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plainselfraisingflour · 1 year

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The chapter in the book Little Women/Good Wives, and the scene in the movies of Jo's proposal and married life are So Important. They show the heroine living a happy and unconventional lifestyle: It says that this life she leads with work, marriage, and very little money is a good, wholesome life. That is so important.

But - I think an overlooked chapter in the books (not depicted in the films that I have seen) is the one in which Meg tries to cook and preserve currant jam. She has a miserable day, turned even worse when her husband John brings home a friend for dinner. For once, Meg snaps at him and he snaps back when provoked.

Eventually, Meg takes some good advhice from Marmee, and she brings peace. The chapter ends with a line about married life foe these two not being perfect - it will always have its difficulties, but peace has been preserved and quarrels will be managed.

In another chapter, after Meg has had twins, she understandable becomes so wrapped up in them that she neglects both herself and her husband. Neither the book nor I are saying that one partner should be a servant to the other. But in marriage, we have promised something of ourselves to them*. Meg has isolated herself from the world and grown irritable while she rarely sees John who spends time at his friend's house instead of being nagged at home.

Again, Meg takes initiative and fixes it. This is a bit of a pattern that we see the world over today, in which women usually take the emotional burden in the home. I have no comment to make on that, it's not the point of this post.

The point is: The book has made a few excellent points through everyday, domestic scenes about marriage which are not (or only rarely) shown on film. The glamour, unpredictability and excitement of Jo's publishing, marriage to the Professor, work and, from a plot-based POV, the fact that she is the main character, mean that her storyline is in the spotlight. I love her storyline. But I also think that Meg's has something important to teach us: If you choose the more traditional path, your life is just as full of adventure and growth, difficulties, pain and pleasures.

*talking about non-toxic nd non-abusive relationships.

#meg marg #little women #meg brooke #john brooke #marmee #book little women #book analysis #book to film #film adaptation #louise may alcott #bookaholic #stories #book

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rotnread · 1 year

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reading smut in public without showing an ounce of emotion like the lady that I am

#book tumblr #rotnread #reading #smut #women reading #books #anya taylor joy #saoirse ronan #winona ryder #audrey hepburn #the queen’s gambit #little women #mermaids #breakfast at tiffany's

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laurenillustrated · 6 months

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The March Sisters 📚

Little Women illustration based on the book!

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trans-androgyne · 5 months

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I feel a lot of belief that “trans women obviously have it worse than trans men” it comes from assuming men & women are opposites & that their experiences must be opposite as well. As in, if trans women experience one thing, trans men must experience the opposite—but that’s not how it works in practice. Trans women are demonized and sexualized doesn’t mean trans men aren’t as well. Trans women feeling less safe after transition doesn’t mean trans men feel more safe. And transmasculinity being considered disgusting mutilation doesn’t translate to the opposite for transfemininity! I just wish we would stop comparing experiences as though they can be quantified & pitted against one another.

#not in all cases of course it’s just something I noticed a lot in whipping girl #she kept making claims about transmasculine experiences on little to no actual evidence to contrast with transfem experiences #to support the idea that trans women don’t just have it bad - they have it THE worst #that’s been my experience with the book so far at least which sucks bc I went into it really liking Serano and being excited #transandrophobia #transphobia #intracommunity issues tag #mine

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peacefulandcozy · 1 month

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poppletonink · 4 months

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Books To Read For The INFJs

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Circe by Madeline Miller

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

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lone-nyctophile · 11 months

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There seemed to be something tragic in a friendship so colored by romance

- Oscar Wilde

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joytri · 2 months

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I like good strong words that mean something…

Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

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rainreads · 7 months

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grctagerwig · 9 months

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou

the snows of kilimanjaro by ernest hemingway // little women (2019) // little women by louisa may alcott // the book thief by markus zusak // emily (2022) // dead poets society (1989) // o me! o life! by walt whitman // tick, tick… boom! (2019)

#a collection that pleases me #web weaving #little women 2019 #little women #dead poets society #ernest hemingway #walt whitman #emily 2022 #tick tick boom #andrew garfield #todd anderson #the book thief

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best-childhood-book · 4 months

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#best childhood book #poll #the hobbit #the book thief #the giver #little women #charlotte’s web #eragon #his dark materials #the maze runner #where the sidewalk ends #miss peregrine’s home for peculiar children

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happyheidi · 2 years

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never enough books . x

#ahh old books.. how I love thee <3 #cottagecore #books #brown aesthetic #light academia aesthetic #poems #little women #dead poets society #classic academia

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goddessofdandelions · 9 months

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The most relatable Little Women moments

Meg:

* Margaret and John have two kids named… Margaret and John. Iconic. No notes.

* Sprained her ankle wearing impractical shoes cause they just looked too good not to

* Had a emotional meltdown while attempting to make jam from scratch

Jo:

* Literally leaves the state instead of talking about her feelings

* Feminist™️

* Threatened to murder a man for hurting her sister (Amy’s teacher)

Beth:

* Never leaves the house

* Her only friends are her cats

* Obsessed with fictional characters dolls

Amy:

* “I want to be great or nothing”

* Constantly misuses and mispronounces words and doesn’t give a fuck when people try to correct her

* Wrote a whole ass will at age 12

Laurie:

* Pitifully watches the March family from his window wishing he could join them

* Falls in love with someone only after she says “I despise you”

* Writes an opera with himself as the main character

#little women #little women 2019 #little women 1994 #little women book #louisa may alcott #Jo March #Meg March #beth march #Amy March #march sisters

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ash-elizabeth-art · 4 months

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Shop Update - January 10th at 4pm EST

This next update features the littlest literature! I've made seven miniature book necklaces featuring classic literature titles. There are two of each necklace, and they will be available in my shop tomorrow, January 10th at 4pm EST!

#classic literature #pride and prejudice #pride & prejudice #light academia #little women #bookblr #book lover #handmade

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lauriemarch · 3 months

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when mitski said "i don't think i can stand to be where you don't see me" and phoebe bridgers said "i'm gonna kill you if you don't beat me to it" and florence and the machine said "i love you so much i'm gonna let you kill me" and taylor swift said "i would die for you in secret" and mitski said "i say your name in hopes you'll hear it in the stars" and lorde said "i love you 'till you call the cops on me" and bleachers said "you steal the air out of my lungs you make me feel it" and the civil wars said "i don't love you but i always will" and there's so much art about killing and being killed and take it all, take my whole heart straight out of my chest, it's yours, it's always been yours

#music and murder #dark academia #light academia #studyblr #booklr #studying #light acadamia aesthetic #study notes #book blog #little women #poetry #mitski #phoebe bridgers #florence and the machine #taylor swift #lorde #bleachers #the civil wars

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escapismsworld · 4 months

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Landscapes in Little Women (2019)

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