曾诗慧

In this winter vocation,I have read Little Women. Little Women is set on American Civil War,when the capitalism was on the rise and social contradictions were more and more obvious.It is based on the life of four sisters in an ordinary family in New England in the 19th century.The novel emphasizes the concept of personal dignity,self-reliance and self-discipline.Its content is plain but delicate,and its structure is simple but far-reaching. It is universally acknowledged that war time is never a beautiful time for every typical family.The family in Little Women is a good example——because of the war,four daughter’s father have to join the army and walk to the battle filed. However,what empresses me most is that even under this kind of difficult and poor situation,four sisters still keep optimistic and positive.They love each other and their mother.They all had their own colourful and interesting life.Although sometimes they were struck by some trouble and sadness, happiness and love are always the main rhythm in this book.For example,the third sister Beth,who had been ill since she was a child,was given the most comfortable room at home, which was filled with her favourite things,such as flowers, paintings,cats and so on.Even if Beth was still dying of illness untimely in her teenage years, it was such a comfort to see her second sister writing admiring verses for her, and to feel that her family loved her so much.So she left without any regret.The next example is that,when Joe’s father was sick and her mother had to take care of him, Joe cut off her thick hair and sold it for twenty-five dollars,which was finally sent to her mother. Moreover,I am also deeply moved by the kindness and fairness showed in this book.For example,Beth loved music so much and was always longing for a piano.But her family was too poor to buy a piano for her.When Grandpa Lawrence, the neighbor of four girls, heard of it, he gave Beth his late granddaughter's piano without any  hesitation.We can see the virtue of helping neighbors through