Did Laurie love Jo or Amy?

Additionally, while Laurie loves Jo, he doesn't quite understand what is most important to her -- her writing. He doesn't take that aspect of her that seriously. In one film version, he actually tells her that she doesn't have to write once since he marries him unless she wants to do so.
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Did Laurie and Jo love each other?

So did Jo love Laurie? Yes. And she always will love Laurie.
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Why does Jo not love Laurie?

It is therefore extremely significant that Jo rejects Laurie despite the fact that he is handsome, kind, loving, and rich, and that she rejects him for no other reason than that she does not love him as she wants to love a husband. Alcott depicts this decision as admirable.
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What is the age difference between Laurie and Amy?

I know the age difference between Amy and Laurie is only three or four years, but their love and marriage would seem more normal to me if Laurie was ten years older yet they simply hadn't had much interaction when Amy was a kid.
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Does Laurie love Amy or Jo Reddit?

"Laurie proposes to Jo who says no even tho she's still in love with him. And then he ends up marrying Amy." The book made out that Jo was never interested in Jo in a romantic way, and I think Rachel gave or got a wrong impression. As did Joey (another Friends character).
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In Defense of Amy and Laurie - Little Women (2019)



Why does Amy Call Laurie my lord?

Later life. Amy became a dignified woman and is the only one who wants to marry a rich man so she would not have a hard time in terms of finance but at the last minute turns Fred Vaughn down, and marries Laurie instead. It is said she called him 'My Lord'.
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Did Laurie Love Amy in the book?

While Laurie might have initially thought he wanted to spend his life with Jo, he did grow to love Amy, leaving fans of the book and the movie adaptation debating who his perfect match is for years.
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How much older is Professor Bhaer than Jo?

Stanley, an actor best known as one of the Night's Watch from “Game of Thrones,” is younger in age than Bhaers past. That means the age gap between him and Jo is smaller, only about 10 or so years, versus the 20-plus-year gap in previous versions.
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Why didnt Jo marry Laurie?

Laurie, who Jo positions alternately as her brother and as her own masculine self, betrays Jo when he proposes marriage to her: She would much rather that he marry either Meg or Beth (imagine Laurie and Beth together! a truly absurd idea, but Jo floats it out there!), thus preserving her ideal family structure.
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Do Amy and Laurie end up together?

Amy becomes the family's golden child, heading to Europe to study art and eventually becoming wife to Laurie, Jo's best friend and the man everyone—the characters in the novel and readers poring over the text—thought Jo would marry.
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Did Jo change her mind about Laurie?

Jo's love interests are changed somewhat from the book at the end of the Little Women movie. Instead of graciously telling Teddy he's a better fit for Amy, she gets a little bit cross in the movie and there's even a half-ditch effort from Jo to write Laurie/Teddy a letter telling him she's changed her mind.
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Do Laurie and Jo kiss in the book?

I figured she would have never have entertained the possibility of actually having them kiss in the novel. But lo and behold, I was amazed to recently discover (and I'll admit to squeeing just a little bit) that in an early manuscript of the proposal scene in Little Women, Alcott did have Laurie kissing Jo!
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How old is Amy March at the end?

Amy kicks off the Little Women story as a 12-year-old and ends as a young adult who has seen more of the world and fallen in love and gotten married and had a child. Meg and Jo both age and mature, but they start already on the brink of womanhood.
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Did Laurie and Amy have a baby?

Elizabeth Laurence ("Bess") – The only daughter of Laurie and Amy, named for Beth. Like her mother, she develops a love for art as she grows up.
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Why Amy is the best March sister?

She used every tool in her arsenal, her good manners and charm, her youthfulness, her artistic creativity and, of course, the fact that she was very beautiful, to her advantage. By the end of Little Women, she has realised her every dream and she's blissfully happy. I'm talking, of course, about Amy.
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Did Jo March marry in real life?

Whereas Jo March gets married and remains within the family circle, Alcott struck out and lived a truly independent life. She remained unmarried, unlike her heroine.
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How did Laurie know all the March sisters?

Answer: Laurie confirmed the names of the March sisters when Jo visits him and she started talking about her sisters. Explanation: "Little Women" by narrates the story of the March family and their neighboring families, especially the Laurence family who lived just right next door.
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How old was Jo March when meets Laurie?

Jo, aged fifteen, is sitting with her sisters on Christmas Eve, lamenting the fact that they have no money. Jo's sisters perform a play that she has written. She meets her neighbor Laurie. Jo resolves to carry her "burdens" gracefully.
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Why do you think Jo decided to visit Laurie?

To Jo, the Laurence mansion seemed to be an enchanted place, filled with delightful things. She longed to see them and befriend Laurie, who looked very lonely and shy. So, she decided to visit the Laurence mansion and ask Mr Laurence to allow Laurie to leave the house and play.
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Do Jo and Friedrich have children?

The Bhaers moved to Plumfield, left to Jo by her Aunt March, where they established a school. Fritz taught the children many virtues and important things while also teaching them education. They raised Fritz's two orphaned nephews, Franz and Emil Hoffmann, and their own sons, Robert and Theodore.
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How old was Jo when she met Professor Bhaer?

This is what you need to know: Winona Ryder was 23 when she made the 1994 film adaptation of Little Women. Gabriel Byrne, who played her character Jo's ultimate love interest Professor Friedrich Bhaer, was 44. Age gaps like that used to be shockingly common in Hollywood. Richard Gere was 40 when he made Pretty Woman.
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Did Jo actually marry Frederick?

At the end of Little Women, Jo doesn't marry Laurie, her childhood friend. Instead, she marries Friedrich Bhaer, an older German professor she meets while living in New York.
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Where does Laurie propose to Amy?

One afternoon, Laurie and Amy are rowing a boat together on the lake. Amy says they row well together, and Laurie asks if she'll "row" with him all their lives. And, of course, she says yes. If you're wondering, yes, that means they're engaged now!
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Who did Jo end up with?

In Alcott's book, Jo March spends much of the pages talking about how she never wants to marry or have children. At the end of the story, however, Jo eventually marries her boarding housemate Professor Bhaer and has children.
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What personality type is Amy March?

8 Amy March - ESFP

Amy March's MBTI® can only be ESFP. This type is usually people-oriented and fun-loving, which describes Amy perfectly. She cares a great deal about what others think of her, but she's also very outgoing.
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