Little Women by Louisa May Alcott :: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

It is arouse that Louisa May Alcott writes pocket-sized Women, in which she incorporates her own feelings and experiences. In fact, Jos character is a near replication of Alcott herself. This makes the novel wholly the more interesting and personal, with the generator speaking directly through the protagonist. Alcott writes thenovel from third person special point of view, focusing chiefly on Josephine March. She develops the characters brilliantly throughout the spotless work,especially the March girls. Each sister is entirely unique, and yet so tightly bound together through their love for one another. Little Women takes place during the Civil War in a small town in Massachusetts. The Marchs live a life of poverty with their father in thewar. Through this hardship, the girls Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, learn to be thankful in all serving and help those less fortunate than themselves.The girls are very hopeful and dream of a brighter future. Each experiences advent ures and pursues her own dreams. In the end, they are still self-possessedas one family, grateful for their many blessings and for each other. Josephine March is the protagonist, a tomboy who refuses to submit to the traditional image of ladyhood. This mindset is radically divergent from atypical woman of her time. Jo possesses an innate passion for writing and books in general. However, she loses much of her headstrong independentnature through marrying prof Bhaer. She gives up writing as he is a significant tyro of her style. The reader is exposed to two thedramatically different sides of Jo March. She is rebellious, fiery, and outspoken, wishing all the while that she was a man who could fight in thewar along side her dear father. Jo stresses and works to keep her family together, becoming extremely disconcert when Meg and Amy become married. Withtheir father absent, Jo assumes the male role as a father figure in many ways. Nevertheless, her flaws only make Jo a more l ovable character. Thereader cannot help but adore Jo for her uncompounded humanity, much like Huck in Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Amy is the youngest March sister. She is ladylike, artistic, and is regarded as the beauty of the March family. Often fantasizing a life of riches andpopularity, Amys appetite for worldly pleasures represents the inner desires of man.