Laurie And Adaptive Attractiveness (Little Women Essay): Where Is The Brown Skin Laurie?

Written by Niina Niskanen

Narrated by Niina Niskanen

Ready to unravel the mystery of Laurie and Adaptive Attractiveness? He Has Brown Skin. in this episode I will be focusing to the fact that he doesn't have that in the movies, and I am going explore the possible reasons why Laurie has written to have brown skin in Little Women, and investigate whether or not this was intentional.

In Little Women, Louisa May Alcott wrote that Laurie has "curly black hair, black eyes and brown skin", but Laurie has never been played by a brown-skinned actor.

Little Women Podcast is an ongoing series of video essays, articles and podcast episodes that examines the intersections in Louisa May Alcott´s Little Women.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Women Podcast
• Release date: Feb 13, 2024
• ISBN: 9798868618895