Anne of the Island · Character

Aunt Jamesina

The brisk, Bible-quoting widow who chaperones Anne and her housemates at Patty's Place, dispensing tart wisdom and unexpected warmth.

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Also known as Jamesina, Aunt Jimsie, Aunty, Aunty J.

First appearance: x patty s place

As a supporting figure in Anne of the Island, Aunt Jamesina is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Arrives at Patty's Place with her cats Joseph and the Sarah-cat, bringing a relaxed and humorous attitude.

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Aunt Jamesina arrives at Patty's Place as the girls' respectable chaperone, complete with a beloved cat named Joseph and firm opinions on everything from mathematics to modern manners. She fusses over suitors and Sunday clothes, yet her judgments are gentler than her tongue, and her affection for the household runs deep. Her presence turns a student boarding house into something like a home, giving Anne's Redmond years their steady, comic, tender center.

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XVI: Adjusted Relationships
Arrives at Patty's Place with her cats Joseph and the Sarah-cat, bringing a relaxed and humorous attitude.
A Letter from Davy
Offers a philosophical remark about air and salvation being free, and laughter untaxed.
Miss Josephine Remembers the Anne-Girl
Stays at Patty's Place over Christmas to care for the cats; writes a letter to Anne about keeping the hearth-fire alight and her worries about snakes in India.
An Interlude
Reading in her pet chair, she shares her cheerful philosophy and teases Phil about her romantic indecision.
Gilbert Speaks
Mentioned as staying at Patty's Place for the summer, ostensibly for the cats.
Enter Jonas
Mentioned by Phil in comparison to Mrs. Phinney's disapproval.
Enter Prince Charming
Aunt Jamesina advises Anne to go to the park for fresh air and warns her to take an umbrella due to her rheumatism.
XXVI: Enter Christine
Presides over coats by the fire and expresses approval of Roy Gardner.
XXVII: Mutual Confidences
Comments on the higher education of women and cooking; mentions her daughter is an M.A. who can cook.
The Last Redmond Year Opens
Welcomes the girls back, shares stories of her own beaux, and offers wisdom.
The Gardners’ Call
Aunt Jamesina offers solemn advice about the responsibility of writing and remains composed during the Gardner call.
Full-Fledged B.A.'s
Offers wisdom on gumption and experience, and comments on Moody Spurgeon MacPherson's ears.
False Dawn
Comments on Anne's fortune and later decides to take Rusty the cat home.

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