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Dec 25, 2019 · The youngest March sister is, at first, treated like the typical little sister and is childish in her ways. However, she’s also the most artistic. Eventually, she grows up and marries Laurie,...
- Rachel Paige
Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott, originally published in two volumes, in 1868 and 1869. [1][2] The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood.
- Louisa May Alcott
- 1868
- Josephine March. The protagonist of the novel, and the second-oldest March sister. Jo, who wants to be a writer, is based on Louisa May Alcott herself, which makes the story semi-autobiographical.
- Meg March. The oldest March sister. Responsible and kind, Meg mothers her younger sisters. She has a small weakness for luxury and leisure, but the greater part of her is gentle, loving, and morally vigorous.
- Beth March. The third March daughter. Beth is very quiet and very virtuous, and she does nothing but try to please others. She adores music and plays the piano very well.
- Amy March. The youngest March girl. Amy is an artist who adores visual beauty and has a weakness for pretty possessions. She is given to pouting, fits of temper, and vanity; but she does attempt to improve herself.
- Jo. The second-oldest March sister Alcott based on herself. She was an avid runner and tree-climber until the Civil War, when she served as a nurse and contracted typhoid pneumonia.
- Meg. The oldest March sister is based on Alcott’s real-life oldest sister Anna Bronson Alcott. She, too, was a rule-follower who accepted the ideals of Victorian womanhood.
- Amy. The youngest March sister is based on the youngest Alcott sister Abigail May, who went by her middle name (Amy spelled backwards). She had a passion for fine arts and fine clothes, but longed for the opportunity to learn more.
- Beth. The second-youngest March sister is based on Alcott’s sister by the same name, Elizabeth. She was shy in real life, and Alcott apparently talked about her the least in her diaries.
Margaret "Meg" Brooke (née March) is the oldest of the four March sisters. When Meg was first introduced, she was portrayed as being just as unhappy as any of her sisters were regarding their family's poverty.
March family, fictional characters in a series of novels by Louisa May Alcott beginning with Little Women (1868–69). The four March sisters are enduring characters in children’s literature.
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The March family is the central family of the novels. Aunt Josephine March Robert March Margaret "Meg" March (later Margaret Brooke) Josephine "Jo" March (later Josephine Bhaer) Elizabeth "Beth...
