FoC 087: Should Jo Have Married Laurie and Other Thoughts on Little Women




The Fountains of Carrots Podcast show

Summary: <a href="http://fountainsofcarrots.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/episode87.jpg"></a><br> A new film adaptation of one of our favorite classics, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has just been released to US audiences and so it seems like the perfect time to discuss this timeless coming-of-age novel. In this episode we tackle the big questions: do each of the March sisters grow and develop to the same degree? Should Jo have ended up with Laurie? What is the deal with Meg and John’s weird marital relationship? And is Amy the literal worst?<br> We really dive into the romantic relationships in the story as well as determine which March sister we most identify with. We also discuss the pros and cons of the various film versions of the story.  This episode was a blast to record, so grab yourself a cup of tea and enjoy!<br> In this episode we talked about:<br> <a href="http://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2018/05/11/review-little-women-revitalizes-classic-new-generation">Haley’s review for America Magazine of the new series for BBC/PBS </a><br> This post contains Amazon affiliate links.<br> Books and films we talked about:<br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Women-Puffin-Louisa-Alcott/dp/0147514010/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1526327815&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=little+women+by+louisa+may+alcott&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=fountainsofcarrots-20&amp;linkId=3833f3703abf01da75321314c1406e40" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2rHTiDm">Little Women</a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Little-Women-Emily-Watson/dp/B079ZV7961/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=movies-tv&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1526327881&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=little+women&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=fountainsofcarrots-20&amp;linkId=48c9402630ac801d18ef94425522a4d5" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2IDXfD2">2017 film series</a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Women-Collectors-Claire-Danes/dp/0767851013/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=movies-tv&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1526327881&amp;sr=1-8&amp;keywords=little+women&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=fountainsofcarrots-20&amp;linkId=bc4b860aa14fa3f8ff943203c2ad6076" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2L0cDb9">1994 film</a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PF3F3HW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00PF3F3HW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=fountainsofcarrots-20&amp;linkId=0e2e1617850d232530924689aff59990" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PF3F3HW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00PF3F3HW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=fountainsofcarrots-20&amp;linkId=d6f2ac56feeea30f0124c298a8242712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1949 version </a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Women-Katharine-Hepburn/dp/B000I0GGY6/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=movies-tv&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1526327881&amp;sr=1-9&amp;keywords=little+women&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=fountainsofcarrots-20&amp;linkId=fac9193c2995a1e106dcbe29135a988b" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2If8TVi">1933 film</a><br> Big News!<br> The book Haley has been working on for over a year with Ave Maria Press JUST became available for pre-order! AND THERE WAS MUCH REJOICING!<br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grace-Enough-Pursuing-Throwaway-Culture/dp/1594718172/ref=as_li_ss_il?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1594718172&amp;pd_rd_r=5EAVTZZ4B3P7BVG9K6ZX&amp;pd_rd_w=hB9Da&amp;pd_rd_wg=yePaO&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=5EAVTZZ4B3P7BVG9K6ZX&amp;dpID=51ZaB3a2rVL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=detail&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=fountainsofcarrots-20&amp;linkId=f59506cfb02815314a195816f3692166" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> You can gain Haley’s undying loyalty by <a href="http://amzn.to/2rHOeit">pre-ordering your copy of The Grace o...</a>