Little Woman And Little Women Comparison

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“They were very happy, even after they discovered that they couldn't live on love alone” (pg. 213). This quote was from the Little Women, the narrator was speaking about Meg and John and about how even if things are not perfect, you should still think and act positively. It is hard to find a book that appeals to the youth and teachers, since styles constantly changing. Adolescence enjoy stories about kind companions, nice families, and appealing objects; teachers like reading about faithful morals, good responsibly, and life lesson. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott (takes place in: 1860; total number of pages: 472) , is better than A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett (takes place in: 1888; total number of pages: 294), because it …show more content…

Good friendships were always important to a child from the 1860s, like in the book Little Women. All of the sisters were great friends with one and other and with the boy next door, Laurie Laurence. Despite all of Laurie‘s money he did not look down on the March’s, instead he was one of their closest friends. On the other hand, A Little Princess shows no true friendships among the girls at the boarding school. One of the girls, Sara, said that her only real and trustworthy friend was her doll “named Emily” (pg. 6). Adolescence also take joy in hearing about a happy household and family. The March’s always treasured their time with loved ones. Throughout the book, whenever someone was in need, the characters would try their hardest to help and fix the situation. The youth of 1860 are definitely going to choose that over the depressing situations in A Little Princess. The girls, at the boarding school, are never home and their families rarely bother to come see them. Finally, children dislike uncommon and obscure objects. In A Little Princess the main character, Sara, was a beggar and a maid who had almost nothing. She was living in a attic and she only had one article of clothing, a ragged black dress. On the contrary, characters from Little Women owned many cool things, for example, Amy had a pretty and expensive …show more content…

Throughout the book, characters were being sweet and considerate to one and other; helping each other with different situations. A specific character, named Jo, always did everything possible to allow her three sisters and mother to feel safe and happy. Nevertheless, in A Little Princess, Miss Minchin, the headmistress of the seminary, had young children work as her maids, and Lavinia, a girl from the school, bullied many of her fellow classmates. A Little Princess implies that it is ok to be mean and rude to other human beings. In Little Women the characters were always ready and prepared for what might happen. When Mr. March was sick, but Mama couldn’t afford to see him in Washington. Jo knew that she had to find some money to fly Mama to Mr. March. Jo sold her hair and made twenty-five dollars, enough to fly Mama to see her beloved husband. Unlike Little Women, A Little Princess’s characters had no sense of responsibility, in that book even children had their own maids and parents would leave their children at far away places. Teachers dislike when a book teaches their students a bad message, like in A Little Princess. In the book, saying that it is ok to call people dumb is one of the many harmful messages of the book. Kids like Ermengarde were called stupid and “the biggest dunce in school” (pg. 12). On the other hand, Little

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