There’s an astounding moment, about two hours into Greta Gerwig’s new version of Little Women, where the ... jumps between the first and second volumes of the book. It’s a choice that ...

To prepare for the newest Little Women, I reread Alcott's novel ... Gerwig interweaves the first half of the book with the storyline from the second part when they're adults, jumping back and ...

Similarly, Alcott had no desire to see Jo March married in the second volume of Little Women. While to this day, many a young person who reads the book is sure that Laurie is the love of Jo’s ...

But mostly, “Little Women” — which stars Saoirse ... who say they’ve only read the first half of the book and they never liked the second half because it was about adulthood.

The first time she gets well and the second time she doesn’t ... Jo’s love interests are changed somewhat from the book at the end of the Little Women movie. Instead of graciously telling ...

Little Women mirrors events in Alcott's own life. She was the second of four sisters and grew ... In many ways the dramatic depth of both the book and the film revolve around Beth, who is as ...

Little Women’s most flamboyant character ... For many readers, the heart of the book’s second half was a simple question: Would Jo marry her charming neighbor, Laurie? Alcott had hoped ...

When I finished the book, I flipped right back to the first page and read the whole thing again. “Little Women” was everything to me ... jumping fences and climbing trees without a second thought, her ...