Good Wives ch. 15

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Tonight we'll read the next chapter of Good Wives, written by Louisa May Alcott, titled "On the Shelf". This is also known as the second half of the Little Women novel, and is considered the 38th chapter as part of that work as a whole. The concept of being on the shelf, in reference to the chapter title, speaks to the Victorian era's rigid views on marriage and womanhood. Women who remained unmarried beyond a certain age were often seen as having lost their value in society. However, through Jo, Alcott subtly challenges this notion by showing that a woman's worth isn't defined by marriage, but by her passions, relationships, and personal growth. In fact, Alcott once wrote, "I'd rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe." In the last chapter, new impressions, Laurie and Amy spent time together in France, where Laurie, recovering from his rejection by Jo, began to see Amy in a new light. Amy, more mature and poised, challenged Laurie to take life more seriously, and their friendship started to shift toward something deeper. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:14.1	This episode is brought to you by Quaker Colored Creatures. Tonight we'll read the next
1:22.0	chapter of Good Wives written by Louisa May Alcott, titled On the Shelf.
1:29.4	This is also known as the second half of the Little Women novel, and is considered the
1:35.5	38th chapter as part of that work as a whole.
1:40.5	The concept of being on the shelf, in reference to the chapter title, speaks to the Victorian
1:48.4	era's rigid views on marriage and womanhood. Women who remained unmarried beyond a certain age
1:56.1	were often seen as having lost their value in society. However, through Joe, Alcott subtly challenges
2:05.1	this notion by showing that a woman's worth isn't defined by marriage, but by her passions,
2:13.1	relationships, and personal growth. In fact, Alcott once wrote,
2:19.5	I'd rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe. In the last chapter, new impressions,
2:28.1	Lori and Amy spent time together in France, where Lori, recovering from his rejection by Joe, began to see Amy in a new
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