Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceBrief
- ReligionSupportingChristian
- Race & cultureBrief
- Gender rolesCentralTraditional roles, Challenges traditional roles
Not found
- Scary content
- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role each wants to play in the world, and, along the way, join them on countless unforgettable adventures.
Readers young and old will fall in love with this beloved classic, at once a lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life and a feminist novel about young women defying society's expectations.
Frequently asked questions
Is Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Violence is very mild: an elderly neighbor shakes a boy in anger, and the Civil War is referred to in the background. The family's Christian faith is part of daily life, with Bible-based conversations, a father who is an army chaplain, and a mother who guides her daughters on Christian paths.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have violence?
Found (Brief): Violence is very mild: an elderly neighbor shakes a boy in anger, and the Civil War is referred to in the background.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): The family's Christian faith is part of daily life, with Bible-based conversations, a father who is an army chaplain, and a mother who guides her daughters on Christian paths.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have race & culture?
Found (Brief): A man at a party is described with an ethnic insult for being Jewish.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have gender roles?
Found (Central, Traditional roles, Challenges traditional roles): The story shows 1860s expectations that women be docile and skilled at housekeeping, while Jo pushes against them by liking sports and cutting her hair.
Does Little Women 150th Anniversary Edition have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
