LittleWomen•LittleWomenisanovelbyAmericanauthorLouisaMayAlcott(1832–1888).ThebookwaswrittenandsetintheAlcottfamilyhome,OrchardHouse,inConcord,Massachusetts.author:LouisaMayAlcott(November29,1832-March6,1888)•anothernovers–LittleMen–Jo'sBoys•Thenovelfollowsthelivesoffoursisters–Meg,Jo,Beth,andAmyMarch–andislooselybasedontheauthor'schildhoodexperienceswithherthreesisters.•ThefoursistersandtheirmotherliveinNewEnglandduringtheCivilWar.Mr.MarchisachaplainintheUnionArmyandrarelyathome.TheMarchgirlssuffermanyprivationsbecauseofthewarandtheirpoverty,butcontrivetobehappybyperformingcharitableservicesforneighbors,staginghometheatricals,andattendingparties.Jowasbold,outspoken,braveandreal.Sheisadreamerabsorbedinreadingandwriting.Shelovestorunandwishesshewereaboy,forthefreedom.Meg,heeldest,isagovernesswhowishesshewererich.BethisJo'spet;sheisshy,quiet,andverymusical.Amyistheyoungestsister.Sheisaselfish,prettylittleartistwhooftenfightswithJo.•AttheendofthefirstpartofLittleWomen,MegisengagedtoLaurie'stutorJohnBrooke;Bethhasrecoveredfromaterribleillnessshecontractedfromhelpingapoor,starvingfamily;Jowantstowriteagreatnovel;andAmyisgrowinglessselfishandmorewomanlyeveryday.Inaddition,theirfatherhascomehomefromwar.Theyliveinahappylife.•Thefourgirlshadtheirshortcomingsandsufferedmanydifficulties.Suchsimilarthingstempergirls’volition,theyarewellonthewayofself-perfecting.Wearealsohavedifferentshortcomingsandneedtoconquerthem,thegirlsinthisbookaregoodmodelforus.Nomatterhowhardsituationsget,nooneshouldevergiveup.Andinourlifes,familyisthemostimportantthing.•Itisacoming-of-agestoryaboutfamilylove,lossandstrugglesetinmid-nineteenth-centuryNewEngland.•Afterreadingthisnovel,Iknowthatthefamilyloveisatreasureforus.Nomatterwhatwedecidetodo,ourfamilyalwaystrustandsupportus.Whenwesufferdifficultiesinthelife,theyalwayshelpus.Wealsoshouldcherishourfamily.•Thisbookisveryworthtoread.Ithinkyoucanlearnsomethingfromthebook.