Anne of Green Gables · Character
Ruby Gillis
A pretty, romantic schoolgirl and friend of Anne, fond of beaux and gossip.
minor
Also known as Ruby, Ruby Gillis
First appearance: xv a tempest in the school teapot
Ruby Gillis shows up with force in A New Interest in Life. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Welcomes Anne back to school by smuggling plums to her during testament reading.
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In A New Interest in Life: Welcomes Anne back to school by smuggling plums to her during testament reading. Later, in Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert: Nods across the aisle at school and lends Anne her…
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See Ruby Gillis in xv a tempest in the school teapotNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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Ruby Gillis appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- A New Interest in Life
- A Good Imagination Gone Wrong
- Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert
- The Story Club Is Formed
- An Unfortunate Lily Maid
- The Queen's Class Is Organized
- A Queen's Girl
- XXXV: The Winter at Queen’s
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