![]() ![]() Now granted, we do have Aunt Peace, Aunt Plenty and Aunt Jessie, the only grown women who show character. ![]() Had the aunties had their way, Rose would have been a weak, neurotic, totally trussed-up caricature of a woman, lacking intellectual curiosity (let alone ability), unable to move even a step forward without great effort, either physically or emotionally.Īnd what of female friendship? Louisa’s offering was Annabel Bliss: a shallow, frivolous gossip with a slavish attachment to fashion. Anyone who knows anything about Louisa May Alcott knows her penchant for boys (and how she longed to be one herself) so it’s no surprise that the male characters come out smelling sweet. Who comes out well …įor Rose, Uncle Alec is the hero and the boys are her true friends. Having finally finished Eight Cousins, it amuses me that an overarching theme of this book is that women can be their own worst enemy. ![]()
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