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Little WomenLittle Women——Little Women cin小妇人 ContentsThe AuthorMain CharactersPlot SummaryThemeMy FeelingLittle Women cin小妇人 1.The Author (Louisa May Alcott)BornShe was the second daughter She never married or had a family of her ownNovember 29, 1832Germantown, Pennsylvania, United StatesDiedMarch 6, 1888?(aged?56)Boston,?Massachusetts, United StatesLittle Women cin小妇人 About the author (Louisa May Alcott)Little Women cin小妇人 Little Women cin小妇人 BackgroundUnder the influence of her father and publishersSet in the Alcott family home and her childhood experiences .Little Women cin小妇人 Social BackgroundThe?late 19th late century?Saw firstwave?of feminismsThe War broke out in South America in 1862.Little Women cin小妇人 characters Meg March: The oldest March sister. Responsible and kind, Weakness gentle and loving Josephine March portrait of the author herself The protagonist ,the second- oldest March sister, Want to be a writer Temper ,quick tongue tomboy, impatience Hates romance Little Women cin小妇人 Third March daughter Quiet and virtuous Love music and pianoThe youngest March girl Artist, love visual beauty and possessions She is given to pouting ,fits of temper and vanity but she does attempt to improve herselfAmy MarchBeth MarchLittle Women cin小妇人 Laurie Laurence Rich boy ,charming , clever ,goodness He struggles with his grandfather’s expectations of him. He is not manly enough for his grandfather because he does not want to enter the business worldLaurie Laurence Marmee The girls’ mother Moral role model kindness wisdomMarmeeLittle Women cin小妇人 Plot Little Women cin小妇人 The story begins on Christmas Eve.Little Women cin小妇人 Marmee comes home with a letter from Mr. March, the girls’ father, who is serving as a Union chaplain in the Civil War. The letter inspires the girls to bear their burdens more cheerfully and not to complain about their poverty