# Mr. Phillips — Anne of Green Gables character guide

> Mr. Phillips in Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Phillips

**First appearance:** 0014-xv-a-tempest-in-the-school-teapot

## Who they are

The ineffectual schoolmaster before Miss Stacy, who favors some students over others.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Mr. Phillips is Anne's first teacher, who is often inattentive and unfair, leading to Anne's resentment and a strained student-teacher dynamic.

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

_professional_

Marilla interacts with Mr. Phillips as a parent figure regarding Anne's schooling, often critical of his teaching methods.

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

_professional_

Mr. Phillips is Anne's first teacher, who is often inattentive and unfair, leading to Anne's resentment and a strained student-teacher dynamic.

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

_professional_

Mr. Phillips is Anne's first teacher, who is often inattentive and unfair, leading to Anne's resentment and a strained student-teacher dynamic.

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

_professional_

Marilla interacts with Mr. Phillips as a parent figure regarding Anne's schooling, often critical of his teaching methods.

## In the story

### [XV: A Tempest in the School Teapot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xv-a-tempest-in-the-school-teapot)

Punishes Anne by making her sit with Gilbert Blythe, showing favoritism toward Prissy Andrews and poor classroom management.

### [A New Interest in Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xvii-a-new-interest-in-life)

Anne's teacher; she gets on well with him after returning to school.

### [A New Departure in Flavourings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxi-a-new-departure-in-flavourings)

Mr. Phillips is the departing teacher whose farewell speech causes Anne and the other girls to cry.

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