Little Women
(Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women is the story of The
Marches, a family used to hard toil and suffering. Although Father March is
away with the Union armies, the sisters Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth keep in high
spirits with their mother, affectionately named Marmee. Their friendly gift of
a Christmas holiday breakfast to a neighbouring family is an act of generosity
rewarded with wealthy Mr. Laurence's gift of a surprise Christmas feast.
However, despite their efforts to be good, the girls show faults: the pretty
Meg becomes discontented with the children she teaches; boyish Jo loses her
temper regularly; while the golden-haired schoolgirl Amy is inclined towards
affectation. However, Beth, who keeps the house is always kind and gentle.
After certain happy times winning over the Laurences, dark times arrive as
Marmee finds out about her husband's illness. Worse is to come as Beth
contracts scarlet fever in her Samaritan efforts for a sick neighbour and
becomes more or less an invalid. The novel tells of their progress into young
womanhood with the additional strains of romance, Beth's terminal illness, the
pressures of marriage and the outside world. This is the story of their growing
maturity and wisdom and the search for the contentedness of family life. It was
written in 1867 and is a fictionalised biography of Alcott and her sisters. It
has become a much loved classic tale and, while some of its issues seem
outdated, many of the trials of the sisters are all too relevant today as
evidenced by its continued following. The joys and pains of growing up are
highlighted in this delightful novel where the author has managed to portray
the true life of these three sisters.
This novel can be read by young and old alike and will not fail to bring
back the joy of eternal childhood before their very eyes with this marvel of a
chronicle.
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