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Meg and John have spent the evening in proud silence after the jelly quarrel. Remembering Marmee's counsel prompts Meg to look first at her own words.
These words came back to Meg, as she sat sewing in the sunset, especially the last. This was the first serious disagreement; her own hasty speeches sounded both silly and unkind, as she recalled them,...
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Narration Prompt
Write a short narration tracing the jelly quarrel from Meg and John's different expectations through their silence and apology, then connect that repair to the silk conflict.
Discussion Questions
- Meg sees a ruined day of work, while John sees a dinner problem that can still be solved. Why does each miss what matters most to the other?
- Alcott calls the quarrel a "family jar" and later says peace was preserved in that jar. What does this wordplay add to her view of mistakes?
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Good judgment about what is wise to do, which Meg's energetic housekeeping sometimes lacks
Item 2
Stubbornly resisting what is expected, like the jelly that refuses to set
Item 3
In a childishly irritated way, as Meg speaks when the surprise dinner overwhelms her
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