History Characters / AnneOfGreenGables

* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: He is a saintly minister, and a parent of four well-meaning but mischievous children

* ChocolateOfRomance: More like candy. In the first book, Anne is forced to share a desk with Gilbert after coming in late from recess. Trying to be nice, Gilbert slips her a candy heart that says "You're Sweet." Since this is shortly after the Carrots incident, Anne is not in the mood to accept. She drops it to the floor and crushes it under her foot. There is a nice Call Back to this incident when the two get older; Gilbert gives Anne a pendant necklace in the shape of a pink candy heart.

* WarriorPoet: He was a poet all his life, but the warrior part comes in ''Rilla of Ingleside,'' when he joins the army to fight in World War I.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Faith Meredith.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Jerry Meredith.

* NotAfraidToDie: He's afraid of the pain before the dying. Discussed frequently before he leaves for war, and acts as foreshadowing.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Not a protagonist, but he doesn't give up on winning the red-haired Anne over.

* IAmNotPretty: In the first book she's justified in thinking so since she really ''is'' homely by the standards of her day. Her later belief that she's still not pretty, even when she's grown more attractive with age, mostly stems from how teased she was as a child.

* HiredHelpAsFamily: While she's officially the Blythe's housekeeper, she eventually becomes an honorary member of the family over time. This is especially the case for Shirley, who sees her as a second mother figure since she practically raised him due to Anne being very ill after he was born.

* ParentalFavoritism: While she technically isn't his mother, she loves Shirley the most out of all the Blythe children since Anne was ill after he was born, which resulted in Susan having to look after him herself for a while.

* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Downplayed, but she struggles a lot with geometry in school. Her very first line in ''Anne's House of Dreams'' has her expressing relief that she no longer has to study or teach it.

* CharacterDevelopment: At the beginning of ''Rilla of Ingleside'', she's introduced as a slightly spoiled girl who only cares about having fun. The difficulties of World War I turn her into a hardworking and capable young woman.

* BigBrotherWorship: Is very close with her older brother Walter.

* AffectionateNickname: Her brother Walter calls her "Rilla-my-Rilla" out of affection, and Kenneth Ford later calls her that as well. Jem and Shirley tease her by calling her "Spider," a reference to her teenage gangly limbs.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's not so much a jerk as very, very blunt, but she's a loyal friend and is always willing to help her neighbours in some way. As Captain Jim says, "She's got the bitterest tongue and the kindest heart in Four Winds".

* DoesNotLikeMen: And is not shy about saying so. Captain Jim is the only man she's never said a bad word about, which he claims worries him: it makes him wonder if there's something unnatural about him.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's not so much a jerk as very, very blunt. As Captain Jim says, "She's got the bitterest tongue and the kindest heart in Four Winds".

* CoolOldGuy: Very sociable, tells stories, a KindheartedCatLover, super friendly, and likes socializing with young people.
* TheStoryteller: Has a lot of fascinating stories about his time as a ship's captain.

* SchoolMarm: She works for two years as the sole teacher at the Avonlea schoolhouse in ''Anne Of Avonlea'' and takes a more demanding position in another town for three years in ''Anne Of Windy Poplars''. She works hard for the respect of her students and solves their problems.

* DramaQueen: Especially in the first book, where she goes through a fiery preteen angst phase about wanting to float down the river a la [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Elaine]], and imagining she had dark hair and was named Cordelia Fitzgerald.

* DramaQueen: Especially in the first book, where she goes through a fiery preteen angst phase about wanting to float down the river ala [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Elaine]], and imagining she had dark hair and was named Cordelia Fitzgerald.

---> I wonder if HumblePie will be on the menu?

* BumblingDad: At first, he has no idea how to approach being a father figure to an outspoken eleven-year-old girl, and often makes endearing embarrassments [[SubvertedTrope yet he has more of a clue than Marilla on how important fashion is]].
* CannotTalkToWomen: At first, Matthew tends to stay at home because any time he tries to interact with girls or women, he tends to stutter and act very shy. One attempt by him to do so, resulted in buying twenty pounds of brown sugar and a rake in the middle of winter (he'd wanted to buy a ''dress''). He does find it easier to talk to Anne, probably due to the combination of being around her a lot and the fact that Anne [[MotorMouth has no difficulty filling in conversational gaps]].

* ShrinkingViolet: Very shy and afraid to talk to women that aren't Marilla (his sister) and Rachel Lynde (their long-time friend), Anne directly and indirectly helps him get over it.

* CloudCuckooLander: Sometimes comes across as this, due to being extremely moody as a child. Her FriendlessBackground also caused her to create imaginary friends.

[[folder: Anne Shirley]]

* {{Bookworm}}: Very fond of books. In the first book she even starts a book club.

* FieryRedhead: Justified since her temper was at its fieriest when she was teased about her red hair (being one of the few characters whose fire is connected to their coloring). She chewed out the neighborhood busybody (big mistake...), and also responded to Gilbert calling her "Carrots" by breaking her slate over his head.

* GirlishPigtails: As a child, she typically wears her hair in two braided pigtails. She's forced to give up this hairstyle after she [[MyHairCameOutGreen accidentally dyes her hair green]] and there's no other solution but to cut it. In the 1979 anime she still wears her hair this way after the incident and even as a teenager, likely because the hairstyle is so well associated with her.

* IAmNotPretty: In the first book she's justified in thinking so, since she really ''is'' homely by the standards of her day. Her later belief that she's still not pretty, even when she's grown more attractive with age, mostly stems from how teased she was as a child.

* LargeHam: In the film her acting is very loud.

* DeadpanSnarker: Snarks about the behaviors of her peers and Anne. This is even more emphasized in the mini series

* TheFashionista: By the second book, Anne says Diana made herself a reputation as "a woman of good taste", and that all of the girls of Avonlea to come to her for fashion advice.

[[folder: Gilbert Blythe]]

* HeIsAllGrownUp: Anne realises this about Gilbert in the concluding chapters of Anne of Avonlea, and it causes her to ponder some things....

* AdaptationalNameChange: The 1985 film changes the spelling of her surname into Stacey.

* GenerationXerox: In a way, she and her adopted daughter, Mary Vance. Both are incredibly blunt, incredibly competent females who say what they think, yet take excellent care of those around them who wouldn't otherwise have anyone who ''would'' care. Mary doesn't hate men, and can verge on profane (or as close as anyone gets in the books), but both make crucial contributions to the lives of those around them (and refusing gratitude for it.)

Second son of Anne and Gilbert. He is a pacifist by nature, and hates the thought of violence. He has a close bond with Rilla.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: His last letter to Rilla was written the [[spoiler: night before his death, and tells her he's "going over the top" the next day and knows he's going to die. He's made peace with it, because he's conquered his fears and is dying for a noble cause.]]

* GrowingUpSucks: ''Rilla of Ingleside'' chronicles her growing pains from child to young woman. Doesn't exacly help she's growing up during war time either.

* PromotionToParent: She takes home and abandoned baby, names him Jims, and raises him for the duration of the war.

* SpeechImpediment: Had a noticeable lisp when she was younger. She outgrew it mostly, but still lapses into it when she's nervous.

A home-girl who is adopted by Miss Cornelia and befriended by the Blythe and Meredith children. She has a reputation of being very blunt and outspoken.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's less a jerk than incredibly blunt and lacking in social skills, but she does everything she can to take care of the people in her life. While living with the Merediths, she keeps the house clean, and makes sure everyone's clothing is clean and mended. The only thing she ''can't'' do is cook, because their housekeeper/cousin refuses to let her in the kitchen.

* DramaQueen: Especially in the first book, where she goes through a fiery preteen angst phase about wanting to float down the river ala [[Myth/KingArthur Elaine]], and imagining she had dark hair and was named Cordelia Fitzgerald.

* GrowingUpSucks: ''Rilla of Ingleside'' chronicles her growing pains from child to young woman.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The narration notes that she's not particularly popular among her age group, but the Blythes and the Merediths still hang out with her. According to Di, Mary is like a bad habit--"we can't do without her even when we are furious with her".

* GoodShepherd: He's fairly well-respected in the community.

* OldMaid: She promised never to leave her sister after the deaths of their parents