Certainly, the novel conveys the idea that "into each life, some rain must fall." In other words, no life or relationship is going to be perfect. Meg and John have no money, but take a great deal of joy in their children. Jo and Bhaer don't have much money, but feel very rich in their ability to take in boys to educate and make a family of those boys and their own son. Amy and...
Certainly, the novel conveys the idea that "into each life, some rain must fall." In other words, no life or relationship is going to be perfect. Meg and John have no money, but take a great deal of joy in their children. Jo and Bhaer don't have much money, but feel very rich in their ability to take in boys to educate and make a family of those boys and their own son. Amy and Laurie are very wealthy, and very much in love, but their daughter is often ill and may not live into adulthood. No life can be free from all sorrow, and nothing can protect us from it: not love, not money.
The novel also makes claims about the kind of qualities on which a marriage should be founded. We see through Marmee and Mr. March's relationship, as well as the failed romance between Jo and Laurie (and Jo's later successful romance with Bhaer) that a proper marriage is founded on mutual love and respect as well as the ability of each partner to help the other to become the best possible version of themselves. Mr. March, for example, helps Marmee with her temper. Bhaer helps to cool Jo's temper as well; however, Laurie only seemed to egg her on and escalate her heated feelings, and this was one clue that their relationship would not make them both happy in the long run.
Further, the novel also conveys the idea that work and play are both necessary for a fulfilling and productive life. When Marmee allows the girls to try their "experiment," and not work for an entire week, she knows it will not be as fun as they expect. She very much believes that work is necessary in order to be happy, and she is right (as they learn during the week).
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