Publisher's Synopsis
This work sets out to study the relationship between creativity and domesticity in Little Women (1868) and in its three sequels Good Wives (1867), Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886), all written by the North American author Louisa May Alcott. It focuses on the analysis of the four main female characters -Beth, Amy Meg and Jo March- and in the evolution of the personalities of these sisters. It examines possible similarities and dissimilarities in the behavior, attitudes and reactions of the main characters when facing the different problems that arise from the cult of domesticity, and that work as barriers against the development of the artistic and creative talents of the sisters. Finally, it also attempts to clarify what the real intention of the author -the one hidden behind her words- was, to determine whether she was an advocate of domestic values or whether she was actually trying to position her readership against these same principles.
