精选幻灯片littlewomen小妇人.ppt

1 Author Character List Plot Themes 2 Birthday: November 29, 1832 Died: March 6, 1888 (aged 55) Birthplace: Germantown, Pennsylvania She was the second daughter She never married or had a family of her own 3 Her Family Her Works Experiences 4 Poems (56)----------------Sunlight(in 1852) Plays (11) ------------ The Prince and the Peasant Short Stories (252) teenager Short Stories (157)-------- The Accident Back Window Adult Short Stories (66) ------------ Fate in a Fan Other Short Stories (29) -----------Anna Novels (18)------------ Little Women Little Men Collective Works (24) Other Works (25) ---------Happy Women 5 She was a tomboy and she had an unladylike temper She received the majority of her schooling from her father. She also received some instruction from writers and educators such as Ralph Waldo Emerson Poverty made it necessary for Louise to go to work at an early age as an occasional teacher , seamstress , governess , domestic helper, and writer , Louise also produced wholesome stories for children, and she did not return to creating works for adults 6 ? When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Alcott had an urge to go and fight in it. She supported the Northern side of the conflict because she was against slavery. ? Alcott was devoted to her parents and her sisters. ? Alcott caught pneumonia （肺炎） while working as a nurse in the Civil War. She suffered a lot. 7 Her father failed to provide enough money to support his family, and their poverty was so dire that in twenty years, they moved twenty times. Her sister Lizzie died at age 21, worse still, her little brother died in infancy. 8 Josephine March ? The protagonist of the novel, and the second-oldest March sister. Jo wants to be a writer. ? Jo has a temper and a quick tongue. ? She is a tomboy, and reacts with impatience to the many limitations placed on women and girls. ? She hates romance in her real life, and wants nothing more than to hol