened when you cried, Akina-chan? She would say, "Tears came to play.
She loves romantic things and fantasizes that she can transform herself into an animal.
I believed that the magic I saw in the movies could be used in real life.
I tried all kinds of things like straw dolls, crossing the rainbow, and warping.
I was scolded for taking too many detours on my way home from school.
I thought I was such a weird person in my childhood.
(Anne of Green Gables was loved for her weirdness, too.)
It was an opportunity for me to feel positive about myself.
Above all, I hated boredom.
My weirdness was.
I had surprised the adults around me many times. Reading "Anne of Green Gables" made me realize that maybe I wasn't annoying them, I was entertaining them. I think I was entertaining them.
Now, one of the parents who raised me is ill.
He has been told that he does not have long to live, and the latter half of the Anne of Green Gables scene has shaken me emotionally.
Anne was like.
studying hard, saying, "I want to make you proud of me." Whereas
While her adoptive father, Matthew, said to her.
Matthew loved her and said, "I'm so proud of you.
The first meeting, when she was confused, and the second half, when she was sure of his love for Anne.
The contrast between the confused scene in the first meeting and the scene in the second half, when his love for Anne was becoming more solid, was beautiful.
Ah, it's not our abilities that make us loved.
It's not about how good you are, it's about the days you spend together.
It doesn't matter what you are, what gender you are, or what you look like. It is not about ability, gender, or appearance.
It was a story that made me realize that it doesn't matter what you are, what gender you are, what you look like.
I have been told many times that looks don't matter, that education has nothing to do with happiness, and so on.
I have been repeatedly told that people's looks don't matter, that education has nothing to do with happiness, and so on.
Not theoretically, but as a matter of fact.
It is not so. It was a very good book that made me realize that I am not so good.
I don't know why my father told me to read this book.
I don't really know why my own father told me to read it.
I don't really know why he told me to read this book.
I feel that he wanted to tell me how much he cared about me from his point of view, so that I could love him.
My own father used to praise me a lot, but he was a slow talker, a clumsy person, and a curt person. He was the one who treated me special.
I had a difficult childhood myself.
It was a relief to be able to spend my free time having fun by indulging in fantasies like Anne did.
I could be a princess, rich, or an animal in my fantasy world.
On the one hand, I was a child without parents. I thought that I was not a normal child and that I would never be able to have a normal (though elite) family like Sazae-san or Chibimaruko-chan even if I wanted to.
I'm sure I have abilities to make up for what I lack compared to others! God must have given me something else for what he took from me! I had such expectations for the future that were broken when I went out into the world.
I was sure that an above-average life and happiness were no longer possible for me. It was as if a storm suddenly cleared up when I had given up, and the book encouraged me to change my sense of values.
I am sure that the general impression of this book is
The love between parent and child that transcends blood ties.
the frustration of first love and the inability to be honest, or
the frustration of first love, the inability to be honest, and the strength to learn from one's mistakes.
I wonder if the focus of the story is on the reminder of feelings that children take for granted, but that they have lost as they grew older.
I think anyone who reads Anne of Green Gables
experienced as a child and as a young person.
I am sure that anyone who reads "Anne of Green Gables" can recall the emotional response to their first experiences as a child and young adult.
And from there, you can certainly remember that you are alive right now.
I believe that this book is a book that can certainly remind us of the fact that we are alive now.
It is about the fact that people who are so caught up in the daily tasks of life lose sight of themselves. I think this is a "certain" fact about people who are so busy with their daily tasks that they lose sight of themselves.
I think that Anne of Green Gables is for me a time machine that reminds me of my childhood.
a time machine that reminds me of my childhood.
It is a book that gives me a clue to my family, as if I could get in touch with a bit of my own father's feelings.
As a result, I was surprised to find that I liked myself more than before. It means that my perception of the past was wrong.
Maybe for you, too.
Maybe.
Maybe you will be able to remember something important.
August 5, 2022
An aside...
I carry a paperback version of this book with me.
I would read each and every story during breaks at work or while I was quarantined at home with the coronavirus.
While reading, I would take a comfortable position with a cushion on my lap and
I was very happy to have a cup of cold coffee and a sweet pastry within reach to nibble on.
When I was tired from all the work I had done, I would just stare out the window.
When I felt sleepy, I would go straight to sleep.
It's strange how that feeling of being light-headed when trying to sleep, or not being satisfied even if you eat and eat, usually disappears when you are reading. It was a new discovery for me that many things that don't go my way can be solved with just one book.
Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables Series 1 (Shincho Bunko) https://amzn.asia/d/8SWiwag
Anne of Green Gables (Bunshun Bunko) https://amzn.asia/d/26OWUkL
It's a series, so there are other works in the series.
I think I will enjoy the aftermath with this first book. I think if you read too much or know too much, it can be just as shirking as in romance.