Little Women

Reading report Little Women. Louisa May Alcott. Beijing : Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 2007. Published in the 19th century , the Little Women tells a story of 4 girls growing up in a poor family during the civil war. Set in the United States , these 4 sisters grow up with the tide of times. They live with mother only because their father went to the frontline. Girls have obviously different personalities but they do appreciate each other. Among these four girls, Jo is the most impressive one. She is outgoing, desiring for adventures. She longs for freedom and wants to be a writer. Her ambition and personality is the easiest to be observed. But every girl in this family is precious and warm. They may make tricks to each other but they also care about their sisters and this family and this world. They give their meals to the poor in spite of their own hunger. They play a home-made drama for their mother after attending a big party. Some of them long for l true love, some of them believe more on other things. In my opinion, the most powerful point that the author want to convey is that women have their rights to choose their own life as they like. They can choose to be a housewife , taking care of her family. They can also choose to be an “office lady” to purse careers they love. The freedom of making choice and decision is precious however this world changes. And this book also shows the warmth and love in their family and in their whole life. They do have quarrels with people but in the book you can see their growth. They learn to love and appreciate in this life journey like every normal person in this world. How to love someone ? How to make a choice between love and dream ? “Each tries to be cheerful in spite of wintry weather , hard work , and unsatisfied desires of pleasure-loving youth.” This story begins with their youth of both ups and downs and ends with a happy ending(maybe ?).