American Students Extracurricular Reading Series - Little Women

Author: Louisa May Alcott (Author), Jia Huifeng (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2004-07-12
Features: Little Women is a heartwarming read that accompanies young girls' healthy growth, and the moral family saga that evokes readers' sense of belonging to a family has topped the list of "25 Elementary School Books" designated by the American Education Association. The novel takes family life as its subject and weaves the story around the emotional entanglements of its family members, depicting the familial love of the March family. Among the four sisters in the March family, whether it is Hig, who willingly accepts poverty for love, or Jo, who becomes a writer through her own efforts, as well as Beth, who faces death with calmness, and Amy, who takes up the responsibility of helping the weak, although their ideals and destinies are all different, they share the common trait of being self-reliant. The novel portrays their attachment to family, their loyalty to love, and their longing for familial affection.