Little Women
By Louisa May Alcott
With the weather being so weird and snowy, I thought this would be a great time to read Little Women again. I know the book takes place during all the seasons, but I feel like it's a wintery story. I feel like everyone, especially young ladies, should read Little Women at least once in their lifetime. If you don't know the story of Little Women, first of all climb out from that rock you live under, and second go read it before you go and see the newest film adaptation. The quick summary of the book just in case is that there are four sisters: Meg (the one that wants a fancy and expensive life), Jo (who basically wants to do all the things that boys could do at the time), Beth (a timid, shy girl that doesn't want to leave the house) and Amy (an artistic flighty youngest sister). The family has lost their money due to the father educating an African American child during the civil war. Their next door neighbor’s grandson, Theodore Laurince, moves in and the sisters all fall for him and become a great little crew that do everything together. The story follows all of the little women while they grow up.
I have always loved the story of the Marsh sisters, but I think/know the obsession started after I saw the film adaptation in 1994 which starred Winona Ryder, Christian Bale and Susan Sarandon to name just a few. The film started my love for Christian Bale, which even though he can be a royal poop, hasn't completely gone away. His portrayal of Teddy, Laurie, or any variation on it made me come to the conclusion that I wanted to marry someone just like him. He was a total sweetheart to all four of the Marsh sisters. I was speaking to a friend a while ago about the book, she reads it every few years (it made me think of Rachel from Friends) and she agreed that Jo should end up with Laurie, not Mr. Bear. Not only did she share the same sentiment but she called him Mr. Bear as well. When rereading the book it brought me back to preteen me, all those years ago.
If you can't tell I would definitely recommend reading the book.
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