# Dora Keith — Anne of Avonlea character guide

> Dora Keith in Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dora

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-marilla-adopts-twins

## Snapshot

Davy's quiet, timid twin, so prim and well-behaved that she vanishes into corners and occasionally into tool-houses.

## Who they are

Dora is the still counterweight to her brother's chaos, a girl who sits starched and silent while Davy grabs pony tails and tumbles into lemon pies. Her timidity makes her easy to overlook, and her disappearance sends Marilla and Anne into a panic that exposes how deeply she has already been woven into the household. Her small, frightened presence sharpens the story's tenderness and reminds readers that the quietest child can cause the loudest fright.

## Relationships

### [Davy Keith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/davy_keith)

_family_

Davy and Dora are twins with a close sibling relationship, contrasting his wildness with her prim obedience.

### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/anne_shirley)

_family_

Anne gently cares for the well-behaved, quiet Dora as a foster mother figure.

### [Marilla Cuthbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/marilla_cuthbert)

_family_

Dora is Marilla's well-behaved, quiet foster child, earning her approval and gentle care.

### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/anne_shirley)

_family_

Anne gently cares for the well-behaved, quiet Dora as a foster mother figure.

### [Davy Keith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/davy_keith)

_family_

Davy and Dora are twins with a close sibling relationship, contrasting his wildness with her prim obedience.

### [Marilla Cuthbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/marilla_cuthbert)

_family_

Dora is Marilla's well-behaved, quiet foster child, earning her approval and gentle care.

### [Davy Keith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/davy_keith)

_family_

Davy and Dora are twins with a close sibling relationship, contrasting his wildness with her prim obedience.

### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/anne_shirley)

_family_

Anne gently cares for the well-behaved, quiet Dora as a foster mother figure.

## In the story

### [Anne of Avonlea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/anne-of-avonlea)

Davy's well-behaved twin sister, also living at Green Gables.

### [Marilla Adopts Twins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/viii-marilla-adopts-twins)

Prim and obedient twin; victim of Davy's pranks, including being pushed into a pigpen and drenched under a pump.

### [Davy in Search of a Sensation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/x-davy-in-search-of-a-sensation)

Goes missing after being locked in the tool-house by Davy. Found crying, hungry, and cold.

### [A Jonah Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xii-a-jonah-day)

Dora is mentioned as one of the twins at the supper table.

### [A Danger Averted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xiv-a-danger-averted)

Mentioned alongside Davy as the children whose uncle cannot take them until fall.

### [XVI: The Substance of Things Hoped For](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xvi-the-substance-of-things-hoped-for)

Industriously helps Marilla in the garden and shells peas.

### [The Way It Often Happens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xx-the-way-it-often-happens)

Accompanies Marilla on her trip to town.

### [Sweet Miss Lavendar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xxi-sweet-miss-lavendar)

Dora starts school and becomes frightened by Mirabel Cotton's stories about a ghostly uncle.

### [Odds and Ends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xxii-odds-and-ends)

Prim and obedient; whispers to Anne about her fear of a buried uncle walking.

### [A Prophet in His Own Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/chapters/xxiv-a-prophet-in-his-own-country)

Remains composed during the storm, holding Anne's hand and saying her prayers; her garden is also destroyed.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters/dora_keith
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_avonlea_se/characters