History TearJerker / AnneOfGreenGables

* When they think they will never see each other again, Diana gives Anne a PlatonicDeclarationOfLove. Anne is extremely touched by this and reciprocates, but openly expresses shock because she while she knew Diana was fond of her, she "could never dream" that Diana ''loved'' her. She even states that ''nobody'' had ''ever'' told her they loved her before since she can remember and by then she didn't believe anybody ''could'' love her". Someone give this girl a hug.

* When they think they will never see each other again, Diana gives Anne a PlatonicDeclarationOfLove. Anne is extremely touched by this and reciprocates, but openly expresses shock because she while she knew Diana was fond of her, she "could never dream" that Diana ''loved'' her. She even states that ''nobody'' had ''ever'' told her they loved her before "since (she) can remember" and by then she "didn't believe anybody ''could'' love (her)". Someone give this girl a hug.

* When they think they will never see each other again, Diana gives Anne a PlatonicDeclarationOfLove. Anne is extremely touched by this and reciprocates, but openly states that ''nobody'' had ''ever'' told her they loved her before and "nobody has loved (her) since (she) can remember" and by then she "didn't believe anybody could love (her)". Someone give this girl a hug.

** To add insult to injury, a few days after Anne gets a telegram from Phillipa Gordon, [[DramaticIrony congratulating her]].

* Also, Gilbert]] almost dying of typhoid fever in ''Anne of the Island''. Anne's anguish can be palpably felt.

* [[spoiler:Matthew's]] death. Though there's plenty of foreshadowing, it's still shocking.
* Also, [[spoiler: Gilbert]] almost dying of typhoid fever in ''Anne of the Island''. Anne's anguish can be palpably felt.
* The death of [[spoiler: Joyce, Anne's first child who lived for less than a day.]]

* [[spoiler: Walter's]] death in World War I.
** Even more so, his last letter. And before that his anguish over [[spoiler: how he was afraid to enlist and thought himself a coward for it. His and Rilla's final conversation before he goes overseas is at once beautiful and tragic.]]
* Anne's childhood before she came Marilla and Matthew.

* In ''Anne's House of Dreams'', the entire back-story of Leslie Moore, including [[spoiler: seeing her brother crushed to death under a wagon, her father's suicide, marrying a horrible man so he wouldn't evict her mother, her mother's subsequent death, etc.]]
* In ''Anne of the Island'', in which [[spoiler: Gilbert professes his love for Anne and asks her to marry him and she tells him she can never love him.]]
* Anne's childhood friend Ruby Gillis admitting that she is [[spoiler: aware of the fact that she is dying, followed by her death]] in ''Anne of the Island''.
* Little loveable Bruce Meredith [[spoiler: drowning his own kitten in hopes it will bring the missing in action Jem back safely. A horrifying moment by anyone's standard, when one considers this is a young child willing to kill his very favourite pet and actually believing it will make Jem return.]]
* The storyline of James Armstrong and his beloved son, Teddy the "Little Fellow". An adorable boy, and a gruff man, [[spoiler:who later loses his son]].

** To add insult to injury, a few days after Anne gets a telegram from Phillipa Gordon, [[InnocentlyInsensitive congratulating her]].

* In ''Anne's House of Dreams'', the entire back story of Leslie Moore, including [[spoiler: seeing her brother crushed to death under a wagon, her father's suicide, marrying a horrible man so he wouldn't evict her mother, her mother's subsequent death, etc.]]

* Little loveable Bruce Meredith [[spoiler: drowning his own kitten in hopes it will bring the missing in action Jem back safely. A horrifying moment by anyone's standard, when one considers this is a young child willing to kill his very favourite pet and actually believing it will make Jem return.]]

* Also, [[spoiler: Gilbert]] almost dying in ''Anne of the Island''. Anne's anguish can be palpably felt.

* [[spoiler:Walter's]] death.

* Anne's childhood friend Ruby Gillis admitting that she is [[spoiler:aware of the fact that she is dying, followed by her death]] in "Anne of the Island"

* [[spoiler: Ruby admitting that she is aware of the fact that she was dying, followed by her death]] in "Anne of the Island"

* Little loveable Bruce Meredith [[spoiler: drowning his own kitten in hopes it will bring the missing in action Jem back safely. A horrifying moment by anyone's standard if one considers this is a young child willing to kill his very favourite pet and actually believing it will make Jem return.]]

* In ''Anne of the Island'', in which [[spoiler: Gilbert professes his love for Anne and asks her to marry him and she tells him she can never love him.]]

* [[spoiler:Walter's]] death.

* In ''Anne's House of Dreams'', the entire back story of Leslie Moore, including [[spoiler: seeing her brother crushed to death under a wagon, her father's suicide, marrying a horrible man so he wouldn't evict her mother, her mother's subsequent death, etc.]]

* Anne's childhood before she came Marilla and Matthew.

* [[spoiler:Matthew's]] death, which comes practically out of nowhere.

* [[spoiler:Matthew's]] death. [[spoiler:Especially as it comes practically out of nowhere.]]

* [[spoiler:Matthew's]] death.

* Anne's childhood before she came Marilla and Mathew.

* [[spoiler:Walter's]] death.

* The death of [[spoiler: Joyce, Anne's first child who who lived for less than a day.]]

* [[spoiler:Walter's]] death.

* Uh, [[spoiler:Matthew's]] death, anyone?

* The death of [[spoiler: Joyce, Anne's first child who who lived for less than a day.]]

* The death of [[spoiler: Joyce, Anne's first child who who lived long enough to be only less than a day old.]]

* Also, [[spoiler: Gilbert]] almost dying in ''Anne of the Island''. Anne's anguish can be palpably felt.