Little Women

Little Women

by

Louisa May Alcott

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Little Women: Part 1, Chapter 10 Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
Spring arrives. The March girls decide to vote Laurie into the P.C. (The Pickwick Club), their secret society and newsletter-writing club that features articles, stories, and poetry by the girls (all written under the guise of characters from Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers). Laurie institutes a P.O. (Post Office) between the March and Laurence houses – he converts an old birdhouse in the hedge between their yards into a mailbox.
The Pickwick Club offers a feminist revision of what girls (and women in general) are capable of. It also offers a microcosmic vision of a world run by women, governed by fairness and familial love.
Themes
The Role of Women Theme Icon
Work and Social Class Theme Icon
Genuineness, Simplicity, and Natural Beauty Theme Icon
Love Theme Icon