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

It is interesting that Louisa May Alcott writes Little Women, in which she incorporates her consume feelings and experiences. In fact, Jos character is a near replication of Alcott herself. This makes the impertinent wholly the more interesting and personal, with the author speaking directly with the protagonist. Alcott writes thenovel from third person limited point of view, focusing chiefly on Josephine March. She develops the characters brilliantly throughout the entire work,especially the March girls. Each baby 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 liveness of poverty with their father in thewar. Through this hardship, the girls Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, learn to be glad in all circumstances and sustain those less fortunate than themselves.The girls be very hopeful and dream of a brighter future. Each experiences adventures and pursues her own dreams. In the end, they are still gatheredas one family, grateful for their many another(prenominal) blessings and for each other. Josephine March is the protagonist, a tomboy who refuses to submit to the traditional prototype of ladyhood. This mindset is radically different from atypical woman of her time. Jo possesses an inherent passion for writing and literature in general. However, she loses much of her headstrong mugwumpnature through marrying Professor Bhaer. She gives up writing as he is a significant critic 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 bit in thewar along side her dear father. Jo stresses and works to pass off her family together, becoming extremely upset when Meg and Amy become married. Withtheir father absent, Jo assumes the virile role as a father figure in many ways. Neverthele ss, her flaws only make Jo a more lovable character. Thereader cannot help but adore Jo for her sheer 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 thirst for worldly pleasures represents the inner desires of man.