Amos Bronson Alcott

For the past century and a half, much of the world has incorrectly come to the conclusion that Louisa May Alcott intended her novel, Little Women, to serve as a conservative icon that endorses the proper life for women to aspire to, the life of a subservient wife and mother. However, Alcott did not intended her novel to be a propagandist piece supporting the cult of domesticity, the philosophy that women in the 1800s should stay at home and not work outside of the domestic sphere. In contrast,…

The Journey to Maturity: Hair and Vanity in Alcott’s Little Women and Grimm’s “The Goose Girl” Hair, even today, is often used to symbolize femininity: while neat and tidy hair is often associated with womanliness, high social status, and proper behaviour or manners, short, messy, and boyish haircuts typically represent the opposite. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women uses hair to symbolize the identity and growth of the young, impressionable female characters using the disproving of hair as…

decides that writing is what she will do. She says “I think I shall write books and get rich and famous” (Alcott) This statement demonstrates her strong mindedness because she found a goal and declared that she will accomplish it. During the very end of the story when the whole family is gathered Jo makes a speech of sorts in which she goes right out and says “I may be strong minded”(Alcott). The author makes it clear throughout the story that this is one of Jo’s dominant traits.…

The universe; at first glance, it may seem so simple, but in reality, it is an intricate ideology. This bigger-than-life place inhabits, more or less, an astonishing one hundred billion galaxies! Of all of these galaxies, there is the beautiful and spirally Milky Way Galaxy, where if someone would look hard enough, may see our solar system. Out of all nine planets, there is the Planet Earth, and out of all seven billion people there are on Earth, there is you. Many people may not know, but…

In the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott the main character; Josephine March, is faced with the expectations of becoming a respectful young women. Surrounded by a household full of girls, Jo has no choice but to conform to society 's ideals and grow up to be like her sisters. Throughout the novel Jo refuses to grow up, faces society 's expectations, and becomes a Little Woman. Josephine March is a fifteen year old girl who goes by the nickname ‘Jo’, she has a bold personality and tends…

Louisa May Alcott explores the notion of womanliness in the 1896 novel Little Women. The characteristics and traits of a little woman are portrayed through the young March sisters, and are further perpetuated and developed in older women in the novel. Each of the March sisters embodies a different stereotype of women’s persona in the beginning of the novel which all appear to contrast one another. Meg, the eldest sister, acts wise and old and as she is too young for little girl’s games. Jo…

Little Women Author- Louisa May Alcott Publish date-1868 Genre- Coming of age is the genre of Little Women because it starts with young teenagers who mature over time and adapt with the circumstances given. This perfectly relates to the genre coming of age which focuses on the maturing and growth of a character. Setting- • Time- While the Civil War was going on and after in approximately 1861-1876. • Place- A tiny town in New England • Atmosphere (tone)- Compassionate, very factual, and straight…

Alcott, L. M. (1997). A long fatal love chase. New York: Dell Pub. Louisa May Alcott is best known for Little Women and her other juvenile fiction, but she also wrote gothic thrillers. A Long Fatal Love Chase is one of these and has been referred to as a "bodice-ripper" by reviewers. Originally written for serialization in 1866, after her travels in Europe and about two years before Little Women was published, her manuscript was rejected as "too long and too sensational". Several years later,…

Would you rather name or your little girl Alice or Alyss? 9 times out 10 a family will name their little girl Alice spelled like A.L.I.C.E instead of A.L.Y.S.S because it more normal. The author uses rites of passage to reveal how Alyss changes as a character in throughout the whole story. In the book The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor made a character named Alyss that goes on a rather exciting journey... In the beginning of the novel,Alyss is characterized as bored…

How would you react to someone who doubts you because of your background? What would you say? What would you do? In the short story “The Stolen Party,” by Liliana Heker, a young girl’s mother had refused to let her go to a party, as it was meant for the rich. Due to the fact that her mother was the maid of the party’s host, she thought her daughter would be someone that is brushed aside. However, she convinces her mother to let her go, and she has quite a fun time there, playing games and having…