{"id":813459,"date":"2016-02-16T18:37:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T18:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/?p=813459"},"modified":"2016-02-16T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T19:52:25","slug":"february-book-of-the-month-little-women-by-louisa-may-alcott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/february-book-of-the-month-little-women-by-louisa-may-alcott\/","title":{"rendered":"February Book of the Month: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-Louisa May Alcott<\/b>,\u00a0<em>Little Women<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/little_woman_pic_illustration_detail_nd2009_1000px.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-813462\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-813462 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/little_woman_pic_illustration_detail_nd2009_1000px-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"little_woman_pic_illustration_detail_nd2009_1000px\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/little_woman_pic_illustration_detail_nd2009_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/little_woman_pic_illustration_detail_nd2009_1000px.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fun Facts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loosely based on the lives of author Louisa May Alcott and her three sisters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcott proceeded the novel with two sequels: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Men<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1871 and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jo\u2019s Boys<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1886.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Praised for marking a new form of literature due to its combination of romance, children\u2019s fiction, and other elements of a sentimental novel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature Meets Pop Culture:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adapted for film twice as silent films, and four times with sound, in 1933, 1949, 1978 and most recently 1994. The 1994 version, directed by Gillian Armstrong, stars Winona Ryder, Christian Bale, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, and Claire Danes. Other adaptations include two Japanese anime series entitled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Women<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1981) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tales of Little Women<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1987) as well as a web video called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The March Family Letters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Synopsis:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Women<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follows the lives of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March throughout their transitions from girlhood to womanhood in Civil War-era New England. Raised by their mother Marmee while their father is off at war, each March girl must learn to find her own place in a rapidly changing society. Some sisters attend school while others work to help support the family. Jo shines as the rebellious main character who longs to be a successful writer, often penning plays for the family to act out at home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A young boy named Laurie moves to the house next door with his grandfather and soon becomes a beloved family friend. He blossoms into a kind young man whose romantic fate I will never come to terms with\u00a0. The March girls (later viewed as the March women) deal with love, loss, and embracing their true identities. Though chosen as the February book of the month for its powerful romantic aspects, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Women<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> encompasses everything that a great novel should encompass: compelling characters engaged in a profound plot. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Women<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reflects expertly reflects the troubled Civil War era while also illustrating the touching personal lives of five women charting their own courses in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lw3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-813463\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-813463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lw3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"lw3\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lw3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lw3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lw3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Message to Our Readers:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who was your favorite member of the March family? Do you also share my constant struggle with Laurie\u2019s romantic fate? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell us what you think,<a href=\"http:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/landing.html\" target=\"_blank\"> join our discussion forum!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.\u201d -Louisa May Alcott,\u00a0Little Women Fun Facts: Loosely based on the lives of author Louisa May Alcott and her three sisters. Alcott proceeded the novel with two sequels: Little Men in 1871 and Jo\u2019s Boys in 1886. 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