Why are the Japanese so interested in Anne of Green Gables?
Many people believe that it is because of Anne’s red hair… which, at the time of no television or films, was quite unusual for eastern parts of the world to visualize. Moreover, Anne’s spirit and expressiveness were idolized by women who were often raised in traditional and conservative families. My favourite support of this question regards the Second World War . It is said that Canadian soldiers in Japan gave out Japanese translations of Anne to the women and children there. Many came to believe that all of Canada must look like Anne’s Prince Edward Island paradise and were enraptured by the thought of going there someday. Further, it started a tradition. Little girls who received the books from the allied soldiers would pass it on to their children who would pass it on from there and so forth…..
