# Anne of Green Gables — Key Concepts & Themes

> Key concepts in Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery.

- [Imagination and identity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/concepts/imagination-and-identity.md): Anne Shirley’s vivid imagination is not escapism alone — it is how she names herself until Avonlea and Green Gables teach her to belong.
- [Belonging and Green Gables](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/concepts/belonging-at-green-gables.md): Marilla’s stern love and Matthew’s quiet kindness turn a mistaken adoption into the first stable home Anne has known.
- [Friendship and Avonlea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/concepts/friendship-and-community.md): Anne’s bond with Diana Barry and her rivalry with Gilbert Blythe show that community rewards confession, rivalry, and steady loyalty.
- [Nature and beauty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/concepts/nature-and-beauty.md): Prince Edward Island landscape mirrors Anne’s moods and teaches readers that beauty is a moral resource, not decoration.

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