Which sister do you prefer?
My question.
shareBeth definately. Meg really annoys me, more than Amy. Not that I've read the book, it just seemed like she was just as selfish with a desire to be feminine, so it doesn't count.
shareMaybe it was because I first saw Elizabeth Taylor in the part, but I've always liked Amy best, followed by Meg. I also like Mary better than Laura in Little House, too. Meg has a sweetness about her that Jo lacks, and I really understand how Meg was tempted at the engagement party. I was a little annoyed at Laurie for telling her off when it was obvious that she would go back to her old life the next day.
Amy turned out to be a good companion to Aunt March and really put Laurie in his place, setting him back on the straight and narrow.
Boo Hoo! Let me wipe away the tears with my PLASTIC hand!--Lindsey McDonald (Angel)
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I think Laurie knew that Meg at that point was very tempted by that lifestyle. Like Amy later in Europe, Meg wanted to be one of the popular girls who had money and flirted and threw caution to the wind and was liked by all the boys. It may be just having fun, but the reason Laurie takes her to task is that it went against the principles the Marches lived by and what they had taught her. I don't think the Marches were complete tee-totallers, but they certainly didn't approve of drinking too much alcohol, especially for teenagers, as Meg still was. The Marches also didn't approve of the low-cut style of dress, the tight lacing to show off the waist (as well as the way tight-lacing kept women "delicate" as they were so short of breath they were nearly always on the verge of fainting, and the multitude of other physical complaints that came from it and how women couldn't do much work because their corsets so tight). And finally, they especially didn't approve of teenagers flirting and carrying on, as Meg was doing.
Come, we must press against the tide of naughtiness. Mind your step.
I think, though, that Meg would soon have realized, after the glow was over, that it really wasn't for her. Besides, she couldn't afford that lifestyle. And I think by this time she was also in love with John Brooke. Laurie meant well, obviously, but I just think he could have allowed her to think it through for herself.
Boo Hoo! Let me wipe away the tears with my PLASTIC hand!--Lindsey McDonald (Angel)
I do agree that Meg would have eventually realized it wasn't for her and that Laurie was a little too severe with her. But sometimes in the early stages of being caught up in something new and exciting, you aren't thinking things through, and allow yourself to do some dumb things you wouldn't ordinarily do...at times like that, it can be nice to have a friend around who tells you the truth if you're being an idiot.
Come, we must press against the tide of naughtiness. Mind your step.
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I was a little annoyed at Laurie for telling her off when it was obvious that she would go back to her old life the next day.
That and how he kinda the same thing later in college that Amy tells him off for.
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The double standard is pretty noticeable. Meg however had learned her lesson and became a good woman while Laurie had to learn the hard way, but he was even acting that way early in the second half of Little Women. He was showing some signs of being a little bit wild but still a kind-hearted person.
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