# Davy Keith — Anne of Avonlea character guide > Davy Keith in Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Davy, David **First appearance:** 0010-viii-marilla-adopts-twins ## Snapshot An eight-year-old whirlwind of questions, mischief, and accidental theology, adopted into Green Gables and incapable of sitting still. ## Who they are Davy arrives at Green Gables newly motherless, all perpetual motion and unfiltered commentary, forever tugging Dora's curls or sneaking onto forbidden tables. He wants to be good but finds there are simply too many corners of a fellow to remember, and his cheerful confessions about zacksidents and courting keep the household in uproar. His unpolished honesty and hungry affection test Marilla's patience and Anne's pedagogy, making him the comic and moral engine of the Avonlea years. ## Relationships ### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/anne_shirley) _family_ Anne acts as a loving and patient foster mother figure to the mischievous but good-hearted Davy. ### [Marilla Cuthbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/marilla_cuthbert) _family_ Davy constantly tests Marilla's patience with his pranks, but she cares for him sternly yet affectionately as a guardian. ### [Dora Keith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/dora_keith) _family_ Davy and Dora are twins with a close sibling relationship, contrasting his wildness with her prim obedience. ### [Paul Irving](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/paul_irving) _friendship_ Davy and Paul are schoolmates and friends, with Davy often dragging the imaginative Paul into mischief. ### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/anne_shirley) _family_ Anne acts as a loving and patient foster mother figure to the mischievous but good-hearted Davy. ### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/anne_shirley) _family_ Anne acts as a loving and patient foster mother figure to the mischievous but good-hearted Davy. ### [Marilla Cuthbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/marilla_cuthbert) _family_ Davy constantly tests Marilla's patience with his pranks, but she cares for him sternly yet affectionately as a guardian. ### [Marilla Cuthbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/marilla_cuthbert) _family_ Davy constantly tests Marilla's patience with his pranks, but she cares for him sternly yet affectionately as a guardian. ### [Dora Keith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/dora_keith) _family_ Davy and Dora are twins with a close sibling relationship, contrasting his wildness with her prim obedience. ### [Paul Irving](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/paul_irving) _friendship_ Davy and Paul are schoolmates and friends, with Davy often dragging the imaginative Paul into mischief. ### [Dora Keith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/dora_keith) _family_ Davy and Dora are twins with a close sibling relationship, contrasting his wildness with her prim obedience. ### [Paul Irving](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/paul_irving) _friendship_ Davy and Paul are schoolmates and friends, with Davy often dragging the imaginative Paul into mischief. ## In the story ### [Anne of Avonlea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/anne-of-avonlea) A mischievous twin boy who comes to live at Green Gables, often causing trouble. ### [The Pointing of Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/vii-the-pointing-of-duty) One of the Keith twins; Marilla describes him as a 'limb' and worries about his mischievous nature. ### [Marilla Adopts Twins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/viii-marilla-adopts-twins) Mischievous twin who drops a caterpillar in church, makes Dora walk a pigpen fence, and puts a toad in Marilla's bed; shows affection but is constantly in trouble. ### [IX: A Question of Colour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/ix-a-question-of-colour) Mentioned for his mischievous behavior, including pulling feathers from Ginger and asking about the dark. ### [Davy in Search of a Sensation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/x-davy-in-search-of-a-sensation) Locks Dora in Mr. Harrison's tool-house for a scare, then lies about it. Shows remorse only after seeing Anne cry, and promises to stop telling falsehoods. ### [A Jonah Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xii-a-jonah-day) Davy is present at the supper table, eating four plum puffs, contributing to Anne's improved mood. ### [A Danger Averted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xiv-a-danger-averted) Mentioned as having improved in manners since arriving at Green Gables. ### [XVI: The Substance of Things Hoped For](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xvi-the-substance-of-things-hoped-for) Expresses hunger, shares his mistaken belief about heaven being in Simon Fletcher's garret, and negotiates good behavior for a future picnic. ### [A Chapter of Accidents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xvii-a-chapter-of-accidents) Davy accidentally knocks the conch shell down the stairs, breaking Miss Barry's platter, and is sent upstairs as punishment. ### [An Adventure on the Tory Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xviii-an-adventure-on-the-tory-road) Asks Anne philosophical questions about sleep and dreams before she leaves for Diana's. ### [The Way It Often Happens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xx-the-way-it-often-happens) Discusses goodness with Marilla and plans to help Mr. Harrison haul dulse. ### [Sweet Miss Lavendar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xxi-sweet-miss-lavendar) Davy starts school and reports his experiences to Marilla, including his seatmate Milty Boulter. ### [Odds and Ends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xxii-odds-and-ends) Misbehaves at breakfast by licking his plate and squirming; later delighted to hear he can stay at Green Gables. ### [A Prophet in His Own Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xxiv-a-prophet-in-his-own-country) Frightened by the storm, he hides his face in Anne's lap; later he boasts about his bravery and mourns his ruined garden. ### [An Avonlea Scandal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xxv-an-avonlea-scandal) Shows affection for Anne with a sticky kiss and a sentimental slate message. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/davy_keith - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters