Hot Stuff
Mikayla Reidt
Mrs. Ross
ENG 4U
Monday June 3, 2013
Worlds Apart
Happiness in the nineteenth century was not in having an iPhone or a PlayStation, all that was needed was a ‘bosom friend’ with a ‘kindred spirit’. The comparison of the novels ‘Twilight’ by Stephenie Meyer and ‘Anne of Green Gables’ by Lucy Maud Montgomery are an interesting study of contrasts and similarities. They not only span time and traditions but also lifestyle and culture. Written in widely different time periods, Anne of Green Gables and Twilight differ in terms of writing style but share ordinary protagonists and a similar theme. Montgomery wrote in her diary at age fourteen “I love books. I hope when I grow up to be able to have lots of them.” Montgomery grew up not only to own and read many books but became a world famous Canadian author. She wrote twenty-four books between 1908 and 1939; her first was Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery is a detailed oriented writer. Her vivid descriptions of nature, surroundings and places in her daydreams paint a realistic picture for the reader. Montgomery has a great sense of humor and her way with words is exceptional. Anne of Green Gables is written in third-person and shifts in perspective to give the reader a greater understanding and a more sympathetic view of character behaviors. This type of novel is read more thoughtfully not just skimmed over the surface. Montgomery writes in the old English style of her time. For example, Anne says, “I don’t feel that I could endure the disappointment if anything happened to prevent me from getting to the picnic. I suppose I’d live through it, but I’m certain it would be a life-long sorrow. It wouldn’t matter if I had gone to a hundred picnics in after years; they wouldn’t make up for missing this one.” (Montgomery, 93) Montgomery was clearly writing to the audience of her time and today’s adolescence would not speak in this manner. Twilight was also the first of Stephenie Meyers many books.
Mrs. Ross
ENG 4U
Monday June 3, 2013
Worlds Apart
Happiness in the nineteenth century was not in having an iPhone or a PlayStation, all that was needed was a ‘bosom friend’ with a ‘kindred spirit’. The comparison of the novels ‘Twilight’ by Stephenie Meyer and ‘Anne of Green Gables’ by Lucy Maud Montgomery are an interesting study of contrasts and similarities. They not only span time and traditions but also lifestyle and culture. Written in widely different time periods, Anne of Green Gables and Twilight differ in terms of writing style but share ordinary protagonists and a similar theme. Montgomery wrote in her diary at age fourteen “I love books. I hope when I grow up to be able to have lots of them.” Montgomery grew up not only to own and read many books but became a world famous Canadian author. She wrote twenty-four books between 1908 and 1939; her first was Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery is a detailed oriented writer. Her vivid descriptions of nature, surroundings and places in her daydreams paint a realistic picture for the reader. Montgomery has a great sense of humor and her way with words is exceptional. Anne of Green Gables is written in third-person and shifts in perspective to give the reader a greater understanding and a more sympathetic view of character behaviors. This type of novel is read more thoughtfully not just skimmed over the surface. Montgomery writes in the old English style of her time. For example, Anne says, “I don’t feel that I could endure the disappointment if anything happened to prevent me from getting to the picnic. I suppose I’d live through it, but I’m certain it would be a life-long sorrow. It wouldn’t matter if I had gone to a hundred picnics in after years; they wouldn’t make up for missing this one.” (Montgomery, 93) Montgomery was clearly writing to the audience of her time and today’s adolescence would not speak in this manner. Twilight was also the first of Stephenie Meyers many books.
Cited: Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. USA: Little, Brown, October 5, 2005