Anne of Green Gables, Chapter 13 summary
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In Chapter 13, Anne Shirley gains Marilla’s permission to attend a Sunday-school picnic and spends the week eagerly imagining its pleasures, despite worries about rain. Her gratitude moves Marilla, their conversation contrasts anticipation with caution, and Marilla’s treasured amethyst brooch draws Anne’s admiration.
What happens
- Marilla calls Anne inside for sewing after she stays out beyond the agreed time with Diana and Matthew.
- Anne asks to attend the picnic, and Marilla agrees to let her go and provide a basket of food.
- Anne kisses Marilla in gratitude, secretly delighting her, before describing Idlewild and her imaginative games with Diana.
- Anne spends the week absorbed in the picnic and worries that Saturday’s rain might continue through Wednesday.
- After Sunday church, Anne defends the pleasure of anticipation against Marilla’s warning about disappointment.
- The narrator describes Marilla’s inherited brooch, and Anne admires its purple stones and asks to hold it.
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What to notice
Anne directly rejects caution that avoids hope. The line explains why she embraces the picnic’s promise despite the risk of disappointment.
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Why does Anne worry about bringing a basket to the picnic?
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