I, too, enjoyed this book very much. I suspect what Alcott is referring to at the beginning of the last chapter, is Little Women. When she wrote LW, many readers complained because she did not let Laurie and Jo end up together (sorry, if you haven't read the book yet). I think that's why she put Tom and Polly together in An Old-Fashioned Girl.
This book was my favorite book in the entire world! It was so interesting and exciting. I couldn't put it down until i finished. My favorite part is when "Polly sat down before her fire with a resolute and thoughtful aspect. She pulled her hair down, turned her skirt back, put her feet on the fender, and took Puttel into her lap,"...something about that just made me love the book even more. It unexplainable. You have to read this book though. It is AWESOME. I'm only a sophomore in highschool, but I'm directing this to EVERYone. Read this book!
I have just finished reading "An Old Fashioned Girl" and simply enjoyed the story of Polly, Tom, Fan, and Mr. Sydney (for I quite agree with Polly and can address him by no other name).<br>However, one thing did pique my curiousity at the beginning of the last chapter and wondered if anyone else noticed this too. Alcott speaks out as the author that she had another ending in mind for our characters, but she succombed to the complaints and quickly brought everyone together for a happy ending. Does anyone know the inside story of what Alcott really had in store for her herione? <br>I'd appreciate any helpful insight or sources to look to.<br>Thanks so much,<br>A curious, literary enthusiast
I really enjoyed this book, though Little Women will be forever my favourite book by LMAI liked the first part better though and I thought Polly was a little bit too perfect, but I still liked her. She was cute.
Wow, I didn't know LMA had another ending for her characters, but I'm happy she did this instead because IMO, the Little Women sequel sucked and made me love the book less than I used to. Just my opinion, no offence to those who liked it ^___^. I guess in LMA's original ending, Polly was not marrying Tom but some other new guy or perhaps even Mr. Sydney. Who knows
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