- Louisa May Alcott very much bases the character of Jo March on herself.
But at one point Louisa said, "I didn't make Jo half bad enough."
- You can't go to a party without any gloves.
- I was hoping we wouldn't be invited to another one.
- Louisa and Jo March are so similar in their creativity, in their passions, in their loving dramatics, in their caring and loving their sisters so much, the way Louisa felt about each sister.
She was a woman ahead of her time.
She was independent and strong minded, partially because her family encouraged it, but I think it was also in her.
She loved to run.
Women weren't supposed to do physical things like that.
She was active not only through running, but also in her mind.
She was making up stories, she was doing plays, so she was always doing things that were, I would say, pushing the envelope.
How they're different primarily is the fact that Jo March marries, and that was never Louisa's life at all.
At one point Louisa was asked to write an article about useful spinsters.
She entitled the article "Happy Women," and she advised the women to use their talents and be bold and be themselves.
And this was, again, very unusual for that day.
(laughing) - [Jo] Leave this to me Amy.
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