Anne of Green Gables book club questions

The reading plan

Meeting 1: Chapters 1 to 14

1. Should Marilla need a reason beyond Anne's wish for a home to keep her?
2. What might Anne gain or lose by letting herself love a home she may have to leave?
3. How should Marilla balance sympathy and discipline when Anne refuses to apologize to Mrs. Lynde?
4. Does an apology mean less if someone needs persuading to give it?
5. What does Anne's response to Sunday school suggest about what makes worship meaningful to her?

Meeting 2: Chapters 15 to 25

6. When school becomes humiliating and unfair, is Anne's refusal to return a reasonable way to protect herself?
7. How should Mrs. Barry weigh an innocent mistake against the harm it causes?
8. What does Anne's turn toward schoolwork suggest about ambition as a response to loneliness?
9. Is Mrs. Barry's changed judgment reassuring, or does it suggest Anne had too much to prove?
10. What might Anne's fear of her own imagined ghosts reveal about the limits of imagination?

Meeting 3: Chapters 26 to 38

11. What might Anne gain by turning imagination into a shared weekly practice?
12. Is vanity the most useful way to understand Anne's attempt to change her hair?
13. What might a visit elsewhere reveal about home that daily life hides?
14. What might explain friendship deepening while academic rivalry softens, even as examinations approach?
15. How do you read the return of ordinary pleasures during Anne's grief?

Themes to talk about

Tips for the host

1. Open each meeting with one question everyone can answer, then go deeper.
2. Anyone who fell behind can catch up with the 15-minute summary.