![]() ![]() But a century ago, a tough childhood gave a kid "character." Indeed, Mary Vance isn't looking for excuses. ![]() Or pumped full of Ritalin and handed over to Child Protective Services. Laws, I've been licked so much I kind of like it." But pa drunk it all up and ma, she did her part. I'll bet he was richer than your grandfather. Nowadays, Mary Vance would be cast as the pitiful victim on a Law & Order episode, a serial killer's childhood flashback on Criminal Minds. Not surprising, given an upbringing that makes Anne's pre-Green Gables life look comfortable by comparison. While Anne coped by filling up on literature, focusing her mental energy inwards and fueling her imagination, Mary Vance turns hers outwards, with the goal of controlling the chaotic world around her. Mary Vance is the alternate universe version of Anne. Things only get dicier when Mary Vance shows up, the orphan girl they take in like a lost dog. Following the death of his wife, the children mostly raise themselves (not a social worker in sight). They're the offspring of the eccentric and widowed minister. As Joe points out, Rainbow Valley is less about the staid Blythe kids than the wacky Merediths. ![]()
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