Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables)

In Montgomery's works, Avonlea is located on the northern shore of Prince Edward Island on a small peninsula. Neighbouring fictional communities include Carmody, White Sands (not to be confused with the modern White Sands, which is on the southern edge of Prince Edward Island), Grafton, Bright River, Newbridge, and Spencervale. == Analysis ==

Mongromery's books contain numerous detailed descriptions of Avonlea and its rural environment. E. Holly Pike likewise noted that Avonlea's pastroral and romantic settings led to it becoming a "site of an idealized past". Janice Fiamengo wrote that "it is not an exaggeration to see Avonlea as another of the foundations of Canadian identity", she further noted that Avonlea is a "cultural myth", a "myth of Avonlea" (in similar context, Jeanette Lynes used the term nationalistic "Avonlea's mythology"), combining physical landscape with "past time when authentic relationships with the land were possible", called by Aspasia Kotsopoulous" "a nostalgic, sanitized vision of pastness"; all of this has contributed to the popularity of Canadian adaptations of Montgomery's work featuring this setting. == Legacy ==

The popularity of Avonlea had led to its commodification, with various Avonlea-themed products (or more broadly, Anne of Green Gables-themed ones), from tourist memorabilia, toys, clothing to food products, marketed by companies such Avonlea Traditions Inc.. Some adaptations of Montgomery work cut down her descriptions of Avonlea; for example, this was done in Paul Ledoux's stage play Anne (1998). ==References==