Good Wives

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Beth was the character that made me cry the most. Her death left a small hole in the story but her speech to her sister Jo about not leaving them and always being there made me realise that each character kept her within their hearts. Her presence after her death was not visible (readable, that’s more like it), but you could sense her nevertheless. Your sister rejected me but between all the other women in the word I chose you, because you remind me of her and I'm sure you can make me happy, just not as happy. so let's spend the rest of our lives together? " Jo scribbles in the attic and relishes the time she has to write but she is expected to work as a caretaker for her elderly aunt. None of these girls are independently wealthy and the poverty that Alcott writes about in the book mirrors the poverty of her own life but she softens the reality for her fiction. Alcott's father Amos Bronson Alcott was not a soldier, yet he was often away from home. He was a dynamic lecturer and a revolutionary educator who was disillusioned by public reaction to some of his innovations and was often jobless. If you like never knowing where you stand, then, by all means, marry a Sagittarius woman. These women are outstanding, as long as they get to do what they want.

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Still, in all, her tendency to set the bar high has the potential of giving you something to look forward to. Whether its the pairing of Amy and Laurie (huh?), the point made CONSTANTLY that Beth's life isn't useless because she is an angel and showed them that angels do exist and is a total Mary Sue(Really? Cause I'm glad she died before I died of boredom), the forced pairing of Jo and the Professor (Why? I mean--really... Just keep her single) there is also the message that pursing art is selfish. (Jo giving up her writing, Laurie gives up his music, Amy gives up her sketching...) Louisa was a master marketer akin to J.K. Rowling. She also had a strong survival instinct like Rowling. She desperately needed to make money and writing was her one marketable skill. Notably, she was able to write the book under her own name and not use a gender neutral pseudonym. But this one had just the right mixture of loving family + religion + life lessons. It was beautifully balanced. Be worthy love, and love will come.That being said, I do absolutely hate that Beth has to die.Si algo me ha gustado del libro es la aparición del profesor Bhaer, siento mucha debilidad por éste personaje, pues no es nada fácil enamorar a una mujer como Jo, resignada a quedarse como una solterona porque no concibe su vida como esposa. Pero me temo que debo criticar de nuevo el tijeretazo editorial, porque recuerdo de mi edición leída años atrás, bastantes más capítulos de la experiencia de Jo como institutriz en Nueva York, y ésta edición sólo ha mostrado un capítulo. Lo siento, pero muy mal. Philosopher-teacher Amos Bronson Alcott, educated his four daughters, Anna, Louisa, Elizabeth and May and Abigail May, wife of Amos, reared them on her practical Christianity. Before reading this sequel, I thought that Jo and Laurie’s continued platonic status was the result of a case where she genuinely didn’t harbor any romantic feelings towards Laurie – that he really was only a best friend. There are plenty of times in real life where you think people would go amazingly well together, and they choose someone else entirely for their own reasons (whether or not they’re aware of what those reasons are, let us add). Characters don’t always turn out the way you conceive them to be, in any setting. At worst, I thought she’d chosen Mr Bhaer because he was safe territory – a bland, sexless man with a paternal air. It so happens that my perception was true: in the book, he has zero passion and loves her with the neutral affection and condescending advice of a father. Whereas Laurie liked her for who she was, exactly how she was – they played, had discussions, argued and reconciled afterwards, all without asking the other to change too dramatically - the Professor’s few interactions with her involved making her stop writing sensational stories and going on about them as if they were erotica ( “Yes, you are right to put it from you. I do not think that good young girls should see such things. They are made pleasant to some, but I would more rather give my boys gunpowder to play with than this bad trash.”) and the first ‘romantic’ moment consisted of him getting her to start using "thou" instead of "you" in the most cringeworthy passage of the entire book (and there were some other moments), because he liked it better. What I didn’t realize was that it had little to do with either man, as the first quote I mentioned proves ( "I am lonely, and perhaps if Teddy had tried again, I might have said ‘Yes’, not because I love him any more…") I absolutely LOVED this BOOK and it gave me a lot to think about, as I dripped tears, laughed, and smileed. These tow books have both made me search my soul and promise myself I will be a better person. More patient, more kind, more compassionate, more considerate, more tactful, more loving .

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Good Wives takes off about three years after where Little Women left off. Each girl is struggling with her own problems. Little Women is the more digestible version of Walden, but if you loved Little Women and enjoyed the morals therein, I highly, highly, highly suggest Walden (alright I suggest Walden to practically anybody). He ought to have been regularly popping up as enjoyably smart and spiky high-achievers’ … Perry in The West Wing. Photograph: Cinematic/Alamy My brain can understand that a lot of concepts in this book are related to the society of the time, but my heart certainly can't. It is truly hard to see sweet Meg and strong Jo give up their castles and dreams to go and be good little wives to poor , old men.

They are dynamic thinkers and have long term goals in mind that will inspire you as well as excite you.

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Moore, Frazier (November 11, 2011). "Archie Panjabi heats up CBS drama The Good Wife". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012 . Retrieved February 13, 2012.Running a household, business, and kids is tough stuff, but doing that while maintaining a happy marriage is the kind of stuff that only a Capricorn woman can do with great finesse. and dont even get me started on the new film coming out. the casting definitely has me feeling some kind of way. im still not over the precision of timothée chalamet as laurie, the literary character who embodies so many young peoples first experience with f-boi heartbreak. i mean, will you just LOOK at my son!? jo + laurie 4 ever, amirite ladies?! When a judge overturns a plea deal arranged by Alicia, she looks into his motivation; Diane is made an offer that she cannot refuse. View Details Don’t laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God’s sight.”