Anne of Green Gables | Part 1

“It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it?But the worst of imagining things is that the time comes when you have to stop and that hurts.When the Lord puts us in certain circumstances He doesn’t mean for us to imagine them away.Welcome to our first conversation on Anne of Green Gables! In this episode, Shari and Rhea can’t get enough of Anne with an ‘e’. They share their favorite moments, favorite quotes, favorite things this story make them think about, and their favorite things about Anne, which, of course, is everything! They wonder what it takes for a wide scope of imagination. They ask if we treat our own imaginations well in this day and age, and what would it look like to cherish our imaginations? They talk about the connection between imagination and beauty, and how Anne sees beauty in everything but herself. They talk about naming, and wonder if Anne’s naming of places and objects transfigures them—not only for herself, but for those around her as well. Also, they ask one another the hardest question ever: Which would you rather be if you had the choice: divinely beautiful, dazzling clever, or angelically good??Look for the Rhea’s reading guide for Anne of Green Gables to publish on her Substack page, soon!Thanks for listening to The Reader & the Writer! If you liked this post, please ❤️ it and share it with others.The Reader & the Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our literary work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Reader & the Writer at thereaderandthewriter.substack.com/subscribe