# How does Anne of the Island develop the theme of Coming of Age?

> Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery

## Answer

Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery develops Coming of Age across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

The book follows Anne's transition from adolescence to adulthood, exploring her experiences at college, her evolving relationships, and her growing understanding of life's deeper purposes and responsibilities.

Anne transitions from Avonlea to university, marking her journey into adulthood.

Anne and Diana grapple with the realities of adulthood, including marriage, career, and the loss of childhood innocence.

Anne's transition from Redmond student to returning home, and her guidance of Davy through a moral dilemma.

## Evidence

- [anne-of-the-island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/anne-of-the-island.md): Anne transitions from Avonlea to university, marking her journey into adulthood.
- [i-the-shadow-of-change](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/i-the-shadow-of-change.md): Anne and Diana grapple with the realities of adulthood, including marriage, career, and the loss of childhood innocence.
- [vii-home-again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/vii-home-again.md): Anne's transition from Redmond student to returning home, and her guidance of Davy through a moral dilemma.
- [viii-anne-s-first-proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/viii-anne-s-first-proposal.md): Anne experiences her first proposal, a milestone of adulthood, but finds it far from the romantic ideal she had imagined.
- [xiii-the-way-of-transgressors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/xiii-the-way-of-transgressors.md): Davy tests boundaries and learns about conscience and moral responsibility through his rebellion and subsequent confession.
- [xvii-a-letter-from-davy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/xvii-a-letter-from-davy.md): Davy's composition on the kind of wife he'd like reflects childhood notions of adulthood and marriage roles.
- [xix-an-interlude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/xix-an-interlude.md): Anne's twentieth birthday marks a transition from youth to adulthood, prompting reflection on character and life's direction.
- [xxiii-paul-cannot-find-the-rock-people](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/xxiii-paul-cannot-find-the-rock-people.md): Paul's loss of the Rock People symbolizes the transition from childhood to adolescence, and Anne reflects on how summer seems shorter as one grows older.

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