To Louisa’s irritation, fans clamored for romance. She was frustrated that young ladies of the time seemed to think marriage the only thing a girl could aspire for.
I loved this 🫶🏻 I honestly can’t imagine writing what I don’t like/cant relate to. I’ve tried and it just doesn’t come out, or it comes out a total mess. She sounds like a formidable woman!
Well, like you said, she found ways t to I reframe her childhood to see it through kinder eyes. I think that that’s an important thing for anyone to learn. Even though it was mandated, I think she became a healthier person because of it.
Definitely! Writing is so good for that purpose - we can take our darkest memories and make them into something lovely! I know she’ll have healed a lot through it!
So interesting, Mariella! I must admit, I never was drawn to classics 'like' Little Women, as my mom reared me more on darker-themed fiction, but it's true, the March sisters are such a part of our culture, I know their personalities and story as if Alcott's story had been a part of my childhood!
Isn’t that the truth! Some classics just are a part of our childhood, even if we might not reach for them now, and the characters are just as real as any friend we might have known then. Thank you for the comment!
I loved this 🫶🏻 I honestly can’t imagine writing what I don’t like/cant relate to. I’ve tried and it just doesn’t come out, or it comes out a total mess. She sounds like a formidable woman!
Thank you so much! 🤍
Me neither. I feel almost like she was coerced into it. Part of me wants to be upset on her behalf because it wasn’t really what she wanted to do.
We got a beautiful classic but at her expense and it does seem unfair
Well, like you said, she found ways t to I reframe her childhood to see it through kinder eyes. I think that that’s an important thing for anyone to learn. Even though it was mandated, I think she became a healthier person because of it.
Definitely! Writing is so good for that purpose - we can take our darkest memories and make them into something lovely! I know she’ll have healed a lot through it!
Learned much reading this one, Mariella. Who woulda thunk? Women are multifaceted thinkers!
So interesting, Mariella! I must admit, I never was drawn to classics 'like' Little Women, as my mom reared me more on darker-themed fiction, but it's true, the March sisters are such a part of our culture, I know their personalities and story as if Alcott's story had been a part of my childhood!
Isn’t that the truth! Some classics just are a part of our childhood, even if we might not reach for them now, and the characters are just as real as any friend we might have known then. Thank you for the comment!
A beautifully written and insightful account of Louisa May Alcott’s life and career.
Thank you for reading! 🤍🤍
Thanks for writing! I learn everytime I read your work 🫶🏾
Thank you so much for reading! I’m glad that you’re enjoying my work! It’s so fun to write about history 🤍🤍