From the author of the novel Little Women

the novel

It is a literary prose art, and it is considered one of the most famous types of Arabic literature, as it raises various moral and social issues, and the novel carries reform and change, in addition to enjoyment and entertainment, and it is considered one of the most modern forms of literature in form and content, and many Western novels have been translated into The Arabic language, including the novel Little Women, and in this article we will talk about the author of this novel, its characters, and a summary about it.

Author of the novel Little Women

The novel Little Women was written by the American writer Louisa May Alcott. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1832 AD. Alcott lived with her three sisters in a conservative Christian lifestyle at that time. Alcott was taught by her father, Branson Alcott. Alcott had to work at an early age in order to earn her living, so she worked in knitting, teaching, then worked as a nurse during the American Civil War, and she wrote some letters to her family during the war in which she talked about the war and its results, and her letters were later published under the title: Pictures from a hospital Her works also include: Tales of Flowers, Ambiance, and A Conservative Girl. Louisa Alcott died in 1888 AD.

Characters in the novel Little Women

• Mr. Marsh: He is the father of the four girls. He went with the army when the war broke out in order to take care of the sick and wounded.
• Mrs. March: She is the mother of the girls, and was distinguished by the kindness of her heart, as she used to cook for the soldiers and take care of them.
• meg: She is the eldest daughter of the March family, and she is a pretty girl of sixteen, with brown hair and large brown eyes, distinguished by her calmness.
• Atmosphere: She is the second daughter in the family, tall and slender, with gray eyes and reddish-brown hair. She tends to behave like boys. She loves running and climbing trees, and her dream is to become a writer in the future.
• Beth: She is the third daughter in the family, and she is kind and thoughtful, but she does not dare to speak to any stranger, and she loves music very much, especially playing the piano.
• Amy: She is the youngest sister in the family, distinguished by her golden hair, blue eyes, and white skin. She sees herself as an important person and dreams of growing up to become an attractive woman and marrying a rich man.
• Hannah: She is the old maid who has lived with the Marsh family since Meg's birth, and has been loved by all, and more of a friend than a servant.
• Laurie Lawrence: He is the boy who lives with his grandfather in the house next to the March family, a tall boy of sixteen years old, and his real name is Theodore, but he does not like to be called by anyone. Because other boys were mocking him, and calling him a role.
• Grandpa Lawrence: He is Laurie's grandfather, whom Laurie fears very much, and a strong friendship with the March family, but he prefers Beth to her three sisters; Because it reminds him of his late daughter.
• Mr. Brook: He is Laurie's tutor who falls in love with and later marries Meg.
• Mr. Baer: He is a forty-year-old German. Jo meets him when she goes to New York, and they love each other over time.

Synopsis of the novel Little Women

The novel Little Women talks about the lives of four girls: Meg, Joe, Beth, and Amy. These girls lived during the time of the war that broke out between the North and South in the United States of America, and their father went with the army to help take care of the sick and wounded, and this family was Rich in the past, but the girls' father lost his money while trying to help one of his friends, and after that the family suffered from extreme poverty, and yet it continued to help the poor, and everyone who needed help, and as a result of the good manners of the young women, and their great morals, a strong friendship deepened between them and the old gentleman , and his grandson, who live in the house next to them, and the family goes through many sad situations, but it also goes through happy events that stir the feelings of the reader for it, and in the last chapters of the novel the family suffers a heartbreaking event, which is the death of one of the sisters as a result of her illness, but the sorrows did not continue. On their lives, each one of them made her way in life, and established small families for each one of them, and reached their dreams.