LittleWomenLouisaMayAlcott7/10/2020PART1Somephilosophygraspedfromlittlewomen7/10/2020Women’sStruggleBetweenFamilialDutyandPersonalGrowthIfindthereisanemphasisondomesticdutiesandfamilydetractsfromvariouswomen’sabilitiestoattendtotheirownpersonalgrowth.7/10/2020TheDangerofGenderStereotypingAboutgenderandmarriage,IwanttomentionLittleWomenquestionsthevalidityofgenderstereotypes,bothmaleandfemale.Therefore,AlcottbestowsthehighestesteemuponJoandLaurie,who,intheirrefusaltoembodygenderstereotypes,willingtobethemselvesandfinallyfindtheone.7/10/2020TheNecessityofWorkIdiscoverthenoveldemonstratestheimportanceoftheworkethic,whichdictatesthatitisholytodowork.Betweenlines,theauthorultimatelyrecommendsworknotasameanstoamaterialend,butratherasameanstotheexpressionofinnergoodnessandcreativity.7/10/2020TheImportanceofBeingGenuineThelasttomentionistheimportanceofpayingmoreattentiontotheinnerspiritualselfthantotemporary,earthlyconditionslikewealthandimpressiveappearances.AndtheauthorincorporatesthisphilosophyintostoriesofMegandAmy.7/10/2020PART2MyunderstandingofthegrowthoflittlewomenAsasayinggoes,therearen’ttwosameleavesintheworld.Thefourgirls’differentimagesinthisbookimpressedmeintensively.Andtheprocessoftheirgrowthkindledmythoughtsaboutlifeattitude.7/10/2020MegIloveMegforherbeinggladtoimpoverishforlove,notenticedbythemoney.Megiseagerinarichlife,asshesaidshewas“fondofluxury”,butsheishardworkingandvoluntarytoworkasnurserygovernessandearnssmallsalarytoreleasethefamilyburden.7/10/2020JoIloveJoforherfreeandeasy,likesherforthesteadfastdeterminationwhichshestrugglesfordream.SheearnslivingexpenseswithauntMarchandwritesarticlesforthenewspapertogainthepaymenttoincreasethedailynecessitiestothefamily.Inaddition,Jo’spersonalitylikesboy,andshehasaquicktemper.Jo’sfavoriteiswriting.Ithinkthisroleistheauthor’sshadowandanidealimageofthenewtimewomanasLouisathought.7/10/2020BethIloveBethforhertranquilcharacteristic,doinganythingwithoutanycomplain.Likehergoodpersonalcharacterwhichalwaysconsidersforothers,shelovesmusicandfeelsshywithstrangers,soshealwaysdoessomehouseworkwithhermotherathome.TherearemanyBethsintheworld,shyandquiet,sittingincornerstillneeded,andlivingforotherssocheerfullythatnooneseesthesacrifices.12AmyIalsoloveAmyforherstrongdesire,beingkeentoherfaithandinterests;sheregardssupportingthepoorpeopleasherownfaith.Shewasinterestedinsketchandbecameatalentandprofessionaldrawer.7/10/2020ThankYou!