Jo also considers that being a girl is a waste of time because she can't do anything that is really important. The only things that she can do are chores, which she sees as boring. She complains about not being a boy and not being able to go to war and help her father "I can't get over my disappointment on not being a boy, and it's worse than ever now, for I'm dying to go and fight with Papa, and I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old women- (4).
"As she spoke, Jo took off her bonnet, and a general outcry arose, for all her abundant hair was cut short- (174), Jo cut her one beauty and sold it to a wig maker to make money for her family when their father was ill. She is proud of her manly qualities that her other sisters detest. She believes that the absence of their father at home is a problem that she might somehow be able to control if she could only be a boy. And even though she is not a boy, she feels responsible and tries to take the roll of the male in the March family. Jo states this when arguing with her sisters on who should buy their mother's Christmas present "I'm the man of the family now Papa is away- (6). This statement shows Jo's personality as tomboyish, responsible, and proud. .
Without a man to contradict her, Jo is able to fully explore her imagination. She writes dramatic stories, which she sells to make a living. And as long as she manages to keep the Weekly Volcano away from the males in her life, she makes an honest living out of it. However, Professor Bhaer's disapproval makes her "hard-earned money lay rather heavily on her conscience". .
In spite of the obstacles placed in her writing path, Jo still manages to be the most intellectually satisfied of the four sisters. Jo probably would have hated a life like Meg's, whose life is measured as somebodywife and mother after she marries Mr. Brooke and seems all lost in motherhood and wifedom. .
Jo wants to have her choices as a woman to be more than just getting married; she wanted those choices to be made freely and to reflect other options.
Little Women It all begins in the dead of winter; The Christmas Season. ... The next day, Jo goes over to he Great Aunt marches to read the Bible out loud to her. ... She sends Jo over to Aunt Marches to borrow some money for the train ticket. ... Jo walks in with $25.00, Marmee was surprised that Aunt March could spare that much. ... As Marmee leaves they all hug, and she says, " I shall miss my little women." ...
Little Women takes place in New England. ... March is finally home again. ... They had married very simply and had moved out and been on their own in their little house. ... Beth and Jo have a little talk and Beth is able to tell Jo that her time will come soon and she is ready to leave this world. ... When Aunt March passes away Jo had been left her estate. ...
The book, Little Women, is enjoyable because it's realistic, its characters are unforgettable, and the author wrote it so you never get bored. Little Women is a story about a poor family of girls and the time they spend growing up during the Civil War. The March family consists of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and their mother, Marmee. ... The second reason I like Little Women is because its characters are unforgettable. ... The final reason I think Little Women is a great novel is because the author wrote it so you never get bored. ...
Jo refuses to let Amy go with her to the theater. In retaliation, Amy burns Jo's manuscript, and Jo, in her anger, nearly lets Amy drown while ice-skating. ... Little Women is a sentimental, coming-of-age novel. ... Though it is a simple story about the four March girls' journeys from childhood to adulthood, Little Women centers on the conflict between two emphases in a young woman's life "that which she places on herself, and that which she places on her family. ... She contrasts the Marches with more well to do young women like Amy Moffat and Sally Gardiner. ...
The novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and the short story How Celia Changed her Mind by Rose Terry Cooke are examples of works whose authors use their fictional characters to present alternative views to marriage. In Little Women, Louisa May Alcott uses her main character, Jo March, to present unconventional views to her audience. Jo is outspoken and opinionated. ... 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. ... Al...
I will argue why, and discuss how, Little Women and Peter Pan fall into this category of educating their respective readers. Little Women is first and foremost a girl's novel "it is written by a girl, about girls, and for girls. It has been said that Little Women has in it the universal theme of human nature (Meigs, 213). ... Another example of this is the basic contrast between the March sisters and better-off young women like Amy Moffat and Sally Gardiner. ... In Little Women, Alcott accepts this inevitable changeover with the four March sisters maturing as the book progresse...
March. ... The March family's extreme resemblance of the Alcott family give Little Women a incomparable core unlike many other written novels during the late 1800's. ... Jo's love for nature is also portrayed in Little Women, when Jo is walking through the woods picking wild flowers. ... Jo March and her sisters are seen in Little Women becoming one with nature, and appreciating the world they've been blessed with. ... A Review of "Little Women; or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy", in The Nation, Vol. ...
Little Women, By Louisa May AlcottDouglas tells readers that, "Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on 1832aE(i). ... Perhaps the most famous of all her works was the children"s novel Little Women. ... Little Women is the story of four sisters as they learn and eventually grow to be women. ... The "Pickwick PortfolioaE in essence is the family journal designed by the girls in Little Women. ... Through a confession to Jo in Little Women, the reader learns that Marmee was at once hot tempered and quick to fly off, but overcame this and became an excellent model for ...
Several of her works are Little Women, An old fashioned girl, Little Men, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, and Moods. The work that impacted her life and played a major role was Little Women. ... In this book she is can be very much compared to Jo March. ... She didn't want to write little women. ... Little Women was an amazing work. ...