浅析《绿山墙的安妮》的浪漫主义特点

ChapterOneIntroductionAnneofGreenGablesisthenameofthefamousliterarywriterLucy.Hammond.ThefirstnovelbyLucyMaudMontgomery.Thepublicationofthisbooknotonlyilluminatedtheheartsandmindsofthatera;butalsogaveCanadianliteratureaplaceintheworldliteraryscene.Atthattime,theliterarycommunityreceivedmixedreviewsandlittleresearchonit.Untilthe70sand80softhe20thcentury,thestudyofAnneofGreenGablescontinuedtoflourish,andpeoplebegantocommentonitfromtheperspectivesoffeminism,education,religion,etc.1.1Introduction

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AuthorLucyMaudMontgomerywasextremelytalentedandwasoneofthefewwomenwhowerewell-educatedbackthen.Atanearlyage,Montgomeryreadwidely.Shestartedtowriteinschool.Asachild,shewrotepoemsandstoriesandattheageoftwelve,shewonashort-storycontestsponsoredbytheMontrealStar.Shealsohadherfirstpoempublishedinalocalpaperwhenshewasfifteen.In1895Montgomeryqualifiedforateacher'slicenseatPrinceWalesCollege,Charlottetown.Duringthe1890ssheworkedasateacheronPrinceEdwardIsland,allthewhilepublishingshortfictionandpoetry.From1895to1896,MontgomerystudiedliteratureatDalhousieUniversity,Halifax.ThenshereturnedtoCavendish,PrinceEdwardIslandtotakecareofherwidowedgrandmotherin1898,andsheworkedatalocalpostoffice.Thereshemetand,in1911,marriedtheReverendEwanMacDonald,aPresbyterianMinister.Asaprolificwriter,Montgomeryhaspublishedagreatmanyrenownedandhighlyenjoyableliteraryworks.Herfirstnovel,AnneofGreenGableswaspublishedin1908.ItwasthefirstoftheMontgomerybooksanditmetwithinstantaneoussuccess,whichmarkedthebeginningofherwritingcareer.LucyMaudMontgomerywasaveryprolificwriterandshepublishedsome500shortstories,manypoems,andmorethantwentynovels,aswellasjournals,essays,autobiography,andletters.Today,Montgomery'snovels,journals,letters,shortstories,andpoemsarestillreadandstudiedbygeneralreadersandscholarsfromaroundtheworld.AmonghermostfamouswritingistheAnneseries.Montgomeryisauniversallyacclaimedwriterwhohasgainedavarietyofinternationalhonorsforherwritingandhasgainedfullattention.ShewasmadeamemberoftheBritishRoyalSocietyofArtsin1923asthefirstCanadianwoman,andaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirebyKingGeorgeV.ShealsowaselectedtotheLiteraryandArtisticInstituteofFrancein1935.Afterherdeathin1942,theNationalSitesandHistoricBoardofCanadadeclaredMontgomeryapersonofnationalhistoricsignificance.In1999,Montgomerywasvotedoneofthetop20CanadianheroesinaDominionInstituteandCouncilforCanadianUnityinternetsurvey.Inthesameyear,CBCheldamillenniumpollandMontgomerywasvotedthemostinfluentialCanadianwriterofthetwentiethcentury.In2000,L.M.MontgomerywaschosenbyMaclean'smagazineasoneoftwenty-fiveCanadianswhoinspiredtheworld.ThereisalsotheL.M.MontgomeryInstituteattheUniversityofPrinceEdwardIslandwhichisdedicatedtohelpingstudentsandscholarslearnaboutandstudyL.M.Montgomery'slife,works,andinfluence.InJune2008,anInternationalCelebrationofImaginationandCreativityinHonorofthe100thAnniversaryofL.M.Montgomery'sAnneofGreenGableswillalsobeheldinPrinceEdwardIsland.So,L.MMontgomeryhasremainedahouseholdfigureacrosstwocenturies.MontgomerydiedinToronto,OntarioonApril24th,1942.Indeath,shereturnedtoherbelovedPrinceEdwardIsland,whereshewasburiedintheCavendishcemetery.1.2

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WorkAnneofGreenGableshaswonthefavorofpeopleofdifferentagesandfromdifferentcountries.Theheroineweavesherwayintotheheartsofagreatmanyreaders,whoarealsoattractedbythenovel’sfluentandstraightforwardplot.ThestorytakesplaceonafarmcalledGreenGablesonPrinceEdwardIsland,inhabitedbytwomiddle-agedsiblingscalledMarillaandMatthewCuthbert.SinceMatthewisgettingold,theydecidetoadoptanorphanboyfromtheasylumasahelperontheirfarm.However,throughaseriesofmishaps,thepersonwhoendsupundertheirroofisaprecociousgirlofelevenyearsoldnamedAnneShirley.Shewasorphanedataveryyoungageandhaslivedinseveralfosterhomesandorphanages.Sheisbrightandquick,eagertopleasebutdissatisfiedwithhername,herpalecountenancedottedwithfreckles,andherlongbraidsofredhair.Beingachildofrichandsophisticatedimagination,however,Annetakesmuchjoyinlifeandadaptsquickly.Shealwaysactsaccordingtoherowninstinctandnotaccordingtothecodeofmanners.So,shealwaysfailstoliveuptotherulesofsocialconductandherlifeisfullofmistakesduetoherweirdfancy.Shedevelopsageniusforgettingintotrouble.However,whenshegrowsup,shedevotesherselftoherstudywholeheartedly;andgoestotheQueen’sAcademy.Shealsoattainsascholarshipforfurtherstudy,butunfortunately,Matthewfinallydiesofhearttrouble,andMarillaalmostgoesblind,soAnnegivesuptheopportunityofpursuingfurtherstudy.Instead,shegoesbacktoGreenGablestotakecareofMarillaandteachataschoolnearby.Thestorycovershertrialsandtribulationsaswellashertriumphs,allofwhicharegenerallycausedbyhervividimaginationandstubbornoptimism.Thereareseveralreasonsthathaveengenderedreinterpretationofthisclassicchildren’snovel.Firstofall,thiswholestoryissobittersweetthatitleavesreaderswithastronglynostalgicimpressionandrose-tintedmemoriesonceitisover.Second,L.M.Montgomery’svividdescriptionsofthenaturalworldsurroundingthequaint,ruralIslandtransportsusintothatveryworld,whilstrecapturingchildhooddaysinawonderfullysentimentalway.Itmakesreadersfeel,laugh,cry,andsharedreamswithAnneasiftheyhavemergedwithAnnethroughoutheryearsandareconsciousofeverythingshefeels.Lastbutnotleast,giventheincreasingproliferationofscholarlyinterestinthelifeandworkofL.M.Montgomery,thenovel’suniquewritingtechniques,itssignificance,andenduringpopularity,thispaperendeavorstointerpretthisclassicworkinthefollowingsections.

ChapterTwoAnIntroductiontoRomanticismRomanticismoriginatedineighteenth-centuryEuropeandhasnotyetbeenwidelyacceptedasastandarddefinition.Welleck,inhisessayOntheConceptofRomanticismintheHistoryofLiterature,states:Romanticismshouldnotbedefinedasasingleidea;Itisalsonotsomekindofsinglecomplexofmultipleideas,butaveryloosecomplexofsomeconcepts.Thiscomplexconsistsofthreecentralwords:imagination,nature,andsymbol[ormyth].2.1DefinitionofRomanticismRomanticismwasabourgeoisliterarytrendthatwaspopularinEuropeinthelate18thandearly19thcenturies.ItistheproductoftheFrenchRevolution,theEuropeandemocraticmovement,andtheupsurgeofnationalliberationmovements,thebasiccharacteristicofromanticliterature,isstrongsubjectivelyricism,whichisthemostprominentandessentialfeature;Vigorouslycelebratenature:payattentiontofolklore:pursuebizarreplotsandstrongartisticeffects,anduseexaggerationandcontrast.TwotendenciesofRomanticism.Negativeromanticism-opposedtotheideasoftheEnlightenment,hatedtheFrenchRevolution,somesupportedthefeudalRestoration.Theymaybenostalgicforthepastandglorifymedievalsects;Oradvocateescapism,religion,andmysticism.Activeromanticism-supportfortheFrenchRevolution,daringtofacereality,opposingbothfeudalismandcriticizingtheevilsofcapitalism;Acurademocracymovementandnationalliberationmovement,yearningforsocialchange.Romanticisminliteratureisoftenopposedtorealismandcanbeunderstoodinbothanarrowandbroadsense.Inanarrowsense,itdescribestheliteratureofalmosteverycountryinEurope,theUnitedStates,andLatinAmericafromabout1750toabout1870.Thus,Romanticliteraturecandescribeanyliteraturewithspecialromanticcharacteristicsproducedinthisparticularhistoricalperiod.TheGermanpoetFriedrichSchlegelfirstusedtheterm"romanticism"todescribeliterature,whichhedefinedas"literaturethatdepictsemotionsinimaginaryform."TheRomanticmovementinliteraturewasbasicallyaproductoftheFrenchRevolutionandtheIndustrialRevolution,whichbrokeoutin1789,ahugesocialphenomenonthatbroughtaboutdramaticchangesinthedecadesbetween1780and1830.TheFrenchRevolutionbroughtfreedomandliberationofindividuality.People'semotionsanddesiresweresuppressedunderthefeudalsystemandsuddenlyeruptedlikevolcanoes.However,theharshrealityofthepost-revolutiontoretheirdreamsandhopestoshreds.Thus,literaturethatemphasizedtheself,idealism,andindividualismemerged.TheRomanticmovementspreadfromFranceandGermanytoEngland,thentotherestofEurope,andthentotheWesternHemisphere,wherecertainthemesandmoodswereoftenintertwinedandbecamethefocusofalmostall19th-centurywriters.ThetwogiantsofthedevelopmentofRomanticismthroughouthistorywereRousseauandGoethe.Rousseau'sinfluencestemmedfirstofallfromthisstrongsenseofindividualautonomy,thatofthe"naturalman",whoestablishedthecultofpersonalityandadvocatedthefreedomofthehumanspirit;Hisfamousmanifestois"IhavefeltbeforeIthinkaboutit".Herejectedthe18th-centuryassumptionthatscientificandculturalprogressnecessarilyincreasedhumanhappiness.GoethewasanotherdevelopmentofRomanticism.Hisworkemphasizesemotionalismandemotion.Heneverlosthissenseofhumantragedy,thestrugglebetweenpassionandsocialmores,andthehealingpoweroflove.ThetoneandmoodofhisworkwereheavilyimitatedbyotherRomanticwriters.RomanticisminthebroadsenseasamethodofwritingdiffersfromtheRomanticmovementinliterature;buthassimilarcharacteristics.Romanticisminliteraturecanbeanyliteraturewithromanticcharacteristicsfromancienttimestothepresent.Asamethodofwriting,itisoftenopposedtorealism.Whendealingwith"romanticism"asamethodofwriting,wecanproceedfromthefollowingperspective.Thefirstperspectiveisthesubjectiveexpressionofaperson'semotions.Romanticwritersshouldexpresstheirsubjectiveexperiencesandidealsthroughwriting.Secondly,thesoulof"romanticism"istheliberationofmankind.Therefore,itmayhaveastrongindividualisticcomponent.Butlastbutnotleast,romanticwriterstendedtowritedryaboutnatureandappreciateit,especiallytheexotic.Asamethodofwriting,Romanticismshouldbebasedonrealism,aboverealism.ContrarytothedefinitionoftheRomanticmovement.Romanticismasamethodofwritingisverycommon,withnoobviousboundariesoftimeandspace.Itisanartisticmethodthatshowsthatwritersfollowcertainromanticwritingprinciplesandmethods.2.2The

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RomanticismThecharacteristicsofRomanticism,althoughdifficult,canstillbedefinedingeneral.Attemptstodefine"romanticism"ingeneralcaneasilyleadtoconfusionratherthanclarification,asthetermcovers.Suchawiderangeofartisticdevelopments;andthesedevelopmentsthemselvesarerelatedtophilosophicalandpoliticaldevelopments.First,Richimagination-surrealplot.Romanticismisacreativemethodinliteratureandart,whichreferstotheuseofrichimaginationandexaggerationtoshapetheimageofcharactersandreflectreallife.ThefamousaestheticmasterZhuGuangyuquotedAristotleinhisBriefEssayonBeauty,definingromanticismas"imitatingthingsastheyshouldbe",emphasizingits"ideal"andhumansubjectivefactors.ItcanbesaidthattherichimaginationisthemostessentialfeatureofRomanticism.Second,boldexaggeration-unrefineddetails.Exaggerationreferstothetechniqueofhighlightingcertaincharacteristicsofobjectsinliteraryandartisticcreation.Asaformofrhetoric,itreferstotheuseofexaggeratedwordstodescribethingsinordertoenlightentheimaginationofthelistenerorreaderandstrengthenthepowerofwhatisspoken.Itshouldbesaidthatboldexaggerationisthebasicfeatureofromanticism.

Third,stronglyricism-extremelydistinctloveandhate.Inthehistoryofliterature,romanticliteraturepaidspecialattentiontothedepictionofitsownidealsandopposedittorealitytoexpressdissatisfactionandresistancetoreality.Becauseintheprocessofdepictingideals,itisnecessarytostartfromtheauthor'sinnerfeelingsandexpresshisownstrongsubjectivewishes,sotheemotionalcolorisparticularlystrong.Theexpressionofheavyideals,withstronglyricalovertones,isanotherbasicfeatureofRomanticism.Thentherearecommon,Romanticthemes,themostcommonthemes,focusonthefollowing:love,passion,andemotion.Country,history,andpeople.Religion,Norsemythology,andspirituality.Imaginarymedievalfantasy.OrientalismandtheIndigenousworld.Death,theemphasisissuicide.Thelandscapeisametaphorfortheinternalworldofthesubject.

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GablesAnneofGreenGablesbroadensthehorizonsofliteratureandisaclassicworkdescribingchildren'sgrowth.Italsousesalotoftechniquestodescribecharactersandscenes,addingalotofromanticcolors,andthischapterfocusesoncharacters,romanticartisticcharacteristics,naturalenvironments,andthemestoexploretheirromanticembodimentinordertoachieveanin-depthunderstandingofthebook.3.1The

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ProtagonistFormofidentityandcharactertraitsofAnnehasreflectedtheidealheroineshapedbytheauthor.theauthorcreatesAnneaccordingtoherownideal,anidealcharacterembodyingvirtueandtruthfulnesswhoiseagertoexpressheremotionswithoutrestraints,andanidealfemaleindividualwhoendeavorstobehertrueselfandstriveforexcellenceinthemale-dominatedworld.Thesubjectiveidealsoftheauthorcanbefullydemonstratedbythecharacterunderherpen.TheidealfemaleimageandpersonalityofAnneasanindividualisachievedmainlyfromtwoaspects,herseekingforidentityandhercharactertraits.3.1.1Annie'sIdentityAsaunique,discrete,andindependententity,identitycanneverbeseparatedfromtheacquisitionofpersonalvalueandtalent.Regardingidentity,IborrowfromtheCanadianphilosopherCharlesTaylor.Inhisdiscussionoftherelationshipbetweenself-conceptandmodernidentity,hedefines"identity"asfollows:"WhoamI?Butthisisnotnecessarilyansweredbynamingnamesandfamilytrees.ToknowwhoImeanIknowwhereIstand.MyidentityisdefinedbycommitmentandidentificationthatprovideaframeworkorvisionwithinwhichIcandecidewhatisgood,whatisvaluable,whatshouldbedone,andwhatIagreewithordisagreewith,dependingonthecircumstances.Inotherwords,that'sthelevel.Therefore,apersonwhohashisownidentitywillsurelyhavehisownvaluesandprinciplesinlife.Personalityisalwaysaboutidentity.Ingeneral,whentalkingaboutidentity,wearereferringtoasetofbehavioralorpersonalcharacteristicsbywhichanindividualcanbeidentifiedasamemberofagroup,orbywhichwecanidentifytheuniquepersonalityofanindividualwhoisconsideredapersistententity.Infact,subjectivityandindividualityarealwaysassociatedwithself-identification.Aslongasapersonknowswhoheorsheis,whoheorsheisphysicallyandmentally,andwhatvaluesheorsheiscommittedto,thenwecansaythatindividualitywillmanifestitselfthroughself-identity.Annie'sphysicalidentityinAnneofGreenGableshasfinallyemergedfromscratch.InAnneofGreenGables,theheroineAnnehasbeenseekingself-knowledgeandself-identityphysicallyandmentallyfromthebeginning,andwhenshelefttheorphanageforGreenGables,shecouldn'thelpbutsaytoMatthew:"Iwanttolivewithyou,belongtoyou,itseemstoowonderful."Ineverbelongedtoanyone.WhenshemetMarilla,shepreferredtocallherAuntMarilla,andshesaid,"I'veneverhadanauntorrelative—notevenagrandmother—thatmakesmefeellikeIreallybelongtoyou."Can'tIcallyouAuntMarilla?However,Marillarejectsherandtreatshercoldly.Butasitturnedout,shewasstillhappytoliveinGreenGablesratherthaninahospice."WhenIgethome,it'sgreattoknowit'shome,"shesaid.Annewasanorphanataveryyoungage,withnoonetobelongtoandnoidentity.So,shewantstohaveafamily,arelationshipwithpeople,andauniversalsenseofbelongingsothatshecanberecognized.Intheend,herquestforidentitycametrue.ShecalledherselfAnneofGreenGables.Forher,beingAnneofGreenGableswasamilliontimesbetterthanbeingAnnewhodidn'tknowanywhere.Despitethefactthatshewassuchagirl"Aneleven-year-oldchild,wearingaveryshort,verytight,veryuglyyellow-graypleatedskirt,afadedbrownsailor'shat,underwhicharetwoverythickcords,obviouslyredhair,asmall,whiteandthinface,alsowithmanyfrecklesontheface,alargemouth,andeyes,whichlooksgreeninsomelightandmoodandgrayinothers.Thus,shefoundherplaceofbelonging,andasAnneofGreenGables,shewasrecognized.Anne'sspiritualidentityashertrueselfwasrealizedgrowingup.Asshegrewuplittlebylittle,shebegantobecomeclearaboutherselfasarealpersonandwhatvaluesshehad.Sheisagirlwithhighintelligence,hasherowndeepthoughts,andhasauniquewayofdoingandexplainingthings.WhileherfriendJaneisattractedtothediamondswornbyrichladiesandaspirestoberich,believingthatdiamondscangiveapersongoodcomfort,Annedoestheopposite,expressingherpersonaluniquevaluesderivedfromheruniquelifestyle.Shesaidfirmly:wearerich,why,wehave16yearsofmerit,wearehappyasqueens,wehavemoreorlessimagination.Lookatthesea,thegirls–allsilver,allshadows,allinvisiblethings.Ifwehadmillionsofdollarsandstringsofdiamonds,wewouldneverenjoyitslovelinessagain.Idon'twanttobeanyonebutmyself,evenifIdon'tlikediamondsfortherestofmylife.IwascontenttobetheAnneofGreenGables,withastringofpearls.Annejustwantedtobeherself,notanyone.Therefore,shebelongstoGreenGablesphysicallyandtoherselfspiritually.Heridentityasauniqueindividualandheruniquepersonalitywaseventuallyformed,andAnne'spersonalityconformstotherequirementsoftypicalromanticwriters.GiventheinterestofRomanticwritersintheindividual,theyalsoemphasizedself-cultivation,acontinuousprogressionininnerdevelopment,whichenabledindividualstoreachtheirfullpotential,andintheviewofsome,recognizethedivinitywithin.TheymakemefeellikeIreallybelongtoyou,theyrejecttraditionaleducationalconceptsandpractices,includingacceptanceofuniversaltruthsandrotelearning.Instead,theyencouragedcontemplationandself-awareness,directcontactwithnature,andexplorationofinnerfeelings,andmanyRomanticwritersrefusedtoconformtosocialexpectationsorsociallyrecognizedbehaviorsandattributesasvirtues.Theybelievethatapersonlivesbestwhenheorsheobeyshisorherorders,andnotexternallyimposedrules,soitisclearthatitisveryimportantforanindividual'semotionsandthefreeexpressionofemotionsandthoughts.MontgomerywasnoexceptioninAnne'screations.3.1.2Anne'sCharacterTraitsAnneisstraightforward,kind,hardworking,livelyandoptimistic,andsinceretoothers;Shehasastrongcuriosity,arichimagination,andalthoughsheisfrequentlyintrouble,sheisharmless,andshecan'thelpbutblameothers.Ingeneral,Anneisanordinarygirlnextdoorwithamiserablelife.However,thisisalsowhatmakesAnneunique.Shehasastrongheart,lovesfantasy,lovesromance,andmakesAnnie'sinnerworldextremelycolorful.Annelovesgoodthings,anddespitetheharshreality,shereliesonherrichimaginationtomaintainanoptimisticandpositiveattitudetowardlife.Whileattheorphanage,Annesendslonelinessthroughfantasy.WhenshelivedinGreenGables,whenshedidnothaveafashionableskirtwithpuffsleevesbecauseofMarilla'sstrictdiscipline,shefoundinnersatisfactionbyfantasizingabouthercottonplaidskirtwithfashionablepuffsleeves,ratherthanaskingMarillatomakeherapopularstyledressthroughvexatiousness.Anneissuchauniquegirlwhocanacceptrealitywhenshecan'tgetit,andusefantasyasauniquewaytomakeupforthelackofreallife.Shelovesnature,namesthingssheloves,andmakeslifefunandjoyful.Anne'simageisclosetothepublic,closetoreality,andsheisjustlikeordinarychildrenwhooftenmakemistakes,whichwillmakepeoplefeelhandsome.Anne'sindependence,self-improvement,andmaturityarereflectedattheendofthenovel.Asshegetsolder,Anne'schangescanbeseen:nolongertalkingtoomuch,"notsayinglongsentences",lessfondoffantasies,troubledbyadolescentfeelings,thinkingaboutthefutureofGreenGables,andthinkingaboutMarillasinceMatthew'sdeath.Intheend,inordertotakecareoftheelderlyandinfirmMarillaandrepayMatthewandMarilla'snurturinggrace,AnnegaveuptheopportunitytogotoRedmondforfurtherstudy,chosetogohometoteach,andbecametheownerofGreenGables.Thisfullyreflectsthesacrificialdedicationofthecharacter.Comparedtochildrenofthesameage,Annehasasenseofself-reflection,shewillconsciouslysetanexampleinherheart,andstrivetolearnfromlifemodelsandmakeherselfbetter.Mrs.Lind,Mrs.Alain,andMs.SticharerolemodelsforAnne'slearning.AlloftheaboveconstitutesAnnie'suniquepersonalcharm,whichisthereasonfortheexistenceofthisromanticcharacterthatcombinesrealityandfantasy.Annehasauniquequality,acharmingcharm.Althoughsheisordinaryontheoutside,shehasastrongheart,andarich,romanticimagination,sheisbrave,confident,enthusiastic,optimistic,andlovesnaturedeeply.AdistinctivefeatureoftheworkisthatAnnehasalargenumberofmonologuesandinneractivities,andhercharacter,attitudetolife,andstyleoflifearealsodisplayedinthisuniqueform.ScholarZhouGuopingoncecommented:"Annehastwoextremelyvaluabletreasures,oneisthesenseofwonderoflife;Thesecondisimaginationfullofoptimism.3.2RomanticArtisticFeaturesAsfortheartisticfeaturesinAnneofGreenGables,thetwoveryapparentandindispensablefeaturesthatdistinguishthisnovelaretheextensiveuseoftheimagination;andthefrequentinclusionofvividpoeticlanguage.Thesetwofeaturesareundoubtedlykeyromanticfeaturesthataddgreatappealandvaluetothenovel.3.2.1FullUseofImaginationTheimportanceofrestoringtheimaginationisoneofthegreatmissionsofRomanticliterature.Theimaginaryknifeasacreativeactivitydidnotreceiveattentionandinterestfromtheoristsandpoetsuntilthemid-18thcentury.VictorHugooncesaidthatthecreativityofromanticwritersderives,infact,fromimagination,observation,andcontemplationofnature,society,andhumanbeings.Oursocietydevelopsingreatnature,andnaturegivesbirthtosociety.Thepoethasonlytwoeyes.Oneeyelooksathumansandtheotheratnature.Theformeriscalledobservation,whilethelatteriscalledimagination.Thus,wecanseethatthecreationofRomanticismisinseparablefromnature,which,inturn,iscloselyrelatedtoimagination.So,imaginationdefinitelybecomesthesoulofromanticism.Inordertofullyexpressdeep-seatedemotionsandidealswithouttakingintoaccountthelimitationsofreallife,Romanticwritersoftenpaidspecialattentiontotheimagination,whichwasconsideredavisualabilitybetweenemotionandreason.Imaginationisnotonlytheabilitytorecallthepast,norjusttheabilitytodepictthingsthatdonotexist,butmoreimportantly,itimpliestheinteractiveactivitybetweenthepoet'sspiritandtheoutsideworld,throughwhichordinarythingswillbepresentedtothereaderinanextraordinaryappearance.Thus,imaginationhasbeenelevatedtoastatusasthesupremeabilityofthemind.Thisisinstarkcontrasttothetraditionaltheoryofrationalsupremacy.Romanticwriterstendedtodefineimaginationasourultimate"shaping"orcreativefaculty,roughlyincontrasttothecreativefacultiesofnatureandevenGod.Therefore,RomanticwritersattachedgreatimportancetotheimaginationandregardeditasRomanticasforAnnie,wehavetosaythatsheistheproductoftheauthor'spassionateimagination.Thisimagedoesnotariseoutofthinair;buthasacertainbasisinreallife.Intraditionalsocieties,womenhavelittleeducationandlittleabilityorawarenesstoresisttheirunequalstatus.Montgomerywasoneofthefeweducatedatthetime.Therefore,sheconsciouslydesignedAnnie,whowentthroughalifesimilartoherown,toexpresstheidealsinherlife.Inthisnovel,Annechallengesmaleandsocialconventionstoreachadimensionthatbelongsentirelytoher.However,thedeep-rootedtraditionshechallengeswon'tchangeeasily.Inevitably,Anne'sgrowthencountersmanyobstaclesduringthedevelopmentofthestory,suchasAnnemakingmanymistakeseveryday,however,allofthisisreflectedtosomeextent.Annie'sstruggleforprogressandgrowthshowsustheauthor'spassionateutopianimagination.Thus,inthisnovel,Anneisadeliberatelypositive,optimistic,andselflessfemalecharacterwithgreatself-awareness,andthisindependentarchetypeisportrayedthroughtheauthor'sromanticimaginationandpassionatenarrative.Theauthordrawsonherownexperiencesasateenagertotellthestoryofaskinny,unwelcomeorphangirlwhorefusestoconformtotherulestodestroyherspirit.Inaway,Anneisalotliketheauthor'sownspokesperson.Animportantfeatureofthenovelishere.Theheroineofthisnovel,Anne,wascreatedbasedontheidealsoftheauthor,andshewasgivenasimilarupbringingtotheauthorherself.Montgomery'sdeterminationtomoldAnneintoanextremelyimagin