Little Women Reflection

As many people have already said, by reading this book and discussing it in discussion as well as lecture it is easy to see why most every American to this day has heard of this book in some way or another. At the time the book was written you can clearly see the values the author is trying to portray through the characters. From the girls they all play a very significant role in the book. From Jo's tomboyish characteristics to Amy's ladylike aspirations they all have very unique characteristics that are significant when analyzing the time period the book was written in. Another character that I found interesting after we discussed it in class was Hannah, the March's servant.
This book is a classic novel that was written in a time where women were seemingly having trouble identifying themselves with society, and had this book to look to. Although this is an undeniably beautifully written and very significant book of it's time, I find it to be outdated to this day in age. There are specific things that can be taken away from it, but it is no longer the "guide to being a lady" that it once was. Jo's tomboyish and rebellious character would not be frowned upon in society today nearly as much as it once was. The need to be absolutely "lady-like" has become very different. Women and girls are still very lady-like in todays society, however there is no need to be the perfect lady while growing up, there is much more room to grow into one's own it seems. All in all this book was very interesting and fun to read, as well with the help of discussion it's significance to society back when it was written and to this day is very clear.