Little-Women-小妇人-读书报告总结展示

oneofthemostagreeablejuvenilenovelsinAmericahistoryandhasbeenpopularforover100years.ishighlypraisedasacounterpartofthefamousEnglishnovelPrideandPrejudiceIthasbeenfilmizedintomovies,TVseries,andcartoonsinmanycountriesAmericannovelist(1832-1888)ThesecondoffoursistersUndertheinfluenceofherwriterfather,shegainedinterestonwritingatanearlyage.She,EmilyDickinsonandChristinaRossettiallclaimedcelibate(主张独身主义),insistedthatmarriageisatrap.Theme，SummaryCharacterlist(foursisters)Highlights，MetaphorAnalysisMyImpressions•TheDangerofGenderStereotyping•TheImportanceofBeingGenuine•LoveandFriendshipIttellsastoryoftheMarchsisters:Meg,Jo,BethandAmy.Theirfatherisawayfightinginthewar;theylivewiththeirmother,overcomeplentyoftroublesintheirlifeandbecomemature.Nomatterhowhardsituationstheyfaceto,theyallusetheoptimisticattitudetomanagetomakelifemeaningfulandbeautiful.TheoldestMarchsister.ResponsibleandkindShehasasmallweaknessforluxuryandleisure,butthegreaterpartofherisgentleandloving.MegMarchSheisthesecondoldestMarchsister.Shehasantemperandaquicktongue,althoughsheworkshardtocontrolboth.Sheisatomboy,andreactswithimpatiencetothemanylimitationsplacedonwomenandgirls.Shehatesromanceinherreallife,andwantsnothingmorethantoholdherfamilytogetherJoMarchThethirdMarchdaughter.Bethisveryquietandveryvirtuous,andshedoesnothingbuttrytopleaseothers.Sheadoresmusicandplaysthepianoverywell.BethMarchTheyoungestMarchgirl.Amyisanartistwhoadoresvisualbeautyandhasaweaknessforprettypossessions.Sheisgiventopouting,fitsoftemper,andvanity;butshedoesattempttoimproveherself.Shegetswhatshewantsintheend:popularity,thetriptoEurope,andLaurie.AmyMarchP1:“Christmaswon’tbeChristmaswithoutanypresents,”grumbledJo,lyingontherug.It'ssodreadfultobepoor!sighedMeg,lookingdownatherolddress.Idon'tthinkit'sfairforsomegirlstohaveplentyofprettythings,andothergirlsnothingatall,addedlittleAmy,withaninjuredsniff.We'vegotFatherandMother,andeachother,saidBethcontentedlyfromhercorner.Comment:Thisconversationconsistsoffoursentencessaidbythefourmaincharacters—Meg,Jo,Beth,Amy.Fromtheirconversationwecanseethecharacteristicsofthem.Believeitornot,thisparagraphatthebeginningisoneofthereasonsformetoreadon.P161:“Moneyisaneedfulandpreciousthing,—and,whenwellused,anoblething,—butIneverwantyoutothinkitisthefirstoronlyprizetostrivefor.I’dratherseeyoupoormen’swives,ifyouwerehappy,beloved,contented,thanqueensonthrones,withoutself-respectandpeace.”Comment:Actually,Mrs.Marchgivetwolifelessonstohisdaughters.Oneisaboutmoney,anotherisaboutmarriage.Moneyisneedful,butweshouldn’tbetheslaveofit.Marriagedoesnotdependonmoney,butlove.P329:Mrs.MarchwouldnotleaveBeth'sside,butrestedinthebigchair,wakingoftentolookat,touch,andbroodoverherchild,likeamiseroversomerecoveredtreasure.Comment:Mrs.Marchtrulyisanstrongwomanwhodoesnotshowherworryandanxietyonherface,butfromherbehaviorwecanseehowworriedandanxioussheiswhenseeingherbeloved.CastlesInTheAir-Jo'ssynonymforthegirlshopesanddreams.River-InapoemthatJowritesforBethbeforehersister'sdeath,theriverstandsforBeth'sdeath,anditisthecrossingintoheavenortheafterlife.(unexpectedcompany)HarvestTime-justaswhenplantsgrowripeonthetreesandfall,HarvestTimefortheMarchesiswhenallthegirlsarefullygrownandlivingseparatelivesfromtheirparents.Agirlandananimal!ThepersonisJo.ThereasonwhyJostoodoutcanbebestillustratedbyhercharacteristic.Unlikeothergirlswhobehavedlikequietwater,Jowasneithersoftnorgentle.Sheactedlikeaboyanddeterminedtobelikeaman:“It'sbadenoughtobeagirl,anyway,whenIlikeboy'sgamesandworkandmanners.Ican'tgetovermydisappointmentinnotbeingaboy,andit'sworsethanevernow,forI'mdyingtogoandfightwithpapa,andIcanonlystayathomeandknitlikeapokyoldwoman.”(P5)WhenMegwasinloveandgettingmarried,Jogotupsetandnearlyangryandassertedthatifshecannothavehersisters,noonecan:“IjustwishIcouldmarryMegmyself,andkeephersafeinthefamily.”SomeonementionedthatJo’scharacteristicstosomedegreesymbolizestheauthorLouisaMayAlcottwhoseexperiencesaresosimilartoJo’s.WhenMegwasinloveandgettingmarried,Jogotupsetandnearlyangryandassertedthatifshecannothavehersisters,noonecan:“IjustwishIcouldmarryMegmyself,andkeephersafeinthefamily.”SomeonementionedthatJo’scharacteristicstosomedegreesymbolizestheauthorLouisaMayAlcottwhoseexperiencesaresosimilartoJo’s.Theparticularanimalformeisaparrot—Polly.WhenAmyhastostayatthehouseofauntMarchsoastoavoidgettinginfectedofscarletfever,shemeetsthisbird.Amycalledit“areprehensibleoldbird”,“trialofmylife”,whichlikeAmysaysisenoughtodriveherabstracted.ThepartthatdescribesPollymakesmelaugh:Theparrotalonewasenoughtodriveherdistracted,forhesoonfeltthatshedidnotadmirehim,andrevengedhimselfbybeingasmischievousaspossible.Hepulledherhairwhenevershecamenearhim,upsethisbreadandmilktoplagueherwhenshehadnewlycleanedhiscage,madeMopbarkbypeckingathimwhileMadamdozed,calledhernamesbeforecompany,andbehavedinallrespectslikeareprehensibleoldbird(P316).Thewholebookissimpleandnatural,buteveryoneistothedepthsofthesoul.Itreadsmorelikefamilydiaryfulloflove——thesimplestloveincommonlife.Thelo