Friday, October 27, 2006

Book Review5: Little Women

I read a book called Little Women. The story tells us about a warmhearted family. They are the March. Mr. and Mrs. March have four daughters whose names are Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. They had been selfish until they got a letter from their father. Mr. March is fighting for the civil war. The little girls are not rich so much now because of it. Some years before, the March was rich and the family members were all together. However, everything has changed when the war has started. Father has to go and fight for the war, and Mrs. March has to go out for her job because they become poor. The daughters have to endure what they want and help their family.
At a Christmas, the four girls decide to be good and kind to other people because they receive a letter from their father. He wrote it to cheer up his lovely daughters. He wrote in the end that he loves all his daughters and he thinks about them every day and night, and he wants to see them as soon as possible. The girls are moved by the letter and decide to be good.
The youngest daughter Amy tries to think more about other people and less about herself because she thinks that she is selfish. The oldest girl Meg does not like to work, but she decides to work harder for he family. The most active daughter Jo wants to be more gently and she decides not to be like a boy. The shyest girl Beth says nothing, but she says herself to work hard at a blue glove that she is making. All four daughters decide their goal.
On Christmas day, Mrs. March comes home and tells a story about poor family to her daughters. They are so poor that they do not have anything to eat at the Christmas. The mother has six children and they do not have woods to make a fire. The Marches decide to give away their breakfast to the poor family. That’s the first try that the little daughters do for the other people.
In the year, they have many troubles. Amy falls into a lake that is nearly frozen in winter, their father has a terrible condition, and Beth has a scarlet fever. They have many troubles that year. However, the more troubles come to them, the more they are bound to their family by their love. They learn what is the most important thing for them that year, and they can enjoy the next Christmas all together.

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