Aunt March is dead…to the world anyway!
If you wanna ask why I Kafka’d Aunt March as opposed to killing her dead, it is because I enjoy living, laughing, and loving.
But let us not tarry, because we have sick children to speak to!
CHAPTER 5
Here’s what, theoretically, will happen in this chapter.
RIGHT OFF THE TOP LET ME SAY: the majority of this chapter is a one on one conversation between Jo and Laurie. Which is quite bad for me! It’s also 10 pages….also not great for me! But these are tomorrow’s problems.
On a chilly day, a determined Jo puts on her warm winter clothes and walks over to the Laurence’s house. Ever since the New Year’s Eve party she had been determined to make friends with Laurie, and a snowed-in day where Laurie is sick at home provides the opportunity.
She walks over when she knows Mr. Laurence is gone, and tosses a snowball at his window. Laurie invites her in.
The maids are surprised but Laurie instructs them to let Jo up to his sick room.
From there on Jo and Laurie have a lively discussion about their lives, Jo describing the family and Laurie going into greater detail about how he grew up.
Chats lead to Laurie giving Jo a tour of the house, ending with an impressive library. The companionability is broken by the return of Mr. Laurence. Jo then is surprised, by, and has a one-on-0ne convo with Mr. Laurence himself.
Jo, Laurie, and Mr. Laurence all have tea together. Jo then gets up to leave but then spies the Laurence’s grand piano and demands Laurie play for her. Mr. Laurence lets them go ahead, but he gets weird about it on the way out.
Jo returns home to report all the fun news to the family. It is revealed that Laurie’s mom was a musician of some sort and that’s why him playing music makes Mr. Laurence feel some type of way. Everyone congratulates Jo on her extroversion.
Things to Look Out For:
Mention of a tutor, Mr. Brooke, who will become important later.
Books!
Kittens!
The lingering scars of class war!