Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read according to the elements of plot you've learned in past courses (exposition, inciting incident, etc.). Explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).There is four sisters Beth, the youngest, Amy, the second youngest, Jo, the second oldest, and Meg, the oldest. the sisters are very close. the novel just goes on about how they find their true loves and happiness. Meg marries first to a poor man but they live happily with two children. A childhood friend, laurie, tells jo he loves her and want to marry her, she says no, he then falls in love with Amy and they get maried. Beth falls sick and dies. Jo goes to New York and meet a professor and the professor falls in love with her. Jo goes home and the professor comes and visits and tells her he got a job else where they proclaim their love for each other and get married. the sisters aunt dies and leaves Jo her house and she turns it into a rich/ poor boy boarding house.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
all of the sisters married for love even if they had the opportunity to marry for money.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
CHARACTERIZATION
1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization. Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? Flat or round? Explain.
4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character? Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction.
