I can't even imagine being sick during this time, before any time when there were antibiotics or vaccines. It must have been unbelievably scary. Medicine has changed so much, even within the last ten years. I am so grateful for that.
Ooh I just noticed the fabric on her left shoulder (our left) is off her shoulder at 0:48 yet back on in the next frame haha I love when I catch those!
is scarlet fever contagious? shouldnt the family not be touching and sleeping next to beth since she could give the disease to them or is scarlet fever not contagious like that?
@@RipleySpacePrincess Yeah...but at this point in the movie it's no longer about scarlet fever, but about rheumatic heart disease that Beth has as a result from her scarlet fever...closest possibility, as we are told that the fever has weakened her heart. I am pretty sure that this is not contagious though. Edit: Woops. Forgot that a scarlet fever part came after. Silly me.
I hope John realizes now that he should reward Meg with beautiful things every now and then, in this scene he's more happy that he gets his coat and his wife doesn't get anything nice. I think he forgets how much Meg actually goes for this family
I don't think it's so much that he's happy he gets a coat and Meg gets nothing I think it's more they simply couldn't afford it a coat in winter is necessary a new dress when your old ones are practically new and you don't have any money isn't! And this scene is important for Meg too because she realises that all she needs in the world to be happy is her husband and her kids fancy things like dresses aren't worth anything when you don't have your loved ones with you xxx
@@calliefinck6275 but for all we know he does do that it's just in this instance that we see him not wanting to buy her a very expensive dress like 15 dollars in the 19th century is the equivalent of 300 dollars in today's money like that's an exorbitant amount of money to spend on one garment especially if you're not as rich xxx
