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Letter from Father :star: - Coggle Diagram
Letter from Father :star:
Characters
Jo
The girls say Jo is like a brother. She hides her feelings. She is the least ladylike. She wants to go to war.
Amy
Makes fun of Jo for being 'masculine'
Infactuation with Laurie at a young age
Princess in the play
Meg
Beth
Wants everyone to be at home together.
Shy
Theme
Family
The girls are together - united
Happy
Gender equality
Contrast of Jo and Amy - they are like opposites.
Influence of war
Hear about the war through his letters - language he uses in the letter are war related.
All girls / women at home showing how the men are at war.
Bravery - Jo wanting to further her career of becoming a writer
Cinematography
Still frame of the reading of the letter
Eye-level - makes you feel like you're in the room
Mise-en-scene - very cosy, warm
Full shot - we see the whole set
The girls perform a play written by Jo - the camera pans to the play performance
Marmee is still reading the letter from father (war) - voice over
"Do their duty faithfully"
"Fight their enemies bravely" and "conquer themselves so beautifuly"
The language used in the letter is quite masculine and associated with war but associated with the girl's lives.