Raphael’s face was found boldly executed on the underside of the moulding board, and Bacchus on the head of a beer barrel. While this attack lasted, the family lived in constant fear of a conflagration, for the odor of burning wood pervaded the house at all hours, smoke issued from attic and shed with alarming frequency, red-hot pokers lay about promiscuously, and Hannah never went to bed without a pail of water and the dinne r bell at her door in case of fire. Bu t over-strained eyes caused pen and ink to be laid aside for a bold attempt at poker-sketching. For a long time there was a lull in the ‘mud-pie’ business, and she devoted herself to the finest pen-and-ink drawing, in which she showed such taste and skill that her graceful handiwork proved both pleasant and profitable. Amy was learning this distinction through much tribulation, for mistaking enthusiasm for inspiration, she attempted every branch of art with youthful audacity. It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. “…mistaking enthusiasm for inspiration, she attempted every branch of art with youthful audacity.” The twenty-sixth chapter from the book called “The Artistic Attempts” deals with Amy’s growing pains of being an artist and I think it is very interesting because we rarely have artists as characters in a book. Amy March, the third sister, starts the novel as a vain, self-obsessed little girl occupied with all things of elegance and beauty, and as the story progresses Amy grows up to an elegant young lady who is still occupied with Venusian things but her obsession with personal beauty transcends into a love of Beauty in art and she eventually goes to study art in Paris with her aunt. The girls’ personal trials and growing pains are intertwined with the social hardships and tribulations that came with social events such as the Civil War. The novel follows the lives of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth, from their teenage years to their adult lives.
It is read by all ages and is an American classic.Louise May Alcott’s coming of age novel “Little Women”, first published in two volumes in 18, is a well-known and well-loved book, especially nowadays with many film versions and series being made. Little Women by Alcott is still a popular read across many different generations. The sisters learned to grow up faster than they wanted to, so that they could support the family. The story takes place during the American Civil War. It tells of the hard times that they had growing up and had to overcome. The mother was in charge of the household when the father was away.
Each one was given the same traits/personality as her sisters. The characters in the story represent her sisters, mother, and herself. The setting is in Massachusetts, the state where she grew up. Their best friend is Laurie, the boy next door.Īlcott’s inspiration for Little Women came from her life experiences when she was younger. Amy is selfish, Beth is shy, Meg is vain, and Jo is outspoken and tomboy-ish. Their father is serving as a chaplain in the Union Army. The story is set during the American Civil War.
The story is about the fictional March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.
Part two followed the girls as they grew up and married. The book was originally published in two parts. After she opened the school, she decided to go back to writing. Her creativity shown through when she opened a school after getting a $40 donation. Alcott’s writing skills were not the best, but she did have a lot of creativity. In the year 1994, the book was made in a movie. It was not her favorite novel that she wrote. Little Women was the book that helped Louisa Alcott become a well-known author. They lived in Concord, Massachusetts at Orchard House. Alcott drew on her own childhood experiences with her three sisters when writing the book. Little Women, or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy is a book by Louisa May Alcott.