A young girl (Sarah Polley) is sent to live with her mother’s relatives in Prince Edward Island. Set in the early 1900’s, the series follows her adventures, as well as that of her family and the town’s people as she grows up in Avonlea.
The philosophical underpinnings of Beasty Heaven are rooted in a range of theoretical frameworks, including posthumanism, ecocriticism, and animal studies. These frameworks challenge the dominant anthropocentric worldview, arguing that humans are not the sole center of attention and that animals, plants, and other non-human entities have inherent value and agency.
