"The novel, The Diary of a …

Anne is guided by her imagination and romanticism,which often lead her astray. Day dreams constantly interrupt her chores and conversations, pulling her away from reality and into her own imaginary world. This escape pleases Anne, but rich inner life often comes into conflict with Avonica’s expectations of appropriate behaviour. Anne’s imaginative excursions lead to everything from inner household disaster, such as baking an inedible cake to life threatening calamities, such as nearly drowning in an attempt to act out a poem. Marilla does not indulge in fantasy, and equates goodness with decorum and sensible behaviour. She adheres to the social code that guides the actions of well-behaved ladies. Anne has difficulty in understanding why Marilla does not indulge in fantasy and equates goodness with decorum and sensible behaviour. Anne finds it difficult to understand why Marilla doesn’t use her imagination to improve upon the world. Parly Marilla is not naturally inclined to imaginativeness that Anne will imagine and long for wonderful things and then experience painful disappointment when reality does not live up to her expectations. Anne wants to please Marilla by acting obedient and deferential however, Anne curbs her extreme romanticism and finds a compromise between imagination and respectability.