Joe is all I think about

If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?

“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott is a wonderfully written book, focusing in the era where male dominance was prominent. The book focuses on how parents raise their children during dire situations like one parent living far away and working in military, mother alone raising their children. Still the children are so understanding of their situations and helping their mother any way they can. A pinch of drama, a hint of reality and a spoonful of love and affection; is what summarises the book.

The character I like the most or rather the character I would want to be is Joe. A very colourful yet thoughtful character. Extremely great at writing and a wonderful woman. A child who always understood her parents and made sure that they do not feel raising five girls to be a burden. The development of the character throughout the novel has been very inspiring. She knew what she wanted to do, where to live and with whom she would want to spend her whole life, very clear in what she ever wanted and needed. The reason for this is that she understood what is it to have any sort of luxury and how it is different from a need.

It was very evident throughout the novel that parenting does play a very important role in developing a child to become a responsible adult. This was graciously portrayed by the character of Joe’s mother Marmee. It’s she, who inculcated the kind of qualities in her children, the ones she wanted in herself. This shows how emotionally intelligent Joe was. The kind of dedication and hard working attitude she had is something I always admire and wish to develop myself.

This novel though revolving around female is a good read and definitely helps us realise what all one can achieve when rightly put the mind at work.