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Little Women (AmazonClassics Edition) — Content Guide for Parents

By Louisa May AlcottAmazonClassics2017ISBN 9781542099110566 pages
Little Women (AmazonClassics Edition)

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

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Little Women (AmazonClassics 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 (AmazonClassics 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 (AmazonClassics Edition) have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Little Women (AmazonClassics 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 (AmazonClassics Edition) have race & culture?

    Found (Brief): A man at a party is described with an ethnic insult for being Jewish.

  • Does Little Women (AmazonClassics Edition) have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Little Women (AmazonClassics Edition) have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Little Women (AmazonClassics Edition) have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Little Women (AmazonClassics 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 (AmazonClassics Edition) have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.