reading day two

the girls start spending time a the Laurence house, meg finds the piano and plays it, she fears Mr. Laurence and he hears about the fear and comes to their house and says how he wishes someone would play during the day because it is so quiet. meg goes to the house one day and plays, Mr.Laurence leaves his door open to listen some days. meg and Mr.Laurence become good friends she kisses him on the cheek to thank him for the piano he sent her that was his granddaughter, who died.

Amy goes to school and the girls there exchange pickled limes, Amy feels horrible because she can't give her friends them in return. Meg gives her money to buy some and Amy tells her enemy, miss snow that she can't have any and miss snow tells the teacher and Amy is forced to throw them out the window and stand in the front of class until recess, at recess Amy goes home and tells her family they think that she did wrong but marmee lets her vacation from school and stay with Beth at home.

Jo is invited to a play with Laurie and Amy wants to follow but Jo doesn't let her, Amy tells Jo that she will be sorry. she gives Jo the cold shoulder when she comes home and she burns Jo's manuscripts. Jo is angry and tells Amy that they were her pride and joy and Amy apologizes. Jo and Laurie go ice skating and Amy follows, Laurie tells Jo not to go in the middle because it is thin, Jo doesn't tell Amy and she falls in, Jo is horrified with fear and Laurie saves her. she talks to marmee and say she has a problem controlling quick temper and marmee says she does too, Jo can't believe it because she thinks of marmee as a calm person. Amy and Jo make up, finally.

meg stays with her wealthy friend, she packs her best clothes. they go to picnics, plays and throw parties. at one party the girls talked about her dress and how her mom is planning on having meg marry Laurie for his money. the next party her friends dress her up in really nice clothes and Laurie comes to the party and criticises her for dressing like someone she's not. meg returns home and tells all. marmee says that it isn't true that she is going to force her to marry Laurie, she wants her girls to be happy in youth and marriage.

Response: i think that the life the girls have is great, they get by with what they have and they will be strong women, true women, and probably sucessful.