Last week in Creative Writing we watched Little Women. The kids were testing in ELA class and I didn't want their brains to explode I wanted them to be fresh for testing. So, movie days.
I was pleased that the kids were outraged at the sexism shown towards the little women throughout the film. There was general outrage when Jo was offered only a small amount of money for her stories, as well as the general push for women to stay home and get married. But the highlight of the movie occurred towards the end when (spoiler alert) Jo turns down Laurie's marriage proposal and then changes her mind only to discover he has married her sister. Jo then goes up to her room and begins burning her writing page by page. One of the students gasped and then blurted out, "Really? All because of a boy?"
My work here is done.
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