ABookreportofLittleWomenTitle:LittleWomenAuthor:LouisaMayAlcottPublishinghouse:WordsworthEditionsLtdPublicationdate:1993-08-01Numberofpage:464Briefintroduction:LittleWomenisoneofthebest-lovedyoungster’sstoriesofalltime,basedontheauthor'sownyouthfulexperiences.ItdescribesthefamilylifeofthefourMarchsisterslivinginasmallNewEnglandcommunity。Meg,theeldest,isprettyandcaring,loveswealthandwishestobeanoblelady;Jo,atfifteenisungainlyandunconventionalwithanambitiontobeanauthor;BethisadelicatechildofthirteenwithatasteformusicandAmyisabeautyoftwelvewhoisalittlebitselfishbuthasapassionforart.Inspiteofthefamily’spoorcircumstance,thefoursistershavepositiveandoptimisticattitudestowardsanything.Homeistheplaceofgrowthaswellasthesacredshelterforthem.Theywilllistencarefullytotheirmother'steachings;willusetheirhands,fantasticbraintoinventinnovativeandsoul-groominggamesoneafteranother.Itisthehappiestthingtoliveforeverwithwholovethemandarelovedbythemintheireyes.Thestoryconsistsoftheirdomesticadventures,theirattemptstoincreasethefamilyincome,theirfriendshipwiththeneighboringLawrencefamily,andtheirlaterloveaffairsremainingasfreshandbeguilingasever.Thegrowingprocessofthefoursistersislikealovelyverseofeducation.LouisaAlcottdemonstratedtheirstrongoptimism,theirpersonalityandperseverancewithoutfloweryorsterilelanguages.Alsorevealedtousarethegreatloveandfriendship.Impression:Thewholebookissimpleandnatural.Itreadsmorelikefamilydiaryfulloflove——thesimplestloveincommonlife.Theloveoffriend,familyandrespectarehereandthereinourlifebutfrequentlyneglected.Littlewomendoesmakeusresumetheselove.Ittellsushowtohaveaheartlikelytoexperienceandtreatloveandtobecomemoretoughandindependentforthelove.FromthefoursistersIhavelearnedtobefirm,nottobeacomplainerwhilenottobesatisfiedwithall.Everydayofmylifeshouldbringmefreshhopesfortomorrow.Everydayofmypursuitfordreamshouldbefullofendeavor.AlsoIhaverealizedthatIoughttocarefullyfindeveryone’sadvantagesinsteadofseeingonlynegativeaspectsthroughourcoloredspectacles.Anditishightimetodoublycherishwhatwehaveownbeforeknowingitsvaluebydeath.Havingreadthebookfromcovertocover,youmayfindMegorJoorBethorAmyhassteppedintoyourheartandlefttheconfidenceforyoutogothroughrainydaysinyourlifeastheydid.Andwhattheauthorwantedtosharewiththereadersthroughthethingsthecharactershaddoneandthewordstheyhadsaidmakethebooktime-honored.