"Little Women"
A popular autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott, a 19th-century American female writer. It has been adapted to the screen four times. The writer describes the characters, hobbies and growth experiences of the four March sisters in vivid and delicate writing, reflecting the social scene of small towns during the American Civil War and expressing the truth, goodness and beauty in the writer's mind. Concord, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. In an old house, lived the March family. Mr. March went with the army to care for the wounded, leaving behind his wife and four teenage daughters at home: Meg, Jo, Bain and Amy. Meg is slim and virtuous; Joe is fierce and straightforward, and dreams of becoming a writer; Bain is gentle and quiet, and likes to play the piano; Amy is lively and likes to paint. Mrs. March is kind and simple. Although her family is not wealthy, she often saves money and helps the poor. Under the influence of their mother, the four kind-hearted sisters also often helped the poor. They even gave the long-awaited Christmas breakfast to a poor German family. After hearing about this, their neighbor Mr. Lawrence praised the little girls and prepared a sumptuous meal as a Christmas gift for them. Joe fell in love with the old gentleman's grandson Laurie and became good friends, while Meg fell in love with Laurie's tutor John at first sight. Little Amy, who loves to be the best in everything, sometimes has conflicts and quarrels with her second sister Joe, but they soon get back together. A telegram brought sad news: Mr. March was seriously ill and in hospital. Mrs. March immediately rushed to Washington. Just after his mother passed away, Bain was infected with scarlet fever while taking care of sick children from poor families. The March family is shrouded in a layer of darkness. The four sisters loved, helped and encouraged each other, and overcame the difficulties with great courage. Soon, his mother and father, who had just recovered from a serious illness, returned home, and Bain also began to recover. The March family is happily reunited. Things have changed, time has changed, and four years have passed in the blink of an eye. Meg and John fell in love and got married. Laurie, who has graduated from college, confessed his love to Joe, but was rejected. Laurie left home angrily and went to Europe. In Nice, France, he met Amy, who was sent to Europe by his aunt to study painting. The two had a very good conversation and got to know each other better. At this time, Joe had become a governess in New York and met an amiable German governess, Mr. Barr. After receiving the news that his sister Bain was critically ill, Joe hurriedly returned to love without having time to say goodbye to Barr. Sweet little Bane is dead. With great grief, Joe created a novel based on the real life of herself and her sisters. Soon, Meg gave birth to twins, and Laurie returned to Concord with his new wife, Amy. The March family became lively again. After her aunt died, she left her big house to Joe. Joe took his mother's advice and converted it into a school. One day, Barr appeared in front of Joe again, and Joe asked Barr to stay and teach in her school. He kissed her and accepted the suggestion.
About the author
Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was a self-taught philosopher, school reformer, and utopian in Concord, Massachusetts. He was so obsessed with pursuing his ideals all his life that he was unable to afford family life. The burden of making ends meet fell first on his wife and then on his enterprising second daughter, Louisa May. While her father was speaking, writing, and talking with famous friends such as Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau, Louisa went to school to teach, work as a seamstress, a nurse, and do laundry. At the age of nineteen she even went out to work as a maid. Although the income is meager, it also solves the family's urgent needs. Her creations also brought about a good turn for the family's finances. She wrote in the article: "I want to use my mind as a weapon to find a way in this difficult world." Louisa began to be enthusiastic about amateur drama performances at the age of ten, and wrote her first play at the age of fifteen Melodrama, he began publishing poems and sketches at the age of twenty-one. Her brief experience as a nurse during the Civil War led to her writing Hospital Essays (1863). However, her income mainly comes from the thrilling novels she has written under the pseudonym A. M. Banat since 1861. These stories, such as "The Passion and Punishment of Pauline", are characterized by strong will, beauty and moving characters. heroine as the protagonist. However, it was not until after 1904 that these stories were recognized as Alcott's works. In 1868, fame and success came unexpectedly, and a publisher suggested that she write "a book about girls." She wrote "Little Women" based on her childhood memories. The book describes herself as Jo March, and her sisters Anna, Abby May and Elizabeth as Meg, Amy and Beth respectively. She recreated the noble spirit of the Alcott girls. Many of the stories in the book are based on real life, but the financial situation of the Alcott family in real life is far worse than that of the March family in her novel. To the author's expectation, "Little Women" touched the heartstrings of countless American readers, especially female readers. After that, Louisa continued to write "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys" (1886). In 1873, she published her autobiographical work "The Story of Experience" in the form of a novel. After becoming famous, Louisa continued to write novels and stories, and became involved in the women's suffrage and temperance movements. Bronson Alcott and Louisa May Alcott died together in Boston in March 1888.