little women and little men louisa may alcott

Personal relationships are central to the school, and diversity is celebrated. He also becomes curator of the school's natural history museum. He returns eventually with an injured foot, and redeems himself by standing up for Nat when the latter is falsely accused of theft by the other boys. Dan originally decides the other boys are 'molly-coddles' and leads them in experiments with fighting, drinking, smoking, swearing and playing cards, which results in his being temporarily removed from the school. The other new student, Dan, is introduced by Nat. Nan is even more of a tomboy than Jo was as a child, while Daisy is interested mainly in dolls and in her own mini kitchen, which purchased by Jo's brother-in-law, Laurie. Children are treated as individuals, with a strong emphasis on gently molding their characters.ĭaisy Brooke ( Meg's daughter), is at the school with her twin brother Demi Brooke, but is somewhat isolated with no other girls her age, until Nan's arrival. Pillow fights are permitted on Saturdays, subject to a time limit. All the children have their own gardens and their own pets, and are encouraged to experiment with running businesses. The school is not run on conventional lines. Jo's sons Rob and Teddy are younger than the others and are not counted among the pupils, nor are the two girls, Daisy and Nan.

There are ten boys at the school already Nat, and later his friend Daniel Kean joins them, and soon after Nan Harding arrives as companion for Daisy Brooke, the only girl. We are introduced to the majority of the characters through his eyes. The story begins with the arrival of Nathaniel Blake, a shy young orphan who used to earn a living playing the violin. The idea of the school is first suggested at the very end of Good Wives, when Jo inherited the estate from her Aunt March. The novel recounts six months in the life of the students at Plumfield, a school run by Professor Friedrich and Mrs. Little Men is generally regarded as the third book in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women series.

Little women and little men louisa may alcott