florazheng1015  +  173893 Sat, 24 Dec 05 10:14 AM   Q1. Miss March=? Q2. as prim as a China Aster=?  Is it a slang?   Context: "I hate to think I've got to grow up, and be Miss March, and wear long gowns, and look as prim as a China Aster! florazheng1015 Joined on Sun, Feb 20 2005 Full Member 155

	Clive  +  173936 Sat, 24 Dec 05 12:52 PM Hi, I hate to think I've got to grow up, and be Miss March, and wear long gowns, and look as prim as a China Aster! 'Little Women' is a classic story of young sisters whose family name is March. When Jo March says this, she means that she does not want to grow up and have everyone call her by her family name instead of just 'Jo'. A China Aster is a plant. I guess Jo sees it as a symbol of sedateness. She may also mean, in irony, that a plant is not active and boisterous like she is. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,663 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Irony