Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
Louisa May Alcott
Book Club
Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
8 ways to start a deeper conversation.
Contains spoilers for the entire book.
Discussion topics
Topic 01 of 08
Four sisters
Which of the four March sisters did you most recognise yourself in, and why?
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- How do their 'burdens' at the start reflect who they are?
- Do the sisters change as they grow up, or become more themselves?
There is no single right answer. Bring your own reading.
Discussion topics
Which of the four March sisters did you most recognise yourself in, and why?
Keep the conversation going
- How do their 'burdens' at the start reflect who they are?
- Do the sisters change as they grow up, or become more themselves?
What kind of mother is Marmee, and how does she guide her daughters?
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- What did you make of her confession to Jo that she too struggles with anger?
- How does Mr March's absence shape the household?
What does writing mean to Jo, and how does it change as she grows?
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- What did you make of Amy burning Jo's manuscript, and of Jo's anger after it?
- Why does Jo give up her sensational stories?
Why does Jo refuse Laurie, and was she right?
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- How did you feel about Laurie marrying Amy?
- What does the friendship between Jo and Laurie give each of them?
What does Meg learn in the first years of her marriage to John Brooke?
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- What does the silk dress she buys say about her wants?
- Is her life a happy one by the novel's measure?
How does Amy grow from the vain child of the early chapters?
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- What does she understand about art and ambition by the end?
- Did your opinion of her change over the book?
What did Beth's illness and death mean to her sisters, and to you?
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- How does Beth's quiet goodness differ from the others' ambitions?
- How does losing her change Jo?
How did you feel about Jo's marriage to Professor Bhaer and the school at Plumfield?
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- Is this the life Jo would have chosen for herself at fifteen?
- What does the final harvest gathering say about family and happiness?
There is no single right answer. Bring your own reading.