Little Women | Themes and Characters
Like John Bunyan's allegorical work Pilgrim's Progress, in which Christian faces many obstacles in his journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, Alcott's novel chronicles the four March girls' efforts to overcome individual character flaws and thereby become "little women." Sixteen-year-old Meg, who cares too much about her appearance and too little about work, must learn to devote more time to her family and less time to dreaming of a life of glamour and luxury. Fifteen-year-old Jo's burden is her violent temper. An adventurous, rebellious, spirited girl who...
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