The Netflix drama Anne with an E is a modern retelling of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic novel Anne of Green Gables. It aired from 2017 to 2020 in three seasons. The first and second seasons depict the story of a young orphan girl, Anne, who moves from an orphanage to Green Gables and learns to adapt to society while making new relationships. However, in the final season, the focus shifts. Season 3 follows Anne as she searches for her lineage and identity, which offers a deeper look into different forms of love and their significance. In this season, Anne becomes a teenager and develops a strong desire to find her biological parents and her origins. This desire worries her adoptive guardians, Marilla and Matthew of Green Gables. Marilla worries that Anne might be hurt in the process and fears that she might eventually leave them once she finds her blood relatives. However, Matthew supports Anne’s decision and simply says, “As long as Anne is happy.” Anne eventually discovers through the orphanage and church records that her parents passed away from illness before she was even 100 days old. However, no further records were found, leaving Anne with deep disappointment. Yet through this journey, she realizes that she has been surrounded and protected by love from her adoptive family, friends, and community. By the final episode, Anne accepts Green Gables as her true home and Marilla and Matthew as her real family, and steps into a new chapter of life with peace. Anne’s journey is not just about finding records of her lineage. It is about confronting the loss and healing it through love. Anne faces the emptiness left by her parents’ absence and gradually fills it with new relationships. The devotion and care of her adoptive parents, her friendships, her bond with the Indigenous girl Ka’kwet, and romantic love for Gilbert all provide different forms of love that sustain her life and heal her sense of loss. Anne with an E thus expands the meaning of love beyond romance. It embraces family affection, friendship, and communal bonds. While these themes already played an important role in the original novel, the drama emphasizes them further by showing Anne’s growth through love that transcends blood, personality, race, and culture. Ultimately, Season 3 portrays Anne’s process of completing her identity through love. Although she first seeks to define herself through blood ties and written records, she eventually rediscovers herself within her current relationships with others. The story demonstrates that love can replace the loss of another love and become the foundation for growth. Love can take many forms, and it holds the power to shape a person’s identity.