Oh and Amy and Meg and Beth and of course, Jo. How they steal my heart for being such rich characters!
I take my hat off to Louisa M. Alcott for piecing together such a story. True, her didactic tone does get to me at times, but the story; I like. I didn't know I could learn so much from novel about four girls growing up.
And she so craftily snuck in references to women's rights and love and ambition. And even 'transendentalism' which I googled but still don't really understand yet.
I like how each sister had their strengths and how the learnt from each other. I like how Jo wrote as a young girl. I like how she was proposed to by Laurie, and decided that as difficult as it was, it was best that she declined his offer. I like how she set off to pursue her dream and married a professor. And I absolutely like how she became a teacher.
I must read Little Men next.
Oh no, less than two weeks to go till I'll be back in Melbourne.
Oh time, stand still!
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