Before I jump into my topic, I just want to say that Marycarolyn’s group did an excellent job with their presentation.  I learned a lot I think because they were fellow students giving me the information.  This format was conducive to learning.  Great job everyone! As for voice overs and narratives, they’re a great way […]

Hi Jim,  Just wondering if you’ve been able to figure out my blogging issues.  Thanks. Carmen

As I’m sitting here in my kitchen trying to figure out what more to say about “Little Women,” it struck me that there really is nothing more to say about it.  But, I guess I’ll say that Beth did not die.  She gets reincarnated as Amy’s daughter who is sick just like her aunt was.   Where does the circle of life end […]

Oops, I didn’t meant to click on the publish button just yet.  I just wanted to say a few more words about what type of love I see in “LW.”  Meg definitely wants a companion.  She wants to be a “little woman” and play house, so she settles for the first guy that comes along.  […]

I googled “companionate love” and found out that it means:  a love that lasts forever; a soul-mate type love; and finally, a love that loves well.  I see no reason why romantic love can’t also be companionate love.  Terming it “companionate” makes me think of a companion.  Who wants that?  Afterall, I can get a dog or […]

That’s the million dollar question.  At this point I’m so completely miffed with where my the whole blogging process that I could scream.  I’m the second of four.  The order goes: girl, girl, boy, girl.  Ironically enough, my older sister’s name is Beth and she’s nothing like LW’s Beth.  She has the tendency to be condescending and patronizing.  Though, […]

Hi Dr. C.  I ‘m getting really frustrated with this whole blogging thing.  My blog page hasn’t shown up in the updated column for at a least a week now.  Now, it seems as if my comments aren’t showing up either.  I responded to B&B about the Jo/Beth/Amy/Meg quiz.  For some strange reason it showed […]

I have finally finished the novel but did not read all of the afterword.  Towards the latter third of the book, it struck me that “Little Women” might be a deconstructionist work.  This idea caused me to pull out “The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms,” Second Edition by Ross Murfin and Supriyia M. […]

This post is for Dr. Campbell.  I’ve noticed that my posts don’t show up in the column called “Updated Posts.”  Does this matter? 

When Dr. Campbell asked us to think about who we identify with most in the novel I immediately thought, “I’m all Jo.”  However, after I thought about it for a while I realized that I have a lot of Amy in me.  I relate to Amy’s practicality and her matter-of-fact way of going about life.  […]