In an attempt to feel less like an alien, I am trying to read up on American literature. Right now I am reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. My daughter is about to read it, so I thought it would be fun if I read it, too.
I got further inspiration to read the book after we drove by Louisa May Alcott's birthplace the other week. It turns out that she was born just about a mile away from here, in Germantown (which was then a town outside of Philadelphia), though she spent most of her life in New England.
While Little Women may primarily be thought of as a book for young girls, I am really enjoying it. What the book teaches about duty, contentment and frugality would serve as good lessons for most of us in the modern age. I have read only about a quarter of the book so far, so I will save the rest of my judgement for later.
What is your favorite American classic?
