History Heartwarming / LittleWomen

** The live-capture of the musical adaptation has Amy mention that she even tried recreating it or writing a story as good as it. When she couldn't do that, she tries drawing Jo a nice picture.

* Meta example: Gillian Armstrong, director of the 1994 film adaptation, initially struggled to get funding. Studio execs told her [[GirlShowGhetto "this is a little girls' movie"]] and were sure no one would want to see it. The budget was so tight, she had to use one stately house as three different locations. But when she screened a rough cut for them on the studio lot, she recalls that as soon as the credits rolled, all of them were moved to tears and immediately gave her more money for re-shoots, music etc.
** Gillian was reluctant to cast Winona Ryder in the role of Jo, as her typecasting was mainly for EmoTeen roles like ''{{Film/Heathers}}'' and ''{{Film/Beetlejuice}}''. But she agreed to meet with the actress in person and upon meeting her, realised she was just like Jo in personality and she won the part. She earned an Oscar nomination for it, and to this day lists playing Jo as one of her favorite roles.

** Jo, too. She feels very lonely growing up, and limited by her gender and her family not really understanding her literary ambitions. She falls in love with Bhaer because she feels she can grow with him and expand her craft. Many literary-minded women have admitted to find this romance plausible since often, they also crushed on men like Bhaer more than Laurie- intellectually minded, not the handsomest but very well-meaning and supportive.

** Gillian was reluctant to cast Winona Ryder in the role of Jo, as her typecasting was mainly for EmoTeen roles like ''{{Film/Heathers}}'' and ''{{Film/Beetlejuice}}''. But she agreed to meet with the actress in person and upon meeting her, realised she was just like Jo in personality and she won the part. She earned an Oscar nomination for it, and to this day lists playing Jo as one of her favorite roles.

* The 2019 film has a subplot where Meg is convinced by Sally to buy silk for a new dress even though it's expensive and John needs a new coat. This leads to a minor TearJerker where John lets Meg know how hurt he feels that she wishes she could have nice things and it's his fault for not being able to give them to her. But it turns around when Meg later reveals she's sold the silk to Sally, because she cares more about the husband and children she loves than a dress.
** Right before her wedding to John, Meg is offered a chance to run away by Jo. She turns it down immediately, because she loves John and can't imagine a life without him.

* The 1994 film's version of the Christmas scene has Mr Laurence present when Beth gets the gift of the new piano. She collapses crying into his arms with thanks, and begins to play "Deck the Halls" for everyone. And the whole room sings along. [[PetTheDog Even Aunt March]]. It's the only time in the film she [[WhenSheSmiles smiles]].

* Laurie and Amy name [[DeadGuyJunior their daughter after Beth]].

* In ''Little Men'', Jo is trying to teach Daisy how to cook and hang curtains at the same time, while Fritz keeps coming in to make interjections. She finally drops the curtain on his head and tells him to stop, or else she'll "come in and moralize while you are teaching Latin, and how would you like that?"
-->'''Fritz:''' "Very much, try it and see."
* The fact that in ''Little Men'' and ''Jo's Boys'', the principal characters are one big happy family - Mr and Mrs March, the March sisters, their husbands, children, and the Plumfield students. Franz and Emil are actually cousins of only Rob and Teddy (through Fritz), but they also regard Rob and Teddy's other cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents (through Jo) as their own kin. They call Jo's father "Grandpa," and her sisters and brothers-in-law "Aunt" and "Uncle." Likewise, Emil is the favourite cousin of Josie, Meg's second daughter, though they are not actually relatives to each other.
** At one point, Teddy refers to Emil as a "son of Bhaer," with the narration noting that Fritz has cared for Emil and Franz so long that there's hardly any difference between his love for them and for his own two sons, and that Rob and Teddy have always considered them as older brothers.
* Franz and Emil are both devastated by John Brooke's death, with Franz having apparently cried the entire night, and Emil declaring that "Uncle Fritz is the wisest and Uncle Laurie the jolliest, but Uncle John was the ''best'', and I'd rather be like him more than any other man I ever knew."

* In the film Mr. Bhaer says that he's not worthy to marry Jo because his hands are empty. Jo is quick to take them and say "Not empty now." Cue the BigDamnKiss under the UmbrellaOfTogetherness in the HappyRain!

* A lot of Meg and John's scenes together, whether before or after they're married. Notable is when Meg realizes she does love John after all when she finds herself defending his lack of wealth passionately from Aunt March. Daww.

* Franz and Emil are both devastated by John Brooke's death, with Franz having apparently cried the entire night, and Emil declaring that "Uncle Fritz is the wisest and Uncle Laurie the jolliest, but Uncle John was the ''best'', and I'd rather be like him more than any other man I ever knew."

** At one point, Teddy refers to Emil as a "son of Bhaer," with the narration noting that Fritz has cared for Emil and Franz so long that there's hardly any difference between his love for them and for his own two sons, and that Rob and Teddy have always considered them as older brothers.

* The fact that in ''Little Men'' and ''Jo's Boys'', the principal characters are one big happy family - Mr and Mrs March, the March sisters, their husbands, children, and the Plumfield students. Franz and Emil are actually cousins of only Rob and Teddy (through Fritz), but they also regard Rob and Teddy's other cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents (through Jo) as their own kin. They call Jo's father "Grandpa," and her sisters and brothers-in-law "Aunt" and "Uncle." Likewise, Emil is the favourite cousin of Josie, Meg's second daughter, though they are not actually relatives to each other.

* The fact that in ''Little Men'' and ''Jo's Boys'', the principal characters are one big happy family - Mr and Mrs March, the March sisters, their husbands, children, and the Plumfield students. Franz and Emil are actually cousins of only Rob and Teddy (through Fritz), but they also regard Rob and Teddy's other cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents (through Jo) as their own kin. Likewise, Emil is the favourite cousin of Josie, Meg's second daughter, though they are not actually relatives to each other.

* The fact that in ''Little Men'' and ''Jo's Boys'', the principal characters are one big happy family - the March sisters, their husbands, children, and the Plumfield students. Franz and Emil are actually cousins of only Rob and Teddy (through the marriage of Jo and Fritz), but they also regard Rob and Teddy's other cousins, aunts and uncles (through their mother Jo) as their own kin.

-->'''Fritz:''' "Very much, try it and see."

* Fritz Bhaer, period. Say what you want about Jo/Laurie or the lack of it -- that man earns his happy ending in magnificent fashion. After all the waiting, all the hoping -- he's been a bachelor for years, after all -- he ''finally'' finds love and ''finally'' gets his girl. And it is beautiful.

* In the film Mr. Bhaer says that he's not worthy to marry Jo because his hands are empty. Jo is quick to take them and say "Not empty now." Cue the BigDamnKiss under the UmbrellaOfTogetherness in the HappyRain!

* In the film Mr. Bhaer says that he's not worthy to marry Jo because his hands are empty. Jo is quick to take them and say "Not empty now." Cue the BigDamnKiss under the LoveUmbrella in the HappyRain!

--> "I knew a girl, once, who had a really remarkable talent for music, and she didn't know it; never guessed what sweet little things she composed when she was alone, and wouldn't have believed it if anyone had told her."