Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up... in a life very different than the one she’s leading now. As the eldest daughter of the family, Meg remembers a time when her parents Robert and Marmee lived a much wealthier lifestyle. But her father lost his fortune through an unwise loan, which has left the March family in genteel poverty. As Meg exclaims, “It's so dreadful to be poor!”
Living... happily, with her sisters and her mother in Concord, Massachusetts. All of the March women do their best to keep things running smoothly while their father is away serving for the Union Army during the Civil War. As the two oldest siblings, Meg has special bond with her tempestuous sister, Jo. They’ve each taken a younger sibling under their wing too. Jo looks out for shy Beth while Meg is sympathetic to entitled Amy.
Profession... governess. After completing her early education, Meg left school to help support her family. She absolutely hates her job, however, especially because she works for a wealthy family who remind her of everything she once had. Still, she does her best to soldier her burden.
Interests... playing with her sisters and dreaming of a more luxurious life. Though Meg enjoys acting in Jo’s plays and writing fake newspapers with her sisters, her favorite activity is attending balls held by wealthy friends.
Relationship Status... conflicted. Meg has always dreamed of marrying rich and returning to a life of luxury, glamour, and ease. However, she starts to develop feelings for John Brooke, the humble tutor of the Marchs’ wealthy young neighbor Laurie. John isn’t anything like the man Meg thought she would marry, nor is she even sure she’s ready for love at all.
Challenge... deciding what she wants her life to look like. As a young 19th century woman from a humble family, much of Meg’s life will be shaped by the kind of man she marries. That means she must balance her dreams and hopes with her heart, without losing herself in the process.
Personality... demure, romantic, and responsible. As the oldest daughter, Meg helps Marmee run their household and is the most propriety minded of any of her sisters. However, she also has a dreamy romantic side and a love of elegance. Yet while Meg envies the luxurious, indulgence lifestyles of her wealthy friends, in actuality she often feels most comfortable in the practical domesticity of her humble home.
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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."
