Anne of Green Gables

Abstract

A middle‐aged spinster who oversees Green Gables with her bachelor brother, Matthew. Marilla is a deeply feeling woman who masks the pain of an emotionally troubled youth behind stern Victorian sensibilities and the occasional wry remark. Though she cares deeply for Anne, she has a very difficult time expressing her feelings, allowing Matthew to dote on the girl while Marilla tends to her moral upbringing.