Book Report on Little Women by Louisa May Alcott :: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

In 1868, Louisa May Alcott wrote the book Little Women inresponse to a publishers request for a girls book. Louisa wrotethis book by craft upon her own memories of her childhood and puttingthem down on paper. This is the stage of four young girls, Meg, Jo, Beth,and Amy March, and how they endure all the trouble and hardships that comealong during their lives. They are embossed by their mother and by theirfather, and m any interesting characters pop up along the way, such asLaurie, their good-natured next-door neighbor Laurie later falls in lovewith Jo but ends up marrying Amy. In the beginning of the story they areall fairly young, the youngest being twelve years old, and their mother,whom they call Marmee, is left to choke them while their father is awayfighting in the war. As they grow and mature, they learn many hardlessons about life. For instance, there was the time when Amy, theyoungest, suffered her first penalty in school. She carries thatanger, humility, and emba rrassment with her for the rest of her life. There were also more serious lessons to be learned, like when one of thesisters, Beth, dies. By the end of the book, they really have moody fromlittle women into real women.Jo was the second oldest of the four sisters. Her birth name wasJosephine, but she always thought that it sounded too feminine, so sheshortened it to Jo. Clearly, Jo was one of the main characters of thestory because many of the events centered on her and the audience learnedmore about who she was. She was a tomboy at heart and hated all the primand halal ways of the ladies in those days. Jo was very blunt in herspeaking and always said exactly what was on her mind. However, mostpeople felt right at ease speaking with her because she had a way ofmaking them feel comfortable, despite her frankness. Jo was the one whofirst had enough courage to go over to the frightening bear next door andtalk with the Laurence Boy, whom they knew as Laurie after that, andbecam e the best of friends with him. Despite that one good trait, Jo hasan uncontrollable temper that can erupt at any time. This is quiteevident one day when Amy burns one of Jos most precious items-a book thatshe wrote stories in and had for years.