power to me is an illusion. it's not real. it's sort of imaginary and it can feel real when everyone is treating a powerful person in a certain type of way, it can feel like 'yeah this person is really powerful, and every person around them is behaving as so' therefore it is real. but power could go away tomorrow and that person will be left with nothing. whereas doing good things and putting goodwill out there in the world goes beyond power to me. because that's how you build community. that's how you attract people who will always have your back, that's how you create genuine relationships and friendships, and that's how you make the world a better place. so I would rather have people admire me for my good deeds rather than respect me for my power. sue me.
I think Jo never loved Laurie. They were friends, he loved her, she didn't. Jo always said she didn't want to be a wife but I think it's because she was scared and insecure about it. As she grows she starts to think no one will ever love her and she truly will never be a wife and then decides to write the letter to Laurie, cuz at least he loves her right? But she doesn't love him, not that way. She was just scared of being alone forever. Amy and Laurie are a lovely couple. I truly believe Laurie and Jo were platonic soulmates whereas Amy and Laurie are romantic soulmates When Jo writes her love letter to Laurie she says “My dear Teddy, I miss you more than I can express. I used to think that the worst fate was to be a wife, I was young and stupid. But now I have changed. The worst fate is to live my life without you in it.” I think Jo finds it hard to express her feelings without going against her beliefs/ideas about what women should and shouldn’t be in the world. Like...
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