小妇人英文课件

LittlewomenThewriter’sintroductionLouisaMayAlcottTheauthorofLittleWomen,wasbornon29thNovember1832atGermantown,Pennsylvanian[,pensil'veiniən]Americaanddiedin1888attheageof56.AuthorUndertheinfluenceofherwriterfather,shegainedinterestonwritingatanearlyage.In1860,hernovelandpoetrywerepublishedonTheAtlanticforthefirsttime.8yearslaterhermostfamousbook,LittleWomen,gotpublishedandquicklybecameabestseller.TheLittleWomengrewupduringtheAmericanCivilWar.AndMr.March,thefatherofthemaincharactersinthisbookisaveryreligiousman.Hewasoncewealthy,butbecauseofhisreligiousbeliefs,helosesmostofhismoneybyhelpingfriends.Thisiswhythelittlewomengrowupinpoverty.Theirfather’sreligionleadshimtoleavethefamilyandserveasachaplainintheUnionArmyduringtheCivilWar.BackgroundMrs.MarchMegJoBethAmyIntroductionTheimportantperson----Mrs.March

Mrs.Marchisaprettygreatmother.Sheistheauthorityofthefamily.Sheattachesimportancetotheeducationofthegirls.Becauseofherselflessloveandstrongfaith,herdaughterscanfaceuptothehardlifehopefullyandconfidently.Herattitudestowardthelivesteachherdaughtersthattheremustbesomethingmoreimportantandnecessarythanfortuneandstatus,whichwillaccompanythemtilltheendoflife. Meg

Megisbeautifulandwell-mannered,notenticedbythemoney.Sherunsthehouseholdwhenhermotherisabsent.MegalsoguardsAmyfromJowhenthetwoquarrels,justasJoprotectsBeth.MegisemployedasagovernessfortheKings,awealthylocalfamily.Becauseofthegenteelsocialstandingofherfamily,Megisallowedintosociety.However,afterafewdisappointingexperiences,Meglearnsthattrueworthdoesnotliewithmoney.ShefallsinlovewithMr.JohnBrooke,Laurie'stutor,whomshemarries.

Beth

Bethisaquiet,kind,considerateandshyyoungwoman.Shealsohelpshermotherwiththehousework.Shepreferstobehomeschooledandavoidsmostpublicsituations.Atthebeginningofthebook,Alcottdescribesherasasweetgirlwitharoundyoungfaceandbrownhair.ShehasacloserelationshipwithJo,althoughtheyhavethedifferentpersonality.But,finally,whenhermotherisinWashingtoncaringfortheirfather,Bethcomesdownwithscarletfever.

Theyoungestsister—Amy,sheisinterestedinarts.shealwayswantstomarryarichman,andregardhersuccessfulmarriageasherobligationtoherfamily.SheisdissatisfiedwiththeshapeofhernoseandsheinsistedthatitwasJo’sfaultforJoonce“droppedherintothecoalhod.”WhenAmysawtherealworksofartists,shegaveupherart,becauseshethoughtshedidn'thavethetalentinart.AmyJo

JoMarch,theseconddaughterofMrs.March,ismyfavoritecharacterinthisbook.Sheisoutspokenandhasapassionforwriting.Hernatureoftengetsherintotrouble,butherheartoftenpushesherintoactsofkindness.Sheisfreeandeasy,andshehassteadfastdeterminationtostruggleforherdream.LessonThisspeechperfectlydeliveredthenatureofacompletewomanwhowasnotwillingtobendovermenbutmeanttostandwiththem,whilehersisterswerealldreamingaboutabrightandcomfortablelifeasaprettywife.Atthisearlyage,thewishandbeliefofJowassostrongthatsheshowednocomp