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After Bhaer defends his beliefs at the symposium, Jo measures greatness by the character his costly speech reveals.
She did neither; but she remembered this scene, and gave the Professor her heartiest respect, for she knew it cost him an effort to speak out then and there, because his conscience would not let him b...
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Narration Prompt
Retell Jo’s path from selling her first sensation story to deciding to wait before writing again, including what she wants, what she hides, and what changes her judgment.
Discussion Questions
- Jo writes to earn comforts for her family, especially Beth, yet keeps the stories secret because she expects disapproval. What does that secrecy reveal about the strength and weakness of her motive?
- Dashwood removes moral passages and asks for stories that are ‘short and spicy,’ while Jo chooses to keep supplying them. How should responsibility for the growing sensationalism be divided?
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Strongly determined to achieve something important
Item 2
Gave or granted something, such as power or a favor
Item 3
Leaving something out on purpose
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