She asked his opinion on all subjects, she was interested in everything he did, made charming little presents for him, and sent him two letters a week, full of lively gossip, sisterly confidences, and captivating sketches of the lovely scenes about her. But this idea was soon banished, and her spirits were very differently affected, when, to her utter amazement, she saw Mr. Darcy walk into the room. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); If only she had survived, and he had returned. But what is success if you have no one to share it with? Jo wouldn't be put into the opera at any price, and he had to give her up with a "Bless that girl, what a torment she is!" In that sense the real Amy was very similar to the real Jo. Meg, dear, watch over your sisters. I suspect this might be part of the reason Louisa May Alcott wrote this situation into being. AMY CURTIS MARCH. I admit, I still cannot imagine passing up marrying ones best friend. I'll try again, and if that fails, why then". "Fritz is getting gray and stout. Want 100 or more? When Jo wanted to branch out she became a governess. When he returns home, he finally confesses his love to Jo. From what I have read, May Alcott was not at all pleased with her portrayal as Amy March, and Louisa agreed to limit her presence in subsequent books. Said Sallie. But even now I continue with the impression that Jo should have ended with Laurie. It was evident that his mind was not in working order yet, and his ideas needed clarifying, for often in the middle of a plaintive strain, he would find himself humming a dancing tune that vividly recalled the Christmas ball at Nice, especially the stout Frenchman, and put an effectual stop to tragic composition for the time being. They had been talking of Bonnivard, as they glided past Chillon, and of Rousseau, as they looked up at Clarens, where he wrote his Heloise. Of course, Jo has to write because it's who she is, which could lead us to think that Jo's creativity may have been stifled if she had married Laurie. "I'm not the scatterbrain I was. That seemed a hard question to answer, and Laurie began to wish he had to work for his daily bread. I love the dear boy, as I always have, and am immensely proud of him, but as for anything more, it's out of the question. vairs nevaru atgriezties mjs, If I was a boy, we'd run away together, and have a capital time; but as I'm a miserable girl, I must be proper, and stop at home. The moment he read it, he packed his knapsack, bade adieu to his fellow pedestrians, and was off to keep his promise, with a heart full of joy and sorrow, hope and suspense. He wanted Jo. He had not foreseen this turn of affairs, and was not prepared for it. The violet silk would be so nice. If all brothers were treated as well as Laurie was at this period, they would be a much happier race of beings than they are. "Hold your tongue, you disrespectful old bird!" But the letter telling that Beth was failing never reached Amy, and when the next found her at Vevay, for the heat had driven them from Nice in May, and they had travelled slowly to Switzerland, by way of Genoa and the Italian lakes. Jo and Laurie have been best friends, and Jo balks when he proposes to her, professing his love and wanting to make their friendship into a romance. It was not only a pleasure, but a duty to answer them, for the poor fellow was forlorn, and needed petting, since Jo persisted in being stonyhearted. Fred Vaughn had returned, and put the question to which she had once decided to answer, "Yes, thank you," but now she said, "No, thank you," kindly but steadily, for when the time came, her courage failed her, and she found that something more than money and position was needed to satisfy the new longing that filled her heart so full of tender hopes and fears. He carefully stirred up the embers of his lost love, but they refused to burst into a blaze. She is the sort of woman who knows how to rule well. I went on a google search to see if people had similar feelings and whether or not I should read subsequent books. Laurie's heart wouldn't ache; the wound persisted in healing with a rapidity that astonished him, and, instead of trying to forget, he found himself trying to remember. It took me twenty years after my first reading of Little Women to finally read the sequels Little Men and Jos Boys. It's very curious, but the more I try to satisfy myself with all sorts of natural affections, the more I seem to want. -Hgame el favor de tocar el piano ahora; deseo orlo para contrselo a Beth. she asked, as Beth brought up a pile of snowy muslins, fresh from Hannah's hands. - Laurie. To feel the guilt and the fear that nothing in the world of the living might ever again feel so true, or some so close. The ride home proves itself as nightmarish as expected but the sight of his estate makes up for it, imposing and glacial, it's magnificence sharp and lonesome. He wanted desperately to go to Nice, but would not till he was asked, and Amy would not ask him, for just then she was having little experiences of her own, which made her rather wish to avoid the quizzical eyes of 'our boy'. Thanks for commenting and for this insight! He now takes in Jo's appearance and her mended clothes. As the tears streamed fast down poor Jo's cheeks, she stretched out her hand in a helpless sort of way, as if groping in the dark, and Laurie took it in his, whispering as well as he could with a lump in his throat, "I'm here. Little Women - Laurie Proposes to Jo: Laurie (Timothe Chalamet) proposes to Jo (Saoirse Ronan).BUY THE MOVIE: https://www.fandangonow.com/details/movie/little-women-2019/MMV462B46003DBCE5ADBF236317B8AB5B6CA?cmp=Movieclips_YT_DescriptionWatch the best Little Women scenes \u0026 clips:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqp2aEbL5KliitkXFroHZEWkFILM DESCRIPTION:In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy studies painting in Paris. When she's sent away when Beth is sick with scarlet fever, young Amy fears that she could die and worries that she'lldo so without being kissed. It is Laurie who envisions and endows Plumfield with what Jo then names, The Laurence Museum, a place for the boys to store and display their treasures. It is he who gives a speech to them about researching the creatures and objects they display, and composing presentations in order to educate their fellow students. mind. And just across, less impressive but far more welcoming the March's house and within Josephine, wild and indomitable, and angry. And because she married her best friend and wishes Jo had done the same, she wrote The Courtship of Jo March. For that is what you are, that is who you are you are an author. As Amy spoke, a great tear dropped on the golden hair of the sleeping child in her arms, for her one well-beloved daughter was a frail little creature and the dread of losing her was the shadow over Amy's sunshine. Additionally, Jo was always the March family member that he was closest to, a bond that we see even with the name that Jo calls him, "Teddy.". This and the sudden relationship he has with Amy does make Amy seem second fiddle to Jo. There's room enough, though I have to sit nearly in the middle, else the boat won't trim," returned Laurie, as if he rather liked the arrangement. When we read the book and see Lauries character through the movies lens it perpetuates the idea that the controlling behaviour he has in the books doesnt matter and it is a sign of love. Little Women, like most movies, did face some challenges while it was coming together. K Per 9 Calculator, Jo wants to defeat Gods will with her own. Then Laurie straightened himself up, said, "It's all right, never mind," and went away without another word. It's suggested that Amy always thought of Laurie as a potential romance. Jo wanted to pretend that there were no romantic feelings between them. More than anywhere.' observ Jo enigmticamente. It troubled her to remember that now, she wished she could take it back, it sounded so unwomanly. "How sharp you are, Marmee, and how silent! Then suddenly he tore up his music sheets, one by one, and as the last fluttered out of his hand, he said soberly to himself "She is right! Tumbling about in one part of the desk among bills, passports, and business documents of various kinds were several of Jo's letters, and in another compartment were three notes from Amy, carefully tied up with one of her blue ribbons and sweetly suggestive of the little dead roses put away inside. Of course I read your book,' said Laurie, looking aghast at the very idea that he had not. - Laurie to Jo, on writing, Trix Wilkins (The Courtship of Jo March: A Variation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women). When he returns home, he finally confesses his love to Jo. Because she needed a wayand a placeto live. It may be vain and wrong to say it, but- I'm afraid- Laurie is getting too fond of me. I want you to stay here. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from SparkNotes and verify that you are over the age of 13. Good bye, my darlings. Here they are! Elizabeth "Beth" March. Holding on to the banisters, she put him gently away, saying, breathless, 'Oh, don't! Girls write to ask who the little women marry, as if that was the only aim and end of a womans life. By the time Jos Boys was written, May had already died, a further reason not to develop the character of Amy. I don't understand it." Jo thought the best of Laurie, even encouraging her sisters to let him into their theatre group and to be an active member of it. They were . Amy and you never did quarrel as we used to. I'd no idea hearts could take in so many. Continue to start your free trial. replied Jo. I am not a young lady, and it's only a step. My eye is on you; so mind what you do, or I'll come and bring you home. Does Laurie confess to Jo in the book? cried Polly, tumbling off the chair with a bounce, and running to peck the `rattlepated' boy, who was shaking with laughter at the last speech. Neither had read it, but they knew it was a love story, and each privately wondered if it was half as interesting as their own. I know its all water under the bridge by this point, but surely there were other names?). By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. You're as stiff as a poker me. Especially to learn that you wrote your alternative book before ever reading the sequels. The two of us. Will you, Amy?" She tries to stop him from speaking his mind, but he insists on telling her how he feels. 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