In the book, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, we see the family overcome misfortune multiple times throughout the story. Jo deals with her father being in the war by writing a manuscript, unfortunately later in the book, her sister burns the manuscript. The misfortune helps Jo as a person because it taught her that she needed to control her temper. The success is important to the book because it shows how humans are guilty of having bad tempers. Jo’s character overcomes her hardship of poverty by writing stories and selling them to the newspaper. Jo’s success is important because it shows how people can use their talent when they are young to make money. Another hardship, Jo’s character faced in the book was when Laurie confessed he was in
