Little Women
Four Massachusetts sisters
Little Women is an 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott following four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—as they come of age during and after the American Civil War.
The book established a template for domestic fiction centered on young women's moral and emotional development.
Jo March, the tomboyish aspiring writer, remains one of American literature's most beloved characters.
The title has become shorthand for stories about sisterhood and female adolescence.
Nickname for Margaret
- BethShortened feminine name
- AmyFemale name meaning beloved
- LaurieUnisex given name
- epistolaryPertaining to letter-writing
chapters · publication · manuscript · sequel · adaptation · film · musical · illustration
- authorCreator of written works
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- transcendentalismIntuition-based idealist philosophy
- abolitionistOpponent of human bondage
Civil War era · Massachusetts · American literature · autobiographical · 19th century · feminist · educator · nursing
Teenage developmental stage
- growthIncrease in size
- maturityFull growth achieved
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- ambitionDesire for achievement
dreams · identity · innocence · transition · youth · responsibility · education · individuality
Meg
Nickname for Margaret
epistolary · chapters · publication · manuscript · sequel · adaptation · film · musical · illustration · classic
Louisa May Alcott
- authorCreator of written works
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- transcendentalismIntuition-based idealist philosophy
abolitionist · Civil War era · Massachusetts · American literature · autobiographical · 19th century · feminist · educator · nursing
adolescence
Teenage developmental stage
- growthIncrease in size
- maturityFull growth achieved
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
ambition · dreams · identity · innocence · transition · youth · responsibility · education · individuality · rebellion
bonding
Forming close connections
support · rivalry · affection · companionship · unity · empathy · closeness · nurturing · harmony · connection
- Classic BooksPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, Great Expectations
- historical dramasBridgerton, Downton Abbey, Poldark, The Crown, Victoria
- American ClassicsMoby-Dick, Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Walden, Leaves of Grass
- American LiteratureThe Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Moby Dick
- Louisa May AlcottJo March, Beth March, Amy March, Meg March, Laurie
- Sisters in fictionstepsisters, twin sisters, older sister, younger sister, Pride and Prejudice
Little WomenHuckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer · Lord of the Flies · Treasure Island · Moby-Dick · The Three Musketeers
Little WomenLord of the Flies
Dystopian island survival allegory
A Clockwork Orange · Lolita · American Psycho · The Picture of Dorian Gray · The Road