Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material)

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Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material) refers to screen versions of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel that combine the original Little Women story with its sequel Good Wives, following the March sisters from adolescence into adulthood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of film adaptations
adaptationPractice often merges events from two separate novels into one film
basedOn "Good Wives" by Louisa May Alcott
linked to: Good Wives

"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
linked to: Little Women
commonThemes coming of age
domestic life
family
female independence
romance
follows the lives of the March sisters from adolescence into adulthood
genre coming-of-age film
period drama film
romantic drama film
hasAuthorOfSource Louisa May Alcott
includesCharacter Amy March
Aunt March
Beth March
Jo March
John Brooke
Laurie (Theodore Laurence)
Marmee March
Meg March
Professor Bhaer
includesMaterialFrom Part 1 of the original two-volume publication of "Little Women"
Part 2 of the original two-volume publication, later titled "Good Wives"
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeArc tracks the March sisters’ growth from girls into women, including courtships and marriages
narrativeScope covers both the Civil War–era childhood of the March sisters and their later adult lives
portrays 19th-century New England middle-class family life
recurringMotif balancing personal ambition with family duty
domestic labor and creativity
sisterhood
recurringPlotElement Amy March’s artistic aspirations and relationship with Laurie
Beth March’s illness and death
Jo March’s literary ambitions
Jo March’s relationship with Professor Bhaer
Meg March’s marriage to John Brooke
settingPeriod American Civil War era
post–Civil War 19th-century New England
sourceCountryOfOrigin United States (literary source)
targetAudience family audiences
fans of classic literature adaptations
typicalEnding resolves the principal romantic and vocational futures of the March sisters
typicalStructure condenses plotlines from both "Little Women" and "Good Wives" into a single continuous film narrative
workType screen adaptation cycle

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Good Wives hasAdaptation Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material)
Laurie Laurence adaptedIn Little Women (film adaptations)
linked to: Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material)
Little Women (1994 film score) associatedWithFranchise Little Women franchise
linked to: Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material)
John Brooke hasAdaptation Little Women (film adaptations)
linked to: Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material)
The Fire Within Me associatedWith Little Women franchise
linked to: Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material)