A report on the novel Little Women

By Ya-Lan Wang

Outline/ Overview:

1. Author

2. Character analysis

3. Summary of the story

4. Reflection

5. Vocabulary/ Phrases

1. Author---Creation

Louisa May Alcott (/ˈɔːlkət/; 1832 –1888) was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys.Raised by hertranscendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau.

Author---Creation

Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters.[

Author---Family

Her family suffered severe financial difficulties and Alcott worked to help support the family from an early age. She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s. Early in her career, she sometimes used the pen name A. M. Barnard. With her pen name Louisa wrote novels for young adults.

2. Character analysis

Megan: personality, fondness, features

Jo:

Beth:

Amy:

3. Summary of the story

The novel which described the bittersweet stories happening during the American Civil War was told through the eyes of the March family. The Marchs included Mr. March, Mrs. March, Megan, Jo, Beth, Amy and their black servant, Anna.

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4. Reflection心得

Share your personal reflection regarding the story. Please make it refreshing, relevant and positive.

5. Vocabulary/ Phrases

1. Civil War 內戰The Civil War took place in the 19th century in US killed many Black and White Americans.

Q and A

1. How many sisters are there in the March family?