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When we first started talking about Little Women, there was quote about the story being rare because it is about “girls who want to be woman and not vice versa.” I found this to be really interesting to think about. To some extent I think the quote has a point in that when women grow [...]

I was actually a little horrified by the portrayal of the characters in the 1949 version of Little Women. I felt like they were exagerations and extremes of the characters that Alcott created. Instead of creating a visual of the delicately crafted characters in the novel, the movie creates characters that seem more two dimesional. [...]

Alright… well eventually I want to get back to the subject of Beth because I am really interested in her character, but I stumbled on a quote that is taking priority. On page 367, Mrs. March is talking to Meg about her trouble with John. She says, “…I’d try to take an interest in whatever [...]

I took the test that I posted below, and somehow I ended up being Beth everytime.
Because of this, I feel the need to talk a little bit about Beth’s character in the novel. I don’t know if I really ever related to Beth all that much, even though we share a name. I was never [...]

I found this test and it will tell which character (meg, jo, beth or amy) you are most like. I will blog more about this later, because i have to get to class(our class actually), but I thought it was really fun and I wanted share it right away.
 http://www.quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=12…

Class discussion today brought up an issue that is close to my heart. I have struggled for a long time with the balance between what I want. I want a family and to be a mother, but I also want to have a career and academic success. People can claim that it’s not a struggle [...]

I think the fact the story is not a typical coming of age story is what makes exploring and experiencing it so memorable. I read a lot of books when I was younger and, although I loved reading them, it seems like the generic storylines are easily forgotten. Only a few books that I read [...]

As I reread Little Women, I can’t help but think back to the first time my mother, my two sisters, and I read the novel. I remember falling in love with the story and characters. Of course my sisters and I would fight over who was more like Jo ( I have to admit now [...]

As I was watching the first part of Miller’s Crossing, I noticed that the camera shots were really amazing. The glass of ice caught my attention right away. In high school, I learned how to develop my own black and white photos and the photography classes made me really aware of what makes a “good” [...]

I was watching a reality show on mtv and usually I just see it as a way to kill time and don’t really pay attention. Typically, I do some sort of homework while the show is playing in the background. I will look up sporadically. After our class discussion yesterday about directors picking specific shots [...]