Gilbert Blythe

Gilbert first tried to get Annes attention by pulling her hair and calling her Carrots. Anne hit him over the head with her slate and refused to have anything to do with him. Even though Gilbert apologizes shortly after the incident Anne remains scornful toward him for a few years but Gilbert never abandons his quest for her friendship. Anne forgives Gilbert by the end of the book and the two become friends and eventually marry in a later book in the series Annes House of Dreams. Gilberts father was Marillas girlhood sweetheart. Marilla seems to find a special satisfaction in the fact that Anne and Gilbert finally become friends.