Jo's Boys Comparison

Many readers have read novels by Louisa May Alcott. Two great novels that stand out the most to me would be Little Women and Jo’s Boys. There are several similarities and differences that are easily noticed in the two novels. Some examples include the following: theme, characterization, and setting. First, Alcott places differences in the themes of the two novels.Little Women makes it clear that it is an amazing thing to make sacrifices for friends and family. “That was a very happy breakfast, though they didn’t get any of it; and when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think they were not in all the city four merrier people than the hungry little girls who gave away their breakfasts and contented themselves with break and milk on Christmas morning. “That’s loving our neighbor better than ourselves, and I like it,” said
In Little Women, we are told at the beginning that Meg is materialistic, Jo is the one who acts like a tomboy, Amy is vain, and Beth is shy. “Fifteen-year-old was very tall, thin, and brown, and reminded me of a colt; for never seemed to know what to do with her long limbs, which were very much in her way. She had a decided mouth, a comical nose, and sharp, gray eyes, which appeared to see everything, and wereby turns fierce, funny, or thoughtful. Her long, thick hair was her one beauty; but it was usually bundled up in a net, to be out of her way. Round shoulders had Jo, big hands and feet, a flyaway look to her clothes, and the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman, and didn’t like it. Elizabeth-or Beth, as everyone called her – was a rosy, smooth haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression, which was seldom disturbed.” (Alcott 7). It is clear that Alcott using similarities of the characters in both novels because Jo’s Boys gives the same character