Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later | It’s Lit!

Why does some literature endure and others fade away? Explore why Little Women continues to be read and adapted 150 years after being published in this video from It’s Lit! Before women were asking “am I a Carrie or a Samantha?,” they were asking “Am I a Jo or an Amy?” Before there was Edward vs Jacob, there was Laurie vs Professor Bhaer. There have been dozens of adaptations, feature films, TV shows, plays, ballets, operas and at least two animes based on the book. So despite being written off as proto-chick lit or kiddie lit or as Alcott herself said, “moral pap for the young,” Little Women has worked its way into the consciousness of readers and stayed there. What is it about the tale of the March sisters that keeps us coming back? Support materials include discussion questions, an analysis of the “cultural fantasy of the happy family,” and an artifacts of childhood multi-genre creative writing project