PRESENTATION AUTHOR LOUISA MAY ALCOTT AND THE NOVEL LITTLE WOMEN
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania, United States. She was the second of four daughters: Anna Bronson Alcott was the eldest; Elizabeth Sewall Alcott and Abigail May Alcott were the two youngest.
Alcott's childhood
Most of Louisa's education came from her father being a teacher and her mother being a social worker, but she also studied with the famous philosopher Henry David Thoreau and popular authors.
Louisa's family didn't have much money so she was forced to work from an early age as a teacher, seamstress, governess, housekeeper and writer.
During the Civil War, she moved to Washington to work as a nurse until she fell ill with typhus.
The carreer
Louisa published works under her own name, but also some using names such as Flora Fairfield.
Louisa's novel "Little Women" is well known and is based on Louisa's childhood experiences with her three sisters.
Just like in Little Women, she was one of four daughters and remained close to her sisters throughout her life. In fact, in the novel, the heroine "Jo" based her on herself. But while Jo gets married at the end of the story, Alcott has remained single her entire life.
Little Women
Little Women was published in 1868, is set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts, and is based on Alcott's childhood experiences with her three sisters.
The story of the four young March sisters, including Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, deal with the classic problems of their age. Jo, an aspiring writer, stands out for her search for freedom, in contrast to the traditional female figure of the time. She encourage the sisters to do the same with their dreams and to rebel against that social system.
Personages
Marmee Curtis March, is the girls' mother and is very wise. Robert March, is the father who loves her despite having left for the war. Meg, she is sixteen years old and the eldest, has a beautiful character, is presented as judicious and mature. Jo, fifteen years old, is Aunt March's lady-in-waiting, she is the most impulsive, rebellious, courageous and determined one. Beth, thirteen years old, is the most docile and humble of the family. Amy is the youngest and is twelve years old. She is described as selfish, lazy, vain and spoiled. Laurie, nephew of Mr. Laurence, is Jo's best friend with whom he falls in love, but is rejected by the girl. Mr. Brooke, is Laurie's guardian. First falling in love with Beth, he later marries Meg. Aunt March, is a strict woman, she has first Jo and then Amy as her lady in waiting.
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PRESENTATION AUTHOR LOUISA MAY ALCOTT AND THE NOVEL LITTLE WOMEN
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania, United States. She was the second of four daughters: Anna Bronson Alcott was the eldest; Elizabeth Sewall Alcott and Abigail May Alcott were the two youngest.
Alcott's childhood
Most of Louisa's education came from her father being a teacher and her mother being a social worker, but she also studied with the famous philosopher Henry David Thoreau and popular authors.
Louisa's family didn't have much money so she was forced to work from an early age as a teacher, seamstress, governess, housekeeper and writer. During the Civil War, she moved to Washington to work as a nurse until she fell ill with typhus.
The carreer
Louisa published works under her own name, but also some using names such as Flora Fairfield. Louisa's novel "Little Women" is well known and is based on Louisa's childhood experiences with her three sisters.
Just like in Little Women, she was one of four daughters and remained close to her sisters throughout her life. In fact, in the novel, the heroine "Jo" based her on herself. But while Jo gets married at the end of the story, Alcott has remained single her entire life.
Little Women
Little Women was published in 1868, is set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts, and is based on Alcott's childhood experiences with her three sisters.
The story of the four young March sisters, including Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, deal with the classic problems of their age. Jo, an aspiring writer, stands out for her search for freedom, in contrast to the traditional female figure of the time. She encourage the sisters to do the same with their dreams and to rebel against that social system.
Personages
Marmee Curtis March, is the girls' mother and is very wise. Robert March, is the father who loves her despite having left for the war. Meg, she is sixteen years old and the eldest, has a beautiful character, is presented as judicious and mature. Jo, fifteen years old, is Aunt March's lady-in-waiting, she is the most impulsive, rebellious, courageous and determined one. Beth, thirteen years old, is the most docile and humble of the family. Amy is the youngest and is twelve years old. She is described as selfish, lazy, vain and spoiled. Laurie, nephew of Mr. Laurence, is Jo's best friend with whom he falls in love, but is rejected by the girl. Mr. Brooke, is Laurie's guardian. First falling in love with Beth, he later marries Meg. Aunt March, is a strict woman, she has first Jo and then Amy as her lady in waiting.