Research Proposal

Introduction

In Anne of Green Gables and The Story Girl , L. M. Montgomery has a female lead which mimics her own life. In both book the female lead portrays the same character. Although these stories seem American in nature, Montgomery grew up as a Canadian orphan. The character of these talkative orphans create a bubbly and dramatic personality which attracts readers world wide and can cross the barrier of time.

Questions

1.What are the differences between the Story Girl and Anne?

2.How did the Author's life affect the protagonist?

3.With characters so similar, what causes the stories to be equally amusing and different enough to keep the    reader's attention through both?

4.What lends the ability to the story that makes it last through time and to be able to spread through out multiple countries?

5.What makes Anne of Green Gables more popular than The Story Girl? 

How is the character of both Anne and the Story Girl developed into someone bewitching?

Claims

1.Anne's character is the same as the Story Girl

2.The author's life influenced their character

3.Their character directly relates to its readers, both when it was written and now