Baylee Ebert

Little Women is an amazing book about 4 young girls who grow up to become successful and wise. Meg, the oldest of the sisters dreams of having nice things and a wealthy family. Jo, the tom boy of the family doesn’t care the least of what people think of her, and has a snappy temper. Beth, the most angelic sister of them all is ever so sweet and only focuses on helping the family, rain or shine she’s always out to help another. Amy, the youngest of the family began much of a brat, spoiled and foul tempered, she was bossy and cared little of work and more of play. In Part 1 of the book, the girls father is out in war and the poor family battles with struggles with money and character. As they grow older you can start to see the change in the characters, Meg with her want to be wealthy and pretty, Jo with her temper, and Amy with her character altogether. Beth, a girl with no need of change is such a dear, but was sadly plagued with sickness that slowly lead to her death on Part 2. As the three remaining women grow into adults and wives you can see the tremendous change they have all went through. In Part 2 the father has returned and Meg was now a wife/mother. Amy, soon after goes to Rome and Paris to sketch for her drawings, and Jo stays home to take Beth’s place after her untimely death. In the end all the girls marry (other than Beth) and have children of their own, happy and healthy, living there best lives. The hard times in this book can relate a lot to real world times and with many people who have read this can relate to it as they grow up, it sets a great example on teenagers and I totally recommend this book to anyone who is willing to read it. It is a large book and there are times where the story can drag, but in the end it’s all worth it.