Do you believe you have the best mom? Compare to these standout literary moms! #MothersDay #motherdays2022
Happy Mother’s Day! As we celebrate and give the love and affection our own mothers rightfully deserve, let us take the time to celebrate the great moms of literature ( what would we do without their comforting thoughts and words): (more…)
no, i’m not watching little women (2019) because i’m anxious about my future and career in a tough industry and wishing that i could feel the warmth and joy and security of my childhood, it’s on netflix now ???
Greta Gerwig e Saoirse Ronan hanno collaborato in entrambi i film scritti e diretti dalla Gerwig, Ladybird (2017) e Little Women (2019), in cui la Ronan ha avuto ruoli da protagonista.
The collaboration between Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan, though not long, consists of both movies written and directed by Gerwig, Ladybird (2017) and Little Women (2019); Ronan had roles as the protagonist in both.
—L.M. Montgomery, Anne of The Island/ Louisa May Alcott, Little Women/ Unknown/ John Keats, To The Ladies Who Saw Me Crowned/ Anne Sexton, Suicide Note: The Complete Poems/ Irish Murdoch, The Italian Girls/ Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath/ Anne Sexton, The Truth the Dead Know/ Virginia Woolf, The Waves/ Pablo Neruda, One Hundred Sonnets
I had tears in my eyes… This series* has to be one of the best I have ever read. Alcott took me through the lives of three* women; Meg, Jo and Amy, from childhood to adulthood and showed how they faced problems and certainly in Jo’s case - showed how to help others.
For me, Jo’s Boys was my favourite (admittedly I cried most in this, but only at the end in one big gush) because I knew the characters and had gained the affection that a lot of readers find wells up in their heart (even though the characters are fictional…). I was physically pleased that so many of them succeeded in life; Emil survived, Nat became an accomplished violinist*, Dan found an honest reason to live*, Tommy finds the right ‘little woman’ & profession and both Rob & Teddy (and Professor Bhaer) support Jo so much - the blood family within the college family just give you more and more reasons to smile and laugh.
Without giving too much away, these are some of the best books I’ve ever read. They are wonderful reads and are full of morals, taught through every day situations - or one off, life threatening situations. If I didn’t have such a long 'to read’ list, I’d read them all again.
*SPOILERS
- I refer to it as a series because 'Good Wives’ is actually a separate book, however it is often put as a sort of 'part 2’ in Little Women, which would make it a trilogy. I see them as four books - some see them as three - each to their own.
- There were four sisters to begin with, but little Beth dies, it’s incredibly upsetting. :(
- Nat also married Daisy - his accomplishments and willingness to wait while abroad for two years convinced Daisy’s mother (Meg) that he was right for her daughter.
- Dan had been in prison and the only thing to keep him alive and sane was a little picture of Bess (AKA Princess - she was incredibly pretty, sweet, quiet, kind and everyone loved her), Amy’s daughter. This little affection gave him a reason to live for others, not for himself. We discover at the end he was shot and killed defending his friends, the Indians.
- Also, Nan stays in medicine, Demi marries Alice and gets an honest job in publishing and John dies. A lot die. Be prepared.
You’ll find some lovely accomplished girl, who will adore you, and make a fine mistress for your fine house. I wouldn’t. I’m homely and awkward and odd and you’d be ashamed of me and we would quarrel - we can’t help it even now! - I’d hate elegant society and you’d hate my scribbling and we would be unhappy and wish we hadn’t done it and everything will be horrid.
❝i want to do something splendid, something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after i’m dead. i don’t know what, but i’m on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.❞ ― louisa may alcott, little women.
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ⚓️ Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
QOTD: Do you have any favourite Romantic poets?
A few photos from 2020 and last year reminded me of Little Women’s themes. Sometimes I dislike reading 19th-century novels because they remind me of modern times so much but that’s also not really true. There’s so much more to 19th-century literature and society than just the vanity fair. I’ve been always drawn to how Romantic poets represented the sublime, especially the difference between science and human nature.
Have a peaceful Monday PS: Did we just hit 600 here? Waow, i’m getting shocked every week by how many people have joined me here. I’m really getting excited to share a few more study setups and my academia looks.
