Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living... contentedly, in Concord, Massachusetts with her four daughters. Margaret March—who’s affectionately called “Marmee” by her family—must run her household alone while her husband is away serving the Union Army in the Civil War.
Profession... mother and charitable volunteer. Marmee is a natural caretaker who seeks to help everyone around her, whether that’s her own children, Union soldiers, or a local family living in poverty.
Interests... sewing and playing with her beloved daughters.
Relationship Status... happily married. Patient, spiritual Robert March is the perfect balance for Marmee’s own lively temperament. Having him in danger so far away is a huge hardship for her, however, Marmee tries not to let her daughters see her struggles.
Challenge... raising four little women. Marmee wants her daughters to grow up into caring, selfless, moral adults. That means she must tailor her lessons to reach romantic Meg, tempestuous Jo, shy Beth, and ambitious Amy. It’s no small task, but Marmee handles it with endless grace. Rather than just follow social conventions, Marmee maintains her own convictions too. In a time when women are encouraged to marry for money, Marmee tells her daughters, “I’d rather see you poor men’s wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace.”
Personality... patient, nurturing, and full of internal strength. Though Marmee makes being the perfect mother look easy, that’s not always how she feels on the inside. In fact, as Marmee tells her hotheaded daughter Jo, “I am angry nearly every day of my life.” But she’s learned to master her frustrations and find productive ways to change the world for the better, both inside her family home and in the wider world too. Marmee is self-sacrificing, patient, and empathetic, but she also has a warm sense of humor. Above all, Marmee is highly principled and always strives to do the right thing, even when it’s not the easiest or most comfortable option.
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With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.
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Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another. Whether they're putting on a play, forming a secret society, or celebrating Christmas, there's one thing they can't help wondering: Will Father return home safely?
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A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood. Despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as sisters.
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Little Women is a coming-of-age drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. During the American Civil War, the girls father is away serving as a minister to the troops. The family, headed by their beloved Marmee, must struggle to make ends meet, with the help of their kind and wealthy neighbor, Mr. Laurence, and his high spirited grandson Laurie.
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The Marches are the parents of four daughters: romantic Meg, tempestuous Jo, shy Beth, and ambitious Amy. After Mr. March leaves left the family to serve in the war against the South in the Civil War, Margaret March—who's affectionately called "Marmee" by her family—must do her best to raise her daughters despite their impoverished situation. She instills important values, including about the importance of self-respect. In a time when women are encouraged to marry for money, Marmee tells her daughters, "I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace."
