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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Little Women (film adaptations) | 1 |
| Little Women franchise | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | group of film adaptations ⓘ |
| adaptationPractice | often merges events from two separate novels into one film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
"Good Wives" by Louisa May Alcott
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"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonThemes |
coming of age
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domestic life ⓘ family ⓘ female independence ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| follows | the lives of the March sisters from adolescence into adulthood ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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period drama film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfSource | Louisa May Alcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Amy March
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Aunt March NERFINISHED ⓘ Beth March NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo March NERFINISHED ⓘ John Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurie (Theodore Laurence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marmee March NERFINISHED ⓘ Meg March NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Bhaer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMaterialFrom |
Part 1 of the original two-volume publication of "Little Women"
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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
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domestic labor and creativity ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
| recurringPlotElement |
Amy March’s artistic aspirations and relationship with Laurie
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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
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post–Civil War 19th-century New England ⓘ |
| sourceCountryOfOrigin | United States (literary source) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
family audiences
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fans of classic literature adaptations ⓘ |
| typicalEnding | resolves the principal romantic and vocational futures of the March sisters GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalStructure | condenses plotlines from both "Little Women" and "Good Wives" into a single continuous film narrative ⓘ |
| workType | screen adaptation cycle ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Little Women (film adaptations)
Little Women (1994 film score)
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Little Women (film adaptations including Good Wives material)
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this entity surface form:
Little Women franchise