《小妇人》英语读后感LittleWomenBeforeIreadthisbook,IhadwatchedacartoonmoviemadebyJapan.SoIhaveastronginterestonit.Itallbeginsinthedeadofwinter;TheChristmasSeason.Thecoldestoneofall,werethewarhasmadefuelforheatingveryscarce.Whileherhusbandisoffatwar,Marmeeisleftalonetoraisetheirfourdaughters:Jo,Meg,Beth,andAmy.OnChristmasEve,Marmeehasjustarrivedhomefrompassingoutfoodtothelessfortunatewithaletterfromherhusband,thegirls'father.Theallgathertogetheraroundthefiretoreadtheletter.Afterwards,thegirlsaretearyeyed.Marmeekissesthemandtheyareofftobed.Joislongingtobecomeawriter.So,everynightshestaysuplatewritingthescriptforsoapoperas.Asmorningcomessheisthelastoneawake.Thetableisset,andfoodpreparedfortheirChristmasfeast.Asduskfalls,thegirlsareallupintheatticactingoutJo'splay,whichshereadsfromthelocal(fake)newspaper.Astheyareperforming,theirrich,next-doorneighborsgrandsonwatchesfromthewindow.The2oldestgirls:JoandMeg,getreadytoattendtheChristmasBall.WhileJoiscurlingMeg'shair,thereisastrangesmelltotheair.Amyscreams,Megshairisbeingsinged.Theycontinuediggingthroughtheoldclothesbinforapairofwhitegloves.OneoftheprominentthemesinLittleWomenisthecomingofageormaturationofthegirls.Duringthecourseofthenovelweseethemgrowinmanyways--physically,intellectually,andespeciallyemotionally.OnequestionwhichreadersmustaskthemselvesiswhethertheviewsthecharactershaveonthecomingofageprocessaresharedbyAlcott.Iftheyaren't,whatareAlcott'sviewsandhowdotheydifferfromthoseofthewomeninherstory?ItisinterestingtoexaminethelasthalfofChapter20,Confidential.JoaddressesthematurationissueasshespeakswithMarmeeofthesituationbetweenMegandMr.Brooke.Thepossiblelovebetweenthesetworepresentsoneoftheveryimportantaspectsincomingofageforateenagegirl.Jotreatsthisnaturalprocessasifitweresomesortofdisease,however.JocannotunderstandwhyMegwouldwanttostopbehavinglikeasensiblecreature(p.202),andreferstoloveassuchnonsense.