The book report of Little Women

“I don’t like favor;they oppress and make me feel like a slave.I’d rather do everything for myself,and be perfectly independent.”Louisa May Alcott,who wrote this sentence in her famous novel Little Women wanted to show the demand for independence and freedom in work and marriage of women. She is an American writer born in Germantown Pennsylvania, but she spent her life in Concord near Massachusetts. Influenced by her father, she became interested in writing very early. To help sustain poor families, Louisa had to earn money as a maid, tutor and tailor before she became a professional writer. The great novel that she wrote tells us the story of four sisters in the big picture of American Civil War. Meg, the eldest sister of the family, was beautiful and virtuous. She pursued the real love that she wanted. Although life was simple and cash strapped after marriage, the couple never complained and it’s the poor life that made them find what they really wanted, gave them the meaning of living. Jane who loved reading , the second elder sister of the family, was the core character of the novel. She always showed her strong optimistic and self-reliance personality. Beth, the third elder sister, loved her family, the poor, the weak without any reward. Amy, the youngest sister, dreamed to be a great artist. Finicky as she was, she could pear any setbacks when pursuing her dream. The novel established in normal life is so fine and smooth. Readers will calm down and be attracted by the fine sentiment which was exposed in Little Women. When reading this book. In order to embody the connotation“ self-esteem and self-respect of women” Louisa chose to use four sisters’ qualities showed in their lives. When they lost themselves in facing with the difficulties and obstacles settled in front of them on the road of life, their mother, Mrs.March said“Our burden are here, our road is before us, and the longing for goodness and happiness is the guide that leads us through many troubles and mistakes to the peace which is a true Celestrial City.” to encourage them and most importantly to guide their ways. She is a great mother who used virtue and action instead of preach to teach girls how to shape themselves, how to make the life become what they expected, how to accept and tolerate the unlovely things that happened around them. Having read this fantastic book. I learned everyone had his own power to conquer obstacles, of course including women. It’s their rights to choose their lives, it’s their wishes to live an independent, untrammeled life that nobody else can interfere, it’s their independence personality that makes the whole world full of possibilities. Sensitive as the novel is, there is still a slight deficiency in character portrayal ——male characters are less vivid than females characters. Because of the scanty communication with men, Louisa May Alcott couldn’t describe male characters in a full-scale way as she did when portraying women. In short, Little Women is a great book which have displayed a real picture scroll of society under the American Civil War for its readers. It makes us know the desire to the freedom of pursuing marriage, love, work, morality, personality, requirement of the right to control their own lives.