This article was most recently revised and updated by kathleen kuiper, senior editor. Hermionie was one of the first characters that helped me embrace my love for books and never back down from a challenge. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, macmillan collectors library are books to love and treasure. Its a great book with a strong female character two if you count aunt polly. A truly great book, would recommend this book great for all ages. Based upon the novel of the same name 19 by eleanor porter, it was written and. She always played the glad game, where she would find something to be optimistic about even in the most negative situations.
Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Pollyanna whittier, the main character in two books by eleanor h. How we all became pollyannas and why we should be glad. Even though this is fiction do not doubt that something can be learned by reading or hearing how this was written. Pollyanna, read when i was in elementary school, is one of the books that helped to form my character. Pollyanna features some credible and compelling characters as well as some characters who serve primarily as stereotypes. Young pollyanna whittier goes by a philosophy called the glad game where she finds something to be glad about in every situation. The title character is pollyanna whittier, an elevenyearold orphan who goes to live in the fictional town of beldingsville, vermont, with her wealthy but stern and cold spinster aunt polly, who does not want to take in pollyanna but feels it is her duty to her late sister. First in imitation and later as habit i began to look for the good. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the macmillan collectors library is a series of beautifully bound pocketsized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Pollyanna was an immediate success, remaining on the bestseller list for two years, and it has never been out of print. Pollyanna 1960 is a buena vista distribution feature film starring child actress hayley mills, jane wyman, karl malden, and richard egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town.
Contentsshow main characters pollyanna miss polly mr peddleton dr chilton minor characters jimmy bean mrs snow nancy old tom timothy. She is a lonely orphan who faces hardships and setbacks while winning peoples hearts by trying to see the good, even at the worst of times. Bean goes to explain to aunt polly why she must let dr chilton see pollyanna. She undo her hair and put a rose in it, then put a lace shawl over her shoulders. If youre looking for the character type, go to the pollyanna pollyanna, a novel by eleanor porter, is the first of a series of thirteen novels known as the glad books, about an orphaned girl living with her aunt in the early 20th century. When pollyanna was published in 19 it rapidly sold more than a million copies. Porter that is now considered a classic of childrens literature, with the title character s name becoming a popular term for someone with the same optimistic outlook. As miss polly harrington tells her servant nancy to prepare an attic room for the arrival of her orphaned elevenyearold niece, pollyanna, it is clear that miss polly is not fond of children. Her tendency to find something to be glad about in every circumstance brings consolation and love to. She goes to live with her aunt polly who did not marry in beldingsville. I think as a name its quite pretty though itd be odd to name a girl pollyanna. Porter, the rest of the series was written by a variety of authors.
Nogami airi the main heros sister suffers from selective amnesia. The glad books pollyanna series the aroma of books. People were drawn to the storys cheery main character. Porter, is optimistic even when she faces terrible challenges. Pollyanna simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Pollyanna is a great character enjoyed the story about the game and when she is in bed after the accident, all the people that come to see her, and tell her that they are all playing the game and to thank her for all the things she has drone to help them. Pollyanna is the main character in the novel pollyanna by eleanor porter, published in 19 and the basis for a 1960 disney movie. Upon the death of her father, pollyanna is sent to live with her aunt polly. Pollyanna franchise, based on the 19 novel and its sequel novels and adaptations.
Pollyannas optimism dominates her personality, even though she has endured poverty, deprivation, initial rejection by aunt polly, and a tragic automobile accident that threatens to make her an invalid for life. Pollyanna s character is the origin of the pollyanna principle, a psychological term regarding the tendency for humans to remember positive experiences more fully than negative ones. Think happy thoughts may be how these characters do this. Pollyanna is a 19 novel by american author eleanor h. First published in 19, her story spawned the formation of glad clubs. Then later on, pollyanna thought to change aunt pollys looks. It also has a good sequel, pollyanna grows up, if you want to continue reading and finding out more about this irrepressible character. Pollyanna, in full pollyanna whittier, fictional character, the orphaned but everoptimistic heroine of eleanor hodgman porters novel pollyanna 19. She was glad, of course, that she was a good woman, and that she not only knew her duty, but had sufficient strength of character to perform it. Blithe spirit wide eyed idealist characters who undergo various hardships, losing almost everything they hold dear, and yet seem never to lose their sunny disposition. The novels main character is a little girl, pollyanna, who has the ability to see only the positive side of things. The most recent incarnation of a pollyanna character is poppy, the main character in the 2008 mike leigh film happygolucky. Porter, the film was written and directed by david swift.
Pollyanna looked after him with a disappointed droop to her usually smiling lips. Pollyanna whittier, main character in pollyanna, childrens novel by eleanor h. That week, pollyanna asks aunt polly if, instead of taking calfsfoot jelly to mrs. Oddly enough, i think i might like this younggirl book even more now as an grownup than as a girl long ago. Porter pollyanna of the orange blossoms by harriet lummis smith pollyanna s jewels by harriet lummis smith pollyanna s debt of honor by harriet lummis smith pollyanna s western. Pollyanna, nancy aunt polly jimmy bean mr pendleton. Although pollyanna is the main character, aunt polly and john pendleton are also significant and perhaps more engaging, since they experience a dramatic. Edmond chilton richard egan, a former resident who now lives in baltimore, who is back in town for the first time in five years on a vacation, and who was once pollys beau. I dont know his name, yet, she murmured, as she proceeded on her way. Pollyanna s eternal optimism has made her one of the most beloved characters in american literature. Pollyanna, an adaptation of the novel, starring mary pickford. These characters and especially this sweet sunshine girl pollyanna made me just smiling in nearly six hours.
Its a servicable read, but a lot of the charm of the first book is lost in this one. Though its heroines name has unfairly become a byword for phony optimism, pollyanna is, in fact, a courageous and resourceful girl whose positive outlook is determined, conscious, and hardwon, and ultimately transformative, both for the characters in the book and for its readers. The central character is young orphan pollyanna whittier, who on the death of her parents, is sent to live with her strict aunt polly in vermont. Pollyanna was a character in a childrens book of the same name. The concept of looking for the good in everything, even in events or people that showed no obvious goodness appeared, to my young mind, both a good idea and a challenge.
At the time of its release, porters juvenile novel pollyanna. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. For the book this archetype is named for, see pollyanna. While pollyanna and its sequel, pollyanna grows up, were both written by eleanor h. In 19 porter published pollyanna, a sentimental tale of a most improbable heroine, a young girl whose glad game of always looking for and finding the bright side of things somehow reforms her. Maybe he didnt understandbut that was only half an introduction. Pollyanna grows up is the second pollyanna book, but the last one written by eleanor porter. Pollyanna makes many friends in the town and spreads her kindness like a wave.
One day, pollyanna brought an orphan boy name jimmy bean who wants a home and some work, but polly had become harsh and wont allow to keep jimmy in her home. As colbron wrote in 1915, the reader will be better off than some of those other characters in the book who had to live with pollyanna because he can shut her up and lay her away on the shelf. Preteen pollyanna whittier hayley mills has led a simple life as part of a church family, her parents former missionaries, with her father now a minister. Although pollyanna is the main character, aunt polly and john pendleton are also significant and perhaps more engaging, since they experience a dramatic transformation of character. Miss polly rose with frowning face and closelyshut lips. Characters pollyanna book 1 wiki fandom powered by wikia. Pollyanna doesnt want to tell her aunt about the game, since aunt polly. Pollyanna woodward born 1982, english tv presenter.
The book was one of the first widely popular childrens novels in american history and has been adapted into several films. User comments for the name pollyanna behind the name. This lesson talks about pollyanna, the main character in the books of the same name. The plot line of the film is consistent with the disney adaptation, but certain. The film won hayley mills an academy juvenile award.
Most people probably hear the phrase being a pollyanna and have no idea where it comes from. Plot summary the title character is pollyanna whittier, a young orphan who goes to live in beldingsville, vermont, with her wealthy but stern aunt polly. The main signature character for pugmire is princess yosha pug, who believes wholeheartedly in her countrys values and traditions and thinks the best of everyone. Pollyannachapter 1 wikisource, the free online library. Pollyanna was the main character of childrens books. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Immediately download the pollyanna summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching pollyanna. I knew nothing of the plot, but i was intrigued to read a book written for young readers so long. Pollyanna, the orphaned daughter of a missionary couple, comes to live with her reserved aunt. The title character is a young girl who, after both her parents have died, is sent to live with her only remaining relative, a reclusive and stern aunt, who reluctantly takes her into her home. The first half of the book is still about young pollyanna, not even a year after her accident and recovery in the first book. That invincible and determined optimism served as an inspiration to define the bias that may actually help us live happier lives.
Interesting in that, while he does have the sunny disposition of the pollyanna, this one might actually be partly due to the fact that he is suffering from angelman syndrome, a mental disorder that does create the happy and childish personality that he exhibits. Pollyanna whittier, the titular character from the 19 eleanor porter novel pollyanna. Pollyanna is a 1960 live action drama walt disney productions feature film, starring child actress hayley mills, jane wyman, karl malden, and richard egan, in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. Pollyanna may get some help in the matter of her aunt by mayor warrens nephew, dr. Although pollyanna is the main character, aunt polly and john. This sequel to the original pollyanna was actually better the first book, which is really saying something. The phrase comes from this beloved book character, a perpetual optimist who has so much reason to be a pessimist. Pendleton in the book has a much more prominent role. She is balanced out by knight in sour armor pan dachshound, who considers her wellintentioned but naive. Pollyannas mothermiss pollys sisterdied years ago, but miss polly still thinks disapprovingly of her sisters marriage. Porters pollyanna it showed me many signs that there had been a huge amount female repression in the past by both the way the story unfolds and its many. The novel ends with aunt polly marrying her former lover dr. A girl called pollyanna is an orphan her parents are dead.
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