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Image design Golden Hour
Read & copy
“What is an imagination for if not to enable you to peep at life through other people’s eyes?”
Meaning & context
Anne treats imagination as a tool for perspective-taking, using it to understand another person’s circumstances instead of remaining confined to her own viewpoint.
Source details
Anne of Avonlea, Project Gutenberg #47. Anne speaks to Diana during their conversation about Diana’s engagement; the line is fictional dialogue connecting imagination with sympathetic understanding.