English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tomboy

• School: Western University
• Department: English
• Course: English 2033E
• Professor: Gabrielle Ceraldi

Document Summary

Writer includes the type of story that they have written by having one character describe it as a kind of story they like. i. e. jo tell another story once with a moral not too preachy . Beth prefaces her complaint with it"s naughty to fret because she isn"t allowed to complain. The girls aren"t supposed to want things they can"t/don"t have. Attitude of constantly maintain positivity/happiness i. e. old man with 4 sons (2 dead, 1 imprisoned, 1 sick/injured) in order to maintain order/prevent rebellion or to reaffirm religious connotations. Asked to be passive and accept their situation and position in. Little women morally good (marmee + dad), young lady . Gloves makes it appear they are wealthier than they are. Takes the moral imperative, of being morally good, very seriously. Concern for superficial things such as clothes and actions and. Novel takes the side of jo, the tomboy, against her restrictions as society words a girl.