Book Report of Little Women成文.doc

Book Report of Little Women Introduction of the author Louisa May Alcott, as the author of Little Women, was born on 29th November 1832 at German-town, Pennsylvanian, America and died in 1888 at the age of 56. Under the influence of her writer father, she gained interest on writing at an early age. In 1860, her novel and poetry were first published on The Atlantic. Then,after 8 years later, her most famous book, Little Women, got published and quickly became a best seller. As a female writer at that time, Louisa May Alcott promoted the development of feminism. About the book As we all know, Little Women, is one of the most representative novels in America history and has been popular for over 100 years. There are dozens of versions of this book in different languages all around the world. Moreover，It has been filmized into movies, TV series, and cartoons in many countries. However,The version of little women,i read, was published on 1994 by Penguin Books.There are 272 pages in the book. Main contents of the book /A summary of the book Little Women is a story based on the fact of the author’s life. The characters in this book presented the feminist spirit and thinking of the author. It mainly talks about lives of four girls and her mother Mrs.March during the Civil War. The four girls are: Meg ,the eldest daughter in the family,who takes care of her three little sisters maternally and chooses to live a poor life with her beloved one;boyish Jo who is brave and decisive and has her own dream; Beth who is angelic and sweet but unfortunately dies of scarlet fever; Amy who is delicate and tender and later becomes a true lady. Among the four girls, Jo, is my favorite . She was superior to the other women on being much closer to fighting with sexism. Very close, but not there yet. Unlike other girls who behaved like quiet water, Jo was neither soft nor gentle. She acted like a boy and determined to be like a man.For instance,I hate to think Ive got to grow up and be