ENGL 2810Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ewan Macdonald, Uxbridge, Ontario
24 Jan 2019
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Montgomery and first-wave feminism: first-wave feminism, suffrage movements, before second wave, right to vote in canada starting in 1916 (newfoundland in 1925, pei in 1922, quebec in. 1940, indigenous in 1960/1962: lmm never endorsed suffrage; maintained woman"s first priority should be her family and home (devereux, intro, 26-27), anne losing power and being domesticated in sequels (anne of avonlea, anne of the. Island, etc. : lmm resisted conventions, complained about being expected to drag a moral" into her books for girls (qtd. in devereux, 17, lucy and anne: rebellion vs. conformity. Folk and fairy tale motifs: transformation slow, realistic maturation, abandonment of children orphan, death and rebirth anne, marilla, nature versus culture anne breaks barriers, quest motif imaginative play, domestic sphere, independence. The ending as a bend in the road . Opening: rachel lynde, reacting to anne"s entrance into avonlea: "well, the world was certainly turning upside down!" Ending: suggests anne has achieved her goal: personal domestic belonging.
