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

In 1868, Louisa May Alcott wrote the book Little Women in receipt to a publishers request for a girls book. Louisa wrotethis book by pressing upon her throw memories of her childhood and puttingthem down on paper. This is the baloney of four offspring girls, Meg, Jo, Beth,and Amy March, and how they endure all the trouble and hardships that comealong during their lives. They are raised by their mother and by theirfather, and many 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 guide them while their father is awayfighting in the war. As they grow and mature, they learn many hardlessons about life. For instance, at that place was the time when Amy, theyoungest, suffered her first punishment in school. She carries thatange r, humility, and embarrassment with her for the rest of her life. in that location were also more serious lessons to be learned, like when one of thesisters, Beth, dies. By the end of the book, they really have turned fromlittle women into real women.Jo was the wink oldest of the four sisters. Her birth name wasJosephine, but she al slipway thought that it sounded excessively feminine, so sheshortened it to Jo. Clearly, Jo was one of the main characters of thestory because many of the events refer on her and the audience learnedmore about who she was. She was a laugher at heart and hated all the primand proper ways of the ladies in those days. Jo was very blunt in herspeaking and always utter exactly what was on her mind. However, mostpeople felt right at ease speaking with her because she had a way ofmaking them feel comfortable, notwithstanding her frankness. Jo was the one whofirst had enough courage to go over to the terrorisation house next door andtalk with the Laurence Boy, whom they knew as Laurie after that, andbecame the beaver of friends with him. Despite that one good trait, Jo hasan uncontrollable temper that can break dance at any time. This is quiteevident one day when Amy destroy one of Jos most precious items-a book thatshe wrote stories in and had for years.