What secret did Laurie tells Jo after she took her stories to the newspaper?

Laurie then tells Jo his secret—that Mr. Brooke has kept Meg's glove and carries it with him wherever he goes. This secret disgusts Jo, because she hates the idea of someone loving Meg and taking her away.
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What were the secrets of Jo and Laurie?

Jo's secret, as told to Laurie, is that she has submitted two stories to a local newspaper editor, and she must wait to hear if they have been accepted for publication until the following week.
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Does Jo have feelings for 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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Did Jo and Laurie kiss?

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! The exact line:""Then he caught her in his arms and kissed her passionately" Wow!.
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What does Jo say to Laurie?

Jo tells Laurie that he will get over her and find a more elegant woman who would make a better wife for him as a rich man.
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Is Laurie in love with Amy?

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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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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Who is Laurie in real life?

Whereas the March sisters all correspond to one of Alcott's actual sisters, the inspiration for Laurie is less straightforward. Originally, Alcott said she based Laurie on the young Polish man, Ladislas Wisniewski, with whom she had roamed around Paris (unchaperoned!) in 1865.
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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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Why does Laurie end up with Jo?

Laurie wants to keep the status quo of their relationship so that he does not need to grow and take responsibility for himself or his own actions. Laurie was not used to making decisions. Marrying Jo is an easy escape from his life remaining the same rather than different as it is meant to be.
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Does Amy and Laurie have 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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Does Jo marry Teddy?

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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Who married Amy March?

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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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 did Jo Amy and Laurie go to the river?

When Fred Vaughn finally proposes, Amy turns him down because she does not want to marry for money. Amy and Laurie find out about Beth's death at nearly the same time, and Laurie goes to comfort Amy. They begin to spend much time together and fall in love. One day, Laurie and Amy are boating on a river.
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When did Jo meet Laurie?

Summary — Chapter 14: Secrets

Jo finishes the manuscripts for two stories and brings them to a newspaperman in town without telling anyone. She is very anxious. She meets Laurie as she comes out of the news office. After he pleads with her to tell him what is going on, she confides her secret.
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Why is Laurie so rude to Meg?

She is a bit embarrassed about the luxury of her attire, but she enjoys playing the role of a fashionable girl. Laurie is at the party and reprimands Meg for being so frivolous. His criticism makes Meg regret letting her friends dress her.
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Does Laurie marry Amy in the book?

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. Don't miss what matters.
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How did Laurie get to know about the March family?

Answer. Laurie get to know about the march family by killing them mercilessly.
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Is Amy March a real person?

The real Amy March — May Alcott Nieriker, Louisa's youngest sister — was far from aloof and demanding. In fact, she was a real feminist force, fostering transatlantic networks for independent women travelers.
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Did Jo March marry in real life?

In the book and its subsequent sequel Little Men, Jo marries Professor Bhaer, has two sons, and starts a boys' school. This is where the book most differs from reality. Alcott never married. She focused on her career as a writer and financially supported many of her family members at various points.
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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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What is Marmee short for?

Photograph by Wilson Webb. The house is busy, happy, trimmed for the holidays. Laura Dern trips through the warm domestic chaos and trills over her shoulder, “Just call me Mother, or Marmee.
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Why did Meg marry John Brooke?

John fell in love with the eldest March daughter, Meg and married her after the war, after much “begging” and convincing her he'd be a good husband to her. The couple moved into a little house, where their three children were born: the twins' Daisy and Demi and later Josie. He died in the book Little Men.
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How did 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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