She survived the initial illness, but eventually the after-effects took their toll and toward the end of the book, Beth fell ill again. Because of her failing health, her family filled her room with all the things she loved best: her kittens, piano, father's books, Amy 's sketches, and her beloved dolls. She was never idle; she knitted and sewed things for the children that passed under her window on the way to and from school.
But eventually even that became too much for her, and she put down her sewing needle, saying that it had grown 'so heavy'. Beth died in Marmee 's arms. Beth's dying had a strong impact on her sisters, especially Jo, who resolved to live her life with more consideration and care for others.
Beth was twenty-three years old at the time of her death. Beth was kind, sweet, shy and quiet. It is unfair to Louisa to be angry that she did not use Little Women to save her dear, dead sister. And yet it feels as if—as her father sealed Lizzie in the amber of his literary failure—Louisa did the same within her literary success.
Infant or sweet or dying or dead, Lizzie never got the chance to belong to herself. A bit Pollyanna-ish, sure, but ultimately a force for good within the family. Beth does not rage against the unfairness of her situation; but even worse than that, she wants nothing. It is impossible to imagine her adulthood. I never thought of being married, as you all did.
Like Lizzie, Alice was an invalid, diagnosed with a litany of ailments common to women at the time, including neurasthenia and hysteria. Unlike Lizzie, Alice kept extensive letters and diaries that showcase her brilliance and wit, even though it would take half a century for people to begin to acknowledge it.
In one letter, sent to her family from Boston where she was convalescing at the home of a family friend, she tells of her journey there:. A woman put her head in very saucily to inquire if I was an invalid and [if] I had been sick long. She stared her fill and not discomposing myself at all I stared at her.
She soon retired, [and] I reposed quite nicely at my ease and though my head ached did not feel as much as I thought. Ate my chicken with a relish and troubled myself about nobody. Not just once, but over and over again. A woman who lived and had thoughts and made art and was snarky and strange and funny and kind and suffered tremendously and died angry at the world becomes sweet, soft Beth.
Years go by, the sisters grow up — Meg gets married and has children, Jo is living and working in New York, the youngest sibling Amy Florence Pugh is in Paris working on her art — and Beth gets really sick again. That can lead to long-term health problems, including: tonsil infections, chronic problems in the sinuses and ears, vulnerability to pneumonia, rheumatic fever a type of heart disease , and a kidney disease called post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
In the film, when Jo wakes up in a panic to find Beth not in her bed once again, she hurries back to the kitchen. But this time, she finds a tearful Marmee. The blue plates are on the wall behind her. No amount of blankets could save Beth this time. Amazon shoppers are living in these on-sale joggers: 'OMG these are the most comfortable pants I've ever owned!
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How beautiful everything is tonight. Is scarlet fever still a thing? While it's not the major killer it was in the 19th and 20th century, it is still around today. The rate of scarlet fever cases tripled between to in England and Wales, according to a paper published in the Lancet Journal of Infectious Diseases. The paper's authors say the incident rate spiked higher than it had in the last 50 years, ultimately affecting one in children under age Experts still don't know why the disease is becoming more common.
Luckily, the condition can now be quickly and effectively treated using antibiotics such as penicillin or amoxicillin, the CDC notes. Why was Beth sick for so long? After her first tango with scarlatina, Beth recovers — thanks in part to the astonishing rotation of patchwork quilts her sisters wrap her in. I swear, in every scene she has a new blanket. One morning, Jo Saoirse Ronan wakes up to find Beth not in her bed.
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