第一篇：弗蘭肯斯坦300字英語讀后感書蟲系列

Frankenstein was a good scientist.He wanted to use elestricity to help people,and he wanted to discover the secrets of life.He worked very hard on these two things.He wanted to create a new life, but he was not allowed to make such medical experiments.He made a body in his laboratory and he did not let anybody enter his labtatory or his flat while he was doing this awful work.He bought or stole all the pieces of human body that he needed,and slowly and carefully, he put them all together.He used electricity from lighting to give life to the body.In the beginning, the monster was kind and helpful.But when he was hated everywhere by his creator and people,he felt very painful.He became hated everything and wanted to destroy everything.He killed Frankenstein's son, William and fiancee ,Elizabeth.Frankenstein filled with anger chase him with his creation demonic monster, finally, Frankenstein and the monster in the fight they died.It is a very terrible story.Frankenstein created a monster, in this society in which the subject of ridicule, discrimination, so that he eventually became hate everything, trying to ruin everything.This is not just to create a simple person, but to create a Satan, a devil.If people all show kindness for the monster, it would be a good man.There would not be many people losing their lives.In the story,the monster asked Frankenstein to make a second creature.But

at last, frankenstein did not.I think he is right.If he does that,there may be more people to be dead.Maybe in the future,there will be no person on Earth.It is awful.From the story,I learned that everyone should have sympathy.Do not only care about appearance.

第二篇：弗蘭肯斯坦英語讀后感

The Analysis of Frankenstein’s Humanity

Mary Shelley, one of the most famous female writers in the science fiction, wrote her famous science fiction Frankenstein in 1818.She leaded the romantic period.As her master work, Frankenstein is always regarded as the pioneer of the science fiction.Mary Shelley mainly told readers a story that Victor Frankenstein wanted to create a good people to help the human, but in fact, he created a monster who is ugly, so that Victor put him away.Because of the prejudice, the monster became a bad man and killed some people in order to revenge Victor.At the end of the novel, the monster regret what he has down, he chose to kill himself.It is a bad ending novel.This paper will analysis the reasons which causes the bad ending.This paper pays more attention on the humanity that causes the bad ending.The first reason that causes the tragedy is the desire of Victor Frankenstein.From the fiction, the readers can see that although Victor wanted to make a perfect man that can benefit the human.In the fact, he only wanted to make a successful invention to make himself be famous all over the world.The result was not as good as he thought, he created a monster, so Victor abandoned the monster.When he faced his invention, he scared what he had done.What he made may destroy his career.At that time, the monster was just like a baby, he did not know anything.Victor did not teach him but put him away.From the explantation, the

paper analyses Victor’s desire is the ambition of being success and famous.So the Victor’s desire is the first reason that contributes to the bad ending.The second reason that causes the tragedy is the people who was saved or helped by the monster.From the novel, the readers can see that at first, the monster was a good man.He helped the old man who was lonely;he saved the little girl who was drowning.However, the monster did not receive any gratitude, but the beat because of his appearance.Then the monster thought that no one would regard him as a good man, so he decided to revenge the Victor.From this reasons, he turned himself a good man to a bad man.So, the people’s attitude is the second reason that causes the bad ending.The third reason that causes the tragedy is the loneliness.From the novel, we can see, even everyone in the world regarded him as a monster;he promised to the Victor that if Victor could create a peer for him, he would not hurt anyone.Victor refused his suggestion, and then the monster thinks that he was the only man who was so strange and ugly, he was very lonely.Then, he decided to revenge the Victor.So lonely is the third reason that causes the bad ending.The fourth reason is that most people believed that everyone was good when he was born, which made him bad was the environment and the society he lived.People needed to treat the people around them kindly,then they may help a person.From the novel, the readers can see that there are many situations that can make the monster a good man.If Victor did not abandon the monster, if the people who was saved or helped by monster treated him kindly, the monster would be a good one.There are many reasons that make the monster from innocent to evil.If the readers read the novel carefully, they can find that the monster is not really so bad.At first, he saved the drowning girl, took care of the old man.At the end of the novel, he regret what he had down, and killed himself.The writer thinks that there are many reasons which result in the tragedy, such as Victor, the people who monster meets, the society and the monster himself.In fact, people had many chances to change the result, but they didn’t.They were scared of him and fighting to him.In this situation, the monster still did not hurt them.If one of them could take care of the monster, he wouldn’t kill Victor’s friend and relatives.In this thesis, the writer summaries these reasons that contribute to the tragedy, it is Victor’s desire, people’s attitude, the loneliness and the society.

第三篇：弗蘭肯斯坦讀后感

弗蘭肯斯坦讀后感

《弗蘭肯斯坦》是英國(guó)詩人雪萊的妻子瑪麗?雪萊在1818年創(chuàng)作的小說，被認(rèn)為是世界第一部真正意義上的科幻小說?！陡ヌm肯斯坦》的全名是《弗蘭肯斯坦——現(xiàn)代普羅米修斯的故事》而更為普及的叫法是《科學(xué)怪人》，該書也是的瑪麗被譽(yù)為科幻小說之母。

醫(yī)生維克多?弗蘭肯斯坦在作為一位天才科學(xué)家的同時(shí)也是一個(gè)瘋狂的科學(xué)家，他違背人類自然的規(guī)律從死者的遺骸中創(chuàng)造出了怪物，怪物的丑陋連他的創(chuàng)造者都不敢正視，而怪物難道就在誕生只是就擁有了與相貌一樣丑陋扭曲的心么?不，當(dāng)怪物從人們的眼中看到的只有恐懼與厭惡時(shí)，他的心才開始寂寞地扭曲了，而性本善良的怪物本不愿?jìng)θ?，他躲在人世之外，世界的角落中，他的鄰居是一?duì)雙目失明的老夫婦以及他們的孫女，怪物那時(shí)是那么的幸福，看著幸福的老夫婦，怪物冰封的心開始解凍，怪物開始暗地里幫助他們，他的心向往著人類，但當(dāng)他鼓起勇氣去找老夫婦時(shí)，老夫婦的孫女被他嚇哭了，老夫婦憤怒地打他，將他趕走，可憐的怪物啊，他從此將不再有心，他的心被無情殘酷的人類奪走了，他被復(fù)仇所驅(qū)使，成了真正的怪物，一個(gè)嗜血的殘忍的怪物，他向創(chuàng)造他的維克多復(fù)仇，一個(gè)一個(gè)的殺死維克多的親朋好友，最后維克多的新娘也慘死在怪物的手里，怪物要讓維克多也嘗嘗寂寞孤獨(dú)，他一直以來所忍受的一切，可憐的怪物，可悲的人類。

世上本沒有怪物，但自從世上出現(xiàn)了人，怪物也就出現(xiàn)了，因?yàn)槿吮緛砭褪枪治铮晃淮蠹艺f過：“人類為什么可以統(tǒng)治地球，那是因?yàn)?/p>

沒有任何生物可以比人類更殘忍?！碑愊胩扉_的維克多無法接受自己創(chuàng)造的怪物，殘忍地將其一腳踢開，造成了無法挽回的悲劇，現(xiàn)實(shí)中，人類也終會(huì)因?yàn)樽约旱臍埲虤缱约骸?/p>

往往我們的無情與冷淡無意間就會(huì)讓我們自己成為弗蘭肯斯坦，這是多么的危險(xiǎn)啊，所以為何不抱著一顆關(guān)懷的心去處事呢?很多時(shí)候社會(huì)關(guān)照的是那些相貌即使不是美麗那也是平凡的人群，而那些相貌丑陋身體殘疾的人群人們都做得到平等對(duì)待么?報(bào)紙上有這樣一篇報(bào)道，說一個(gè)雙腿殘疾的女碩士找工作處處碰壁，可憐她苦苦讀書做學(xué)問得來的文憑并沒有換來等價(jià)的尊重，社會(huì)的冷漠無情摧殘著她的心，如果她沒有那么堅(jiān)強(qiáng)即使不會(huì)變成“怪物”那也會(huì)變得自暴自棄，瑪麗?雪萊可能就是要告訴我們善待同類的同時(shí)也要善待異類吧。

希望人們可以互相關(guān)愛，讓所有的“弗蘭肯斯坦”像小說結(jié)局一樣懺悔自己得多錯(cuò)并勇于承擔(dān)責(zé)任，而所有的怪物也將會(huì)像小說結(jié)局一樣永遠(yuǎn)消失在冰封的北極之中。

人類妄圖利用死者創(chuàng)造生命，癡心妄想進(jìn)犯上帝的領(lǐng)域，褻瀆上帝的能力，最終的悲劇是人類自己制造的，這就是出自瑪麗?雪萊筆下的《弗蘭肯斯坦》說講述的一個(gè)悲劇。

第四篇：弗蘭肯斯坦英文書評(píng)

Love Created the World After reading Frankenstein, I have a deep thought.Frankenstein gave birth to the monster, but he was then scared to serious illness after the first look of him.And the good-natured monster with that hideous face began to doubt his existence, hate himself and lost himself in the road of revenge after so many times of heart broken.Is Frankenstein wrong? I think he is.He has an extraordinary talent and enthusiasm in natural philosophy, and can even create life, but when his creature opened his eyes and gave him a big smile, he didn’t feel happy at all!“How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form?” He refused to acknowledge everything, refused to comprehend him, even refused to see him again and ran away.The essence of life is truth, goodness and beauty, even if he is not a man actually.It isn’t his fault born to be hideous, how can people cruelly kill his soul? When the monster tells his story, even if he tells it in a peace emotion, I can fell that his heart is crying.Everyone has the right of happiness except him.No one want to comprehend him, or even talk to him just because something he can’t change, his hideous looking.Even his angel, the family he has secretly be with for over a year is afraid of him, beat him and drive him away after they saw him.He is lonely without any care, he is good without any reward.The only thing he has, is a broken heart.When a warm heart begin to grow cold, when a bright hope begin to get dark, when the monster’s last hope, having a female creature like him, is destroyed, he turned into a cruel and ferocious person.After killed William, frame Justine, killed Clerval and Elizabeth and then Frankenstein, he found that he is not happy at all.His dying monologue gave me quite a big shock.“ when I first sought it, it was the love of virtue, the feeling of happiness and affection with witch my own being overflowed, that I wished to be participated.But now that virtue has become to me a shadow, and that happiness and affection are turned into bitter and loading despair, in what should I seek for sympathy? I am content to suffer alone while my sufferings shall endure;when I die, I am well satisfied that abhorrence and opprobrium should load my memory.Once my fancy was soothed with dreams of virtue, of fame, and of enjoyment.Once I falsely hoped to meet with being who, pardoning my outward form, would love me for the excellent qualities which I was capable of unfolding.I was nourished

with high thoughts of honor and devotion, but now crime has degraded me beneath the meanest animal.No guilt, no mischief, no malignity, no misery, can be found comparable to mine.When I run over the frightful catalogue of my sins, I cannot believe that I am the same creature whose thoughts were once filled with sublime and transcendent visions of the beauty and the majesty of goodness.But it is even so;the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil.Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation;I am alone” These words impress me a lot, I was even can't help crying.Why does people do bad to people? Why people only believe things they can see by their eyes instead of things they can see by their heart? Justine was accused to death, Frankenstein was also pushed into prison, and the monster was deeply hurt.In this monologue, in this crazy crying, I feel the cold and exclusive of human being.They only accept similar or same things and destroy others which they think totally different, not to acceptance.I feel sad about this.Then I thought of my own life.We are so lucky to have so much love from our parents.It is the love that the monster eager for all over his life.There are so many people treated unfair by the people, if we don't help them, there warm heart may be grow cold and become a new “monster”.It is the love that created the world.Please be warm to others and stop creating monster.

第五篇：書蟲英語讀后感

書蟲英語讀后感

書蟲英語讀后感1

Today, I was excited mood end the Robinson Crusoe reading.

The characters and story let me like the characters in the story and his strong is one has the wisdom and courage admire his courage and wisdom.

Robinson is on the island to live, he overcame all the difficulties with wisdom! Twenty-eight years, what an amazing number!This is the story, in a seaway of Robinson, meet with a storm, he alone wandering to the island, living for twenty-eight can see , how brave he is !At first, Robinson came to the island, he said: ‘I’m desperate sad that I this sad have no food, no houses, no weapons, no clothes.’ But, after this he was more and more began to plan for his created many needs try various devices to create things for his island life.

At last , He saw a ship through the island, Also experienced a lot of the end , he return to the country.

This story tells me, when I meet the difficulties, we must Strive , Get the final victory!

書蟲英語讀后感2

I read in this winter vacation.I like Canterbury Tales very much.

The Canterbury Tales is not only a collection.It is have many functions.

For example:

(1):It shows a broad picture of the society.Pilgrims from all walks of life: the knight, monks, scholars, lawyers, businessmen, craftsmen, farmers, Miller.

(2):It adopts various literary genre of the middle ages, a knight legend, hagiography, sermon, fable.

(3):Description and story of the characters of the total sequence and opening itself interesting, full of humor.

(4):Characteristics on the narrator's own language, each story reflects the narrator identity, interest, hobbies, occupation and life experience.

Works of humor and irony, strong sense of comedy, in which most stories with double rhyme verse, influence on later English literature.Figures.

It is a great book.

書蟲英語讀后感3

I have read a book the other day called The Monkey’s Paw which is written by W.W.Jacobs.The story began on a cold and dark night.Old Mr White got a magic monkey paw from his friend Morris.Morris who told him that the monkey paw could give three wishes to three people,but it couldn’t bring them happiness.However,Old Mr White still used the paw to make wishes without listening to Morris’s discourage.Finally, he got thirty thousand pounds but his son died.At the end of the story,Mrs White almost became crazy.The whole family fell into sadness and fear. This story is gripping and also a little scary.It is tragic and sobering.The plot is both unexpected and reasonable.Although Old Mr White’s friend had warned him,but he didn’t listen.At last it became a tragedy.What caused all this?It’s obvious that the Mr White’s greed. He wanted to get the money with no pay,but that is impossible in this world.I’m afraid he’ll live out the rest of his life in regret. The three men who used the monkey’s paw all paid an irreparable price for their greed.

This short novel tells us a lesson that we can’t daydream.Waiting for money and success comes with no pay is stupid and not realistic.We should work and study harder.Chase the treasure on your own without regret or sadness. 書蟲英語讀后感 篇This winter vacation,I read agreat book《Bookworm》.In gread 1,I appreciate the beauty of the moon,and,I know Mary,queen of Soctss story.In a word,Ibenefited a lot of in it.I really like this book. Among them,my favourite book is《Love or money》.It tells a rich women death without.Everyone is suspect,and they greeted her moneys mouth water.Her little daughter threatens her,to obtain money;on the surface seems to love her big daughter to reasons but hater mother;her son to a piece of land and mother fell out. Results a murderer is her big daughter!Reason have To her the person I love ! I was very sad.A girl,actually killed her mother,is really too not filial piety.I know people for a variety of reasons will kill your most close.So,we should control oneself,avoid incentive,not reckless things. The《Book worm》 has taught me a lot.

書蟲英語讀后感4

This winter vacation,I read agreat book《Bookworm》。In gread 1,I appreciate the beauty of the moon,and,I know Mary,queen of Socts's story……In a word,Ibenefited a lot of in it.I really like this book.

Among them,my favourite book is《Love or money》。It tells a rich women death without.Everyone is suspect,and they greeted her moneys mouth water.Her little daughter threatens her,to obtain money;on the surface seems to love her big daughter to reasons but hater mother;her son to a piece of land and mother fell out……

Results a murderer is her big daughter!Reason have

To her the person I love !

I was very sad.A girl,actually killed her mother,is really too not filial piety.I know people for a variety of reasons will kill your most close.So,we should control oneself,avoid incentive,not reckless things……

The《Book worm》 has taught me a lot.

書蟲英語讀后感5

This winter vacation,I read agreat book《Bookworm》.In gread 1,I appreciate the beauty of the moon,and,I know Mary,queen of Socts's story……In a word,Ibenefited a lot of in it.I really like this book.

Among them,my favourite book is《Love or money》.It tells a rich women death without.Everyone is suspect,and they greeted her moneys mouth water.Her little daughter threatens her,to obtain money;on the surface seems to love her big daughter to reasons but hater mother;her son to a piece of land and mother fell out……

Results a murderer is her big daughter!Reason have

To her the person I love !

I was very sad.A girl,actually killed her mother,is really too not filial piety.I know people for a variety of reasons will kill your most close.So,we should control oneself,avoid incentive,not reckless things……

The《Book worm》 has taught me a lot.

書蟲英語讀后感6

This winter vacation,I read agreat book《Bookworm》.In gread 1,I appreciate the beauty of the moon,and,I know Mary,queen of Soctss story……In a word,Ibenefited a lot of in it.I really like this book. Among them,my favourite book is《Love or money》.It tells a rich women death without.Everyone is suspect,and they greeted her moneys mouth water.Her little daughter threatens her,to obtain money;on the surface seems to love her big daughter to reasons but hater mother;her son to a piece of land and mother fell out……

Results a murderer is her big daughter!Reason have To her the person I love ! I was very sad.A girl,actually killed her mother,is really too not filial piety.I know people for a variety of reasons will kill your most close.So,we should control oneself,avoid incentive,not reckless things……

The《Book worm》 has taught me a lot.

書蟲英語讀后感7

In the winter holiday.I read a book.It is very wonderful.It's name is “The monkey's paw”.The book tells about the Whites and a paw's story.Mr.White's friend gave him a small and dirty paw.He said “It can makes your dreams come true.But you'll feel unhappy.”Mr.White wanted ?3000.And after some days,he got ?3000,but his son deid.The end is Mr.White and his wife were very sad. I think “The monkey's paw” is very useful.Because it tells us some important things.Such as “get something for nothing.” is impossible.We must do every things by ourselves.And we must know learn by doing.

When I was 10 years old.I was not good at math.And I had tried to find many escape solutions.But no one is good for me.My mother tolds me,“l(fā)earn by doing”,and I did some test questions.Now,my math is ok.I think my story likes “The monkey's paw”.And in the new future,I will do every things by my self and do not rely on my father and mother.I know I am the best. What a nice story!“

The monkey's paw”is perfect，and I will learn more and more in it.

書蟲英語讀后感8

In the winter read a is very ’s name is “The monkey’s paw”.The book tells about the Whites and a? paw’s ’s friend gave him a small and dirty said “It can makes your dreams come you’ll feel unhappy.” wanted ? after some days,he got? ?3000,but his son end is and his wife were very sad. I think “The monkey’s paw” is very it tells us some important as “get something for nothing.” is must do every things by we must know learn by doing. When I was 10 years was not good at I had tried to find many escape no one is? good for mother tolds me,”learn by doing”,and I did some test ,my math is think my story likes “The monkey’s paw”.And in the new future,I will do every things by my self and do not rely on my father and know I am the best. What a nice story!“The monkey’s paw”is perfect，and I will learn more and more in it.

書蟲英語讀后感9

i first read this book when i was in my fifteens. and now i remember it just as well as if i had read it yesterday. pride and prejudice is a chefdoeuvre. my first impression of this story was from screen. it''s long long ago, maybe before i can read english books. i don''t remember which movie edition i had seen. but i was impressed by the music, the scenery and the costume. i was very favor of a section of music in its balls. it''s pretty brisk, liked a wonderful song of a bird. regarding to the characters, i liked elizabeth, the heroine,though i didn''t think she''s beautiful. but she''s smart. however, i didn''t pay much attention to the plot. i thought it''s so long that it made me impatient and bored. by now, i haven''t read the whole story in english or its chinese version, either. i owe it to my prejudice.

書蟲英語讀后感10

I have read a book the other day called The Monkey’s Paw which is written by W.W.Jacobs.The story began on a cold and dark night.Old Mr White got a magic monkey paw from his friend Morris.Morris who told him that the monkey paw could give three wishes to three people,but it couldn’t bring them happiness.However,Old Mr White still used the paw to make wishes without listening to Morris’s discourage.Finally, he got thirty thousand pounds but his son died.At the end of the story,Mrs White almost became crazy.The whole family fell into sadness and fear.

This story is gripping and also a little scary.It is tragic and sobering.The plot is both unexpected and reasonable.Although Old Mr White’s friend had warned him,but he didn’t listen.At last it became a tragedy.What caused all this?It’s obvious that the Mr White’s greed. He wanted to get the money with no pay,but that is impossible in this world.I’m afraid he’ll live out the rest of his life in regret. The three men who used the monkey’s paw all paid an irreparable price for their greed.

This short novel tells us a lesson that we can’t daydream.Waiting for money and success comes with no pay is stupid and not realistic.We should work and study harder.Chase the treasure on your own without regret or sadness.

書蟲英語讀后感11

Jane Eyre, is a poor but aspiring, small in body but huge in soul, obscure but self-respecting girl. After we close the covers of the book, after having a long journey of the spirit, Jane Eyre, a marvelous figure, has left us so much to recall and to think: We remember her goodness: for someone who lost arms and blinded in eyes, for someone who despised her for her ordinariness, and even for someone who had hurt her deeply in the past. We remember her pursuit of justice. It’s like a companion with the goodness. But still, a virtuous person should promote the goodness on one side and must check the badness on the other side. We remember her self-respect and the clear situation on equality. In her opinion, everyone is the same at the God’s feet. Though there are differences in status、in property and also in appearance, but all the human being are equal in personality. We also remember her striving for life, her toughnes

書蟲英語讀后感12

Recently, I have read a book called which is writted by Hemingway.Though the novel talks about a very easy story of a old fisherman, I am greatly moved by his spirit.He let me understand that a person only have unremitting spirit can he succeed,What the novel is described is an old fisherman who is almost sixty years old go to fishing alone.After 84 days for getting nothing, he angled a big Malin fish.He has not seen such a big fish before which exceeds several times of his fishing boat.After struggling with the fish for two days and night, the old fisherman kills the Malin fish finally.However, the smell of the fish attract sharks vie for the food.Bravely as the old fisherman struggles with the sharks, the Malin fish is eaten up by the sharks.Finally, the old fisherman only takes back a bald framework.

Maybe, in someone’s eyes, the old fisherman isn’t a winner, because he only takes back a bald fish framework at last.But as far as I am concerned, he is a real winner.It is indifferent whether he takes back a whole fish or a bald one, because a man, his value has been fully embodied in the course of struggle with the Malin fish and the matter what difficulties he meets, he never gives up his hope.He doesn’t compromise with the sea, the Malin fish and the sharks all the time.

For us, meet some little difficulties at ordinary times, all of us complain bitterly.We are the future of mother land, should be as

ambitious as this old fisherman.When you meet difficulties next time, please don’t shrink back, showing you courage and overcoming them!Life is an endle course of pursuit.This course is lengthy, hard and full of rough.But so long as you receive the challenge with a brawny heart, you will be a winner forever!

書蟲英語讀后感13

This winter vacation,I read agreat book《Bookworm》.In gread 1,I appreciate the beauty of the moon,and,I know Mary,queen of Socts's story……In a word,I benefited a lot of in it.I really like this book.

Among them,my favourite book is《Love or money》.It tells a rich women death without.Everyone is suspect,and they greeted her moneys mouth water.Her little daughter threatens her,to obtain money;on the surface seems to love her big daughter to reasons but hater mother;her son to a piece of land and mother fell out……

Results a murderer is her big daughter!Reason have to her the person I love !

I was very sad.A girl,actually killed her mother,is really too not filial piety.I know people for a variety of reasons will kill your most close.So,we should control oneself,avoid incentive,not reckless things……

The《Book worm》 has taught me a lot.

書蟲英語讀后感14

In the winter read a is very ’s name is “The monkey’s paw”.The book tells about the Whites and a? paw’s ’s friend gave him a small and dirty said “It can makes your dreams come you’ll feel unhappy.” wanted ? after some days,he got? ?3000,but his son end is and his wife were very sad.

I think “The monkey’s paw” is very it tells us some important as “get something for nothing.” is must do every things by we must know learn by doing.

When I was 10 years was not good at I had tried to find many escape no one is? good for mother tolds me,”learn by doing”,and I did some test ,my math is think my story likes “The monkey’s paw”.And in the new future,I will do every things by my self and do not rely on my father and know I am the best.

What a nice story!“The monkey’s paw”is perfect，and I will learn more and more in it.

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Little Women is a novel published in 1868 and written by American author Louisa May Alcott. The story concerns the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. It was based on Alcotts own experiences as a child in Concord, Massachusetts with her three sisters, Anna, May, and Elizabeth. Little Women is the story of The Marches, a family used to hard toil and suffering. Although Father March is away with the union armies, the sisters Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth keep in high spirits with their mother, affectionately named Marmee. Their friendly gift of a Christmas holiday breakfast to a neighbouring family is an act of generosity rewarded with wealthy Mr. Laurences gift of a surprise Christmas feast.

However, despite their efforts to be good, the girls show faults: the pretty Meg becomes discontented with the children she teaches; boyish Jo loses her temper regularly; while the golden-haired schoolgirl Amy is inclined towards affectation. However, Beth, who keeps the house is always kind and gentle. After certain happy times winning over the Laurences, dark times arrive as Marmee finds out about her husbands illness. Worse is to come as Beth contracts scarlet fever in her Samaritan efforts for a sick neighbour and becomes more or lean invalid.

The novel tells of their progreinto young womanhood with the additional strains of romance, Beths terminal illness, the pressures of marriage and the outside world. This is the story of their growing maturity and wisdom and the search for the contentedneof family life. It was written in 1867 and is a fictionalised biography of Alcott and her sisters. It has become a much loved classic tale and, while some of its issues seem outdated, many of the trials of the sisters are all too relevant today as evidenced by its continued following.