Little Women, louisa may alcott (1832–1888) (1868)
This novel takes family life as the object of description and the emotional entanglements of family members as the clue to describe the family love of the March family. Among the four sisters of the March family, no matter Hagrid, who is willing to be poor for love, or Joe, who became a writer through her own struggle, Beth, who is open to death, and Amy, who is committed to helping the weak, have different ideals and fates, but they all have the same characteristics of self-reliance. Described their attachment to the family; Loyalty to love and longing for affection.
The March family has four sisters, and their lives are poor, simple and warm. The four groups of sisters have different personalities; Big brother Meg is beautiful and dignified, with some vanity; Joe, the second child, is free and independent, eager to be a writer; The third child, Beth, is kind and shy and loves music. The fourth child, Amy, is smart and lively, loves art and hopes to become a "lady" in the upper class.
The experiences that girls of all ages have to face in the process of growing up can be found in this book: the sweetness and troubles of first love, the transformation between emotion and reason, the gap between ideal and reality, and the contradiction between poverty and prosperity.
The story of the little woman is simple and true, but it is very touching. Since/kloc-came out more than 0/00 years ago, it has been put on the screen many times and translated into various languages, becoming a classic in the treasure house of world literature. All kinds of emotional experiences and life experiences described in the book have happened, are happening and will happen in every girl's mature process; The book advocates kindness, loyalty, selflessness, generosity, dignity, tolerance, tenacity and courage, which are also the virtues and lowliness that human beings will always respect and pursue. All these have given this book vitality beyond the Zhao era and the country, which is also the charm and reason why it has become an immortal classic.
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When Joe and Meg sat together doing needlework, they found that their sister had made great progress.
She can speak properly and knows a lot about a good woman's impulses, thoughts and feelings. She gets a lot of happiness from her husband and children, and both of them do their best for each other.
"Marriage is an excellent thing after all. If I try, I wonder if the ending will be half as good as yours? " Joe said. She made a kite for Demi in the messy nursery.
"What you need is to show the feminine side of your character, Joe.
You are like a chestnut with a shell, prickly outside, but smooth and soft inside. If anyone can get close, there is a sweet nut. One day, love will make you show your heart, and then your shell will fall off. ""madam, severe frost will open the chestnut shell, and a hard shake will shake it down. Boys like picking chestnuts. "However, I don't like them to put it in their pockets," replied Joe, who kept on flying kites. No matter what wind blows, this kite can't reach the sky, because Daisy tied herself to it as a kite tail.
Meg smiled. She is glad to see Joe's little old temper. But she felt it was her responsibility to stick to her point of view with all the arguments she could think of. The conversation between the sisters was not in vain, especially because Meg's two most convincing arguments were children, and Joe loved them tenderly. Joe is almost ready: he needs some sunshine to ripen chestnuts. Then, a man's hand is not shaken by the boy anxiously, but stretched out and gently peeled off the shell, and you will find that the nut is ripe and sweet. If she ever doubted this, she would close it tightly, and it would hurt more than before. Fortunately, she didn't think of herself. So when the time came, her chestnuts fell off.
If Joe is the heroine in the moral story book, then at this time of her life, she should become very holy, should retire, should have religious leaflets in her pocket, wear a celibate hat and do good deeds everywhere. However, you know, Joe is not a heroine. Like hundreds of other girls, she is just a struggling mortal. Therefore, she acted according to her own temper. Whether she is sad, anxious, uneasy or energetic depends on her mood. It is moral to say that we should be good people, but we can't do it at once. We need long-term guidance, strong guidance and Qi Xin's concerted help, and some of us can even get a right start. So far, Joe has made a good start.
She learns to do her duty, and if she can't, she will feel unhappy. But do it willingly-oh, that's another matter! She always says to do one thing well, no matter how difficult it is. Now she got what she wanted. Because, what could be better than devoting my life to my parents and trying to make them feel happy at home, just as they make her feel? Such an anxious and ambitious girl gave up her hopes, plans and wishes and lived for others without regrets. If you need to use difficulties to increase the beauty of your efforts, what is more difficult to do?
God believed her; The task here is not what she expected, but better, because she has nothing to do with it. So, can she finish the task? She decided to try. In her initial attempt, she found my help. Other help was given to her, and she accepted it, not as a reward, but as comfort, just like a Christian trudging through a difficult mountain road and resting under a small tree, which refreshed him.
"Why don't you write something? That used to make you happy, "my mother once said when she saw Joe depressed and gloomy." "
"I have no idea to write. Even if it is written, no one likes to read it. " "We like it. Write something for us. Never care about others. Honey, try it. I believe this will be good for you and will make us very happy. "
"I don't believe I can write." However, Joe left her desk and began to look through some manuscripts she had written in the middle.
An hour later, mother glanced at the room where Joe was sitting. Wearing a black apron, she was absorbed and kept scribbling. Mrs. March is glad that her suggestion has worked. She smiled and walked away quietly. Joe doesn't know how this happened. Something in the story touched the readers. While her family were laughing and crying while reading the story, her father sent the story to a popular magazine, which was completely against her will. To her surprise, the magazine not only paid her the manuscript fee, but also asked her to write some more stories. After this short story was published, she received letters from some people, and their praise was an honor. The newspaper also reprinted the story. Friends and strangers appreciate it. For such a little thing, this is a great success. In the past, Joe's novels were praised and criticized at the same time. Now she is even more surprised than then.
"I don't understand, like a little girl, what can such a person boast?" She said with great confusion.
"There is something true in this story, Joe, and this is the secret. Humor and sadness make the story lively. You finally found your own style. You are not thinking about fame and fortune, but writing with your heart, my daughter. You have tasted pain, and now you have sweetness. You should try your best to do it and be happy for your success like us. " If there is anything good and true in what I write, it is not my credit. It all belongs to you and mom, and Beth, "said Joe.
Her father's words moved her more than any outside praise.
Joe was thus educated in love and pain. She writes short stories and sends them out so that they can make friends with her for themselves. She found that for those humble vagrants, this is a world full of love. These stories were warmly welcomed. Like filial children, they suddenly got lucky and brought back some pleasant souvenirs to their mothers.
Amy and Laurie wrote to inform them of their engagement. Mrs. March was worried that Joe would find it hard to be happy about it, but she was soon relieved. Although Joe seemed serious at first, she accepted it silently. She was full of hopes and plans for the "two children" and then read the letter again. This is a duet of letters, and two people praise each other in the tone of lovers. Reading is touching, and memories are comforting, because no one at home has any objection.
"Do you like it, Mom?" Joe asked. They put down the densely written letters and looked at each other.
"Yes, since Amy wrote that she refused Fred, I expected it to be like this. At that time, I was sure that she had an idea, which was different from what you said about' mercenary'. The implication between the lines in her letter makes me guess that her love will connect her with Laurie. " "Mommy, how keen and conservative you are! You have never said a word to us. " "When mothers have daughters to take care of, they need keen eyes and cautious tongues. I dare not let you know this idea, lest you write to congratulate them before things are settled. " "I'm not as reckless as before. You can trust me. Now I am sober and wise enough to be anyone's bosom friend. " "Well, dear. I should make you my confidant.
It's just that I think it will be painful for you to know that your Teddy is in love with someone else. ""Oh, mom, do you really think I would be so stupid and selfish? Even if his love doesn't suit me, I still feel pure. I refused his love myself. Would I care if he married Amy? " "I know you really turned him down, Joe. But recently it occurred to me that if he comes back to woo you again, maybe you will give a different answer. Forgive me, dear, I can't help but find that you are lonely. Sometimes there is a longing look in your eyes that goes straight into my heart. So I think that if your boy tries hard again, he will fill the vacancy in your heart. " "No, mom, it's much better now. I'm glad Amy learned to love him.
You're right about one thing: I feel lonely. If Teddy proposes again, maybe I will answer yes, not because I love him more than before, but because I care more about being loved than when he left. "I'm glad, Joe. Prove that you are making progress. There are many people who love you.
You will get family satisfaction from being with your father, mother, sisters and brothers, friends and children until the most suitable lover compensates you. ""Mom is the best lover in the world. But I don't mind whispering to my mother that I remember all kinds of love. Strangely, the more I want to satisfy all kinds of natural feelings, the more I feel lacking. I didn't know there were so many things on my mind. My heart is always so open that I never feel full. I used to be very satisfied with my family.
I really don't understand. "
"I understand." Mrs. March smiled with insight and understanding. Joe turned over the stationery and read Amy's talk about Laurie.
"How wonderful it is to be loved as Laurie loves me. He is not excited and doesn't talk much, but I saw and felt it from his words and deeds. He makes me feel so happy and humble. I don't seem to be the girl I used to be. Now I know how kind, generous and gentle he is. He showed me his inner world, and I found it full of noble momentum, hopes and goals. I know that heart belongs to me, and how proud I am. He said that he felt as if' now I am the first mate on the ship, and I have a lot of love as ballast, so he can sail this ship smoothly'. I pray that he can do it. I want to improve myself, just as he expects and trusts me, because I love my brave captain all my life. As long as God keeps us together, I will never lose anything again. Oh, mom, I really didn't know what kind of paradise this world looks like when two people love each other and live only for each other! ""Is that our calm, conservative and secular Amy? Really, love works miracles. They must be very, very happy! " Joe carefully put together the rustling stationery, just like closing a lovely romantic story, holding the reader tightly until the end. At this time, the reader finds himself back in this world alone.
After a while, Joe strolled back to the upstairs room, because it was raining, he couldn't take a walk. An uneasy feeling occupied her. That old feeling is back, not complaining as before, but sighing and wondering without regrets. Why does my sister get everything she wants and she gets nothing? This is not true. She knew it and tried to forget it, but her natural desire for love was so strong. Amy's happiness awakened her longing for someone to make her "love and attach wholeheartedly, as long as God keeps them together". (Chapter 42)
Attachment: At the same time, the author also wrote two sequels of Little Woman, Little Man and Joe and Her Boys, which were also welcomed by readers!
Two. animation
Japanese cartoon little woman
The original name of the film is Ruocao Story Ruocao Four Sisters.
The production date is 198 1 year.
Production company international Huaying club
This country belongs to Japan.
The total number of episodes is 26.
brief Introduction of the content
How beautiful the blue sky is, and the white clouds curl up. I pursue the ideal of light and happiness tomorrow. Blowing a cheerful whistle, the fields are endless and the grass is green. You see, you see, I found happiness. You see, you see, I found happiness. I want to share it with you and with her ... all of us, we got it, we got happiness. I want to share it with you and with her ... we are all happy. (opening song)
Dance, Meg, dance. Turn, Meg, turn. Ah, the fire of happiness in the melting pot is warm and full of beautiful dreams. White silk dress, how beautiful, waltzing. Dance, Meg, dance. Turn around, Meg, Meg, Meg. (ending song)
The content of the film is not much to say, it is adapted from the novel of the same name and reflects the civil war. What I recommend to you here is the theme song and the ending song of this movie, which was already a Chinese version in that year. It's very nice.
Brief introduction to the story
The story of four sisters (Park Yejin, Yu Sun, Eun-hye Park, Yoon-mi Lee) who were born in a childless family and had different personalities and a man who fell in love with the fate between the sisters started a new life. ...
Three. film
Little women, little women (1994)
Plot: Robbins Wycod
Director: gillian armstrong
Main achievements: winona ryder, Winona Laura Horowitz
Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon
Type: Love/Family/Plot
More titles: new little women
Length: 1 15 minutes.
Release date:199465438+February 2 1 Canada
Product: Denovi Film Company, USA
Plot introduction:
Concord, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. The March family live in an old house. Mr. March followed the army to take care of the wounded, leaving behind his wife and four teenage daughters-Meg, Joe, Bain and Amy. Meg is gentle and virtuous; Joe is pungent and straightforward, dreaming of becoming a writer; Bain is gentle and quiet and likes to play the piano; Amy is very lively and likes painting. Mrs. March is kind and simple. Although her family is not rich, she often saves money and helps the poor. Under the influence of mother, four kind sisters often help the poor. They even gave the long-awaited Christmas breakfast to a poor German family. When their neighbor, Mr Lawrence, heard about it, he praised the little girls and prepared a big dinner for them as a Christmas present.
Joe and the old man's grandson Laurie hit it off and became good friends. Meg fell in love with Laurie's tutor John at first sight. Little Amy, who loves to be competitive, sometimes has friction with her second sister Joe, but she soon gets back together. A telegram brought sad news: Mr. March was seriously ill in hospital. Mrs. March rushed to Washington at once. Just after his mother left, Bain contracted scarlet fever while taking care of sick children from poor families. The March family was shrouded in a haze. The four sisters loved each other, helped and encouraged each other, and overcame the difficulties with great courage. Soon, the mother and her father, who had recovered from a serious illness, returned home, and Bain began to recover. The March family are happily together again.
Things have changed, and four years have passed in an instant. Meg and John two of a kind got married happily. Laurie, who has graduated from college, confided her affection to Joe, but was rejected. Laurie left home anxiously for Europe. In Nice, France, he met Amy who was sent to Europe by her aunt to study painting. They had a very speculative conversation and got to know each other better. At this time, Joe has been a tutor in new york, and met an amiable German tutor, Mr. Barr. Joe rushed back to love before saying goodbye to Barr after receiving the news that his sister Bain was dying. Lovely little bane is dead. With great sadness, Joe wrote a novel based on the real life of her and her sisters.
Soon, Meg gave birth to twins, and Laurie returned to Concord with his new wife Amy. The March family is busy again. After her aunt died, she left her big house to Joe, who took her mother's advice and turned it into a school. One day, Barr appeared in front of Joe again. Joe begged Barr to stay and teach at her school. He kissed her and accepted the proposal.
It is a great pleasure for filmmakers to extract materials from literary masterpieces. Little Women, a famous autobiographical novel written by American woman writer Louisa Mayol Cote in the19th century, has been put on the screen for four times. The writer described the characters, hobbies and growing experiences of the four March sisters with vivid and delicate brushstrokes, reflected the social features of small towns during the American Civil War, and expressed the truth, goodness and beauty in the writer's mind.
Director gillian armstrong's technique is fresh and smooth. There is no damage left by the war in this film. Only mulberries are green fruits, which is completely different from modernist films that expose western interpersonal relationships in a cold style. This film is a beautiful and nostalgic female film, celebrating family ties.
Behind the scenes/tidbits:
Christina Ricci auditioned for the role of little Amy, but kirsten dunst got the part. Natalie Portman also took part in the audition.
During filming, claire danes's hair was burnt when she went upstairs with a candle.
At the end of the film, it is dedicated to two people. One is california gurls Polly Klaas, who was kidnapped 12 years old, and she was later found dead. The other is Winona. ...