Title: Little Women
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Setting: Massachusetts U.S
Characters: Jo March, Meg March, Beth March, Amy March, Laurie Laurence, Mr. Laurence, Aunt March, John Brooke, Mr. March, Hannah Brown
Publisher: Signet Classics
Little Women is a historical classic. It tells us
about the time of the Civil War in the 19th century. While their
father is off to fight in the war, young Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy learn to carry
their loads as pilgrims do. The four little women run into a lot of problems
for example Meg gets in trouble with gossip, Jo has a really bad temper, Beth
fights with sickness and Amy with her arrogance and of course Aunt March!
However the whole family sticks
together till the end of the war waiting for their father to return, hoping
that everything will be well, or as well as life can be.
All characters were really very admirable; take
Meg’s beauty and innocence, or Jo’s sacrifices, or Beth’s gentleness and
selflessness and young Amy’s lady like mature behavior. Of these
characters I like Jo best. Jo is a lot like me; she has a big temper, though
she can make big sacrifices when the time comes (I don’t think I can do that).
Jo also likes to read and write a story which is my personal hobby. We also
have the same brown hair.
My favorite part of the book is when Jo has a fight
with Amy and she makes a big ego issue of it. After Amy burns Jo’s book (which
Jo has worked upon since she was young), Jo refuses to talk to Amy at any cost.
And then Jo makes a grave mistake and Amy nearly dies! But thanks to Laurie,
Amy is saved, but Jo is now feeling really very guilty. That’s when Jo’s
attitude changes and she learns to control her anger seeking her mother for
help. I like this part because controlling ones anger and turning a new leaf is
pretty difficult but Jo manages it no matter what. This event teaches us that
we should be in control of our feelings, and it should not be the opposite.
This is a really good book, and I would recommend
it to young readers specifically teens and preteens. However it is also a good
book for mothers as it teaches excellent parenting skills in matters of
controlling attitudes and keeping children hopeful no matter what the
conditions may be.
Wonderful review! I would really like to read the actual book of Little Women, as I haven't read the entire novel. You've described it very well. :) Keep posting more stuff on your blog! I would love to read more book review here. :D
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DeleteNice review, Azka!! :D You've written it so perfectly it makes me want to read this. X3 The review you gave about Jo is awesome! Keep writing! <3
ReplyDeleteNice review, I really like the opinion you've given about Jo,
ReplyDeleteI do agree that it's a good book for mothers too as well as teens.