Louisa May Alcott‚ or more commonly known as the author of the classic novel‚ Little Women‚ was born on November 29th‚ 1832 at Germantown‚ Pennsylvania. She was the second of four daughters born to Bronson and Abigail “Abba” Alcott. She had an older sister named Anna‚ and two younger sisters: Elizabeth and May. Through her writing and her novels‚ she managed to create a name for herself and achieve financial security for her family. She was truly a successful American author. Though the Alcott
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According to the excerpt from the book Little Women‚ by Louisa May Alcott‚ the March girls’ decision to help the poverty-stricken family was based on the effect it would have on them. There was a family living by them that were freezing‚ starving‚ and without much money that were in need of assistance. The girls’ mother‚ ‘Marmee‚’ asked her children‚ “My girls‚ will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?" (Alcott para 32). Since the girls’ mother asked them instead of telling them to
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Louisa May Alcott was writing books at the age fifteenth through fiftythree.She has wrote over 30 books in her life span. At age fifteen she wrote poems and was producing theater acts.She was asked by many people to do a book about girls and make it interesting.Alcott also went to the Civil War to be a nurse. Louisa Alcott then wrote a book called Little Woman in 1868 was the most famous book she wrote. What is Louisa May Alcott’s background what happened in her childhood? Louisa Alcott was born
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Discussion Forum The story by Louisa May Alcott is best suited under the current title “My contraband” as opposed to the previous title on “The brothers.” The theme implies of some illegally imported items to the country. In this case‚ it the title “contraband” announces the theme of racism‚ which dominates the story (Alcott‚ 69). It also gives a clear image of imported products‚ which clearly is explained from the story. The black race is indeed brought out as the ideally imported item. It however
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Louisa May Alcott was an exceptional novelist in a time when few female authors were recognized. She lived in the midst of the turmoil caused by the American Civil War. Bronson Alcott‚ Alcott’s father. Louisa May Alcott‚ the second daughter of Bronson and Abba May Alcott‚ was born on November 29‚ 1832 in Germantown‚ Pennsylvania. Louisa’s father was a transcendentalist‚ so he didn’t work very hard to make money. .At the time of her birth‚ the Alcotts were living in Germantown. Louisa’s
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Louisa May Alcott in My Contraband Louisa May Alcott is an American Novelist best known as the author of the novel “Little Women”. Louisa was born in November 1982‚ grew up in Germantown- Washington D.C and was known to be an abolitionist‚ feminist and also a naturalist. Being a naturalist meant that she believed that nothing existed beyond the natural earth i.e. no such thing as spirituality or the supernatural. Her family suffered from financial difficulties and so Alcott had to work to support
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Little Women by Louisa Alcott would definitely appeal to women of all types and ages. Little Women appeals to a broad audience‚ its full of the values and beliefs‚ and it paints a very real picture of most American’s lives at the time. The reason for this book appealing to such a broad audience lies in all the characters’ personalities. Mrs. March is a strong‚ independent woman who never falters‚ therefore she relates to all independent women; but she is also a mother who plants strong values in
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In the novel‚ Little Women‚ by Louisa May Alcott‚ four aspiring young girls receive guidance to maturity by their caring and sagacious mother as well as those around them. Marmee‚ for her children‚ furthermore‚ repeatedly defines just work as productive efforts intended to efficiently help and benefit‚ not only the worker‚ but those they care for. Alcott uses the characters’ actions‚ both poor and wise‚ to illustrate astounding merits of difficult and genuine work through the girls’ lazy week and
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Four young sisters‚ who had little in materials; yet‚ had the greatest of spirits affecting everyone who knew them are portrayed through Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The eldest was gorgeous‚ sweet Meg. She worked as of governess for an affluent family to try to help out at home. Next is‚ tomboyish‚ strong-minded Jo. She worked for her old aunt as servant‚ to help like Meg‚ and loved to read and write whenever she could. Third was humble‚ quiet Beth. She was not the school type; therefore‚ stayed
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The excerpt "Death of a Soldier‚" taken from Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott features various rhetorical strategies to create an appeal to emotion. She exhibits the compassion of the nurse for John‚ even in the face of inevitable death; she displays the altruistic mindset of John‚ and adds depth to her words by using analogies. She uses these tools in order to inflict a deep emotional feeling and an understanding of how awful the situation actually was. One of the rhetorical strategies of
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