... , to present unconventional views to her audience. Jo is outspoken and opinionated. She is complex and not interested in the role of the quiet and demure Victorian woman. The narrator notes, "Jo had the least self-control, and had hard times trying to curb the fiery spirit which was continually getting her into trouble" Jo is independent, socially and, eventually, financially ... opportunities have past, but is finally proposed to by a deacon whose wife has died two years earlier. Miss Celia finally has an opportunity to marry. Her main thought on the night she accepted his proposition w...

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... takes a much different approach. Whereas Alcott seeks to grapple with the hardships of everyday life, putting her characters through common situations and conflicts, Barrie writes to escape from reality (class notes, 4/3/03). When Barrie teaches his readers about childhood, he does so through the character of Peter Pan, who "symbolizes the child's reluctance to be absorbed into adult life- (Jan, 68 ... childhood in the novel, such as this passage concerning Neverland: "Of course the Neverland had been make-believe in those days; but it was real now, and there were no night-lights, and i...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate