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The narrator pauses Jo's story to reject an instant, saintly transformation and defend her slow, uneven effort to do good.
Now, if she had been the heroine of a moral storybook, she ought at this period of her life to have become quite saintly, renounced the world, and gone about doing good in a mortified bonnet, with tra...
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Narration Prompt
Retell how Jo moves from rebellious grief toward useful work, then explain why Amy's happy letter leaves her lonely again.
Discussion Questions
- Marmee and Father comfort Jo, yet each also reveals a need of their own. How does this shared need change what comfort means?
- Brooms, dishcloths, and a simple story all begin to help Jo. Why might ordinary work reach her when a grand effort cannot?
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Vocabulary
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A loss of hope that darkens Jo's view of her future
Item 2
Certain to happen and impossible to avoid, like the change Jo must face
Item 3
Calm and peaceful, as Father's welcoming smile appears
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