Little Women Research.docx

Themes of Little Women Family and Marriage, Poverty, Work, morality and society, independence and women’s rights, self-improvement, duty and sacrifice, selfless generosity This was the time of the Civil War—The March sisters looked to each other for companionship and warmth—they were all each other had. Their father was away, and they no longer had the money that they used to have Growing up I was always super depressed by the way that Beth died Beth and Jo are the best of friends. Beth is quiet and understanding. She is a good listener and loves the idea of family. She doesn’t want the sisters to grow up and move on Beth is the one who gets left behind and she is also the one who wants to help other people—she is a helper The piano is central to beth’s character Laurie’s grandfather gives her their old piano and befriends him This story is about girlhood to womanhood but beth never makes it to womanhood She goes to help out the poor German immigrant family—the Hummels she contracts Scarlet fever from one of the children Beth’s death has a huge impact on Jo who finally decides to write stories about her family instead of her usual stories

One of the main reasons this story has endured is because it’s timeless. No matter the time period, we can relate to a coming of age story.