Iconic Jo by Philippa Linton
Not Little Women but The Reluctant Bride by Auguste Toulmouche, artrenewal.org, I recently saw Greta Gerwig’s much praised film of Little Women , and loved it. Gerwig chooses to tell Louisa M. Alcott’s story not in a linear way but by presenting two parallel storylines, beginning with Jo March trying to establish her writing career in New York City in 1869, and then cutting away to the life of Jo and her three sisters – Meg, Beth and Amy – in 1861. A blue lens filter represents the sisters' present, and a gold filter their past. This approach is a fresh take on a classic novel which has been adapted multiple times, and the film has been generally well received by fans of the book. Jo March is an iconic character in her unconventionality and passionate desire to succeed as a writer. She is a fictional writer (Alcott’s alter ego) who has inspired generations of young women – not least young women who desire to write. ...