Chapter 5
Anne tells Marilla her backstory: caring for the Thomas children, then the Hammond twins (three sets), then the asylum. 'Nobody ever did want me.'
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From Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Anne's history of neglect at the Thomas and Hammond households and the Hopetown asylum frames her hunger for love and a real home—a central theme of the novel.
Chapter 8
Marilla decides Anne can stay: a moment of belonging that transforms both lives.
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