Author: Louisa May Alcott
Summary: The novel continues to be very widely read and the ambitious female characters in it contributed to the rise of feminism in 20 century America. The book traces the differing personalities and fortunes of four sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March). As the girls grow older, each faces her own personal demons and moral challenges. The girls must contend with learning to become good women and learning about who they are as people with the help of their mother and father.
Many years of their lives are covered during the course of the book and in the end, they are all married mothers with happy lives.
“ l am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
