The March family
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The March family is the close-knit group of sisters and their mother at the heart of Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for their warmth, moral growth, and domestic struggles during the American Civil War era.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the March family | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
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literary character group ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Little Women
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stage adaptations of Little Women ⓘ television adaptations of Little Women ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Good Wives
NERFINISHED
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Jo's Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Alcott family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
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domestic life ⓘ moral growth ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Louisa May Alcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic representation of American domestic fiction ⓘ |
| embodies |
domestic virtue
ⓘ
female independence in 19th century context ⓘ |
| facesChallenge |
illness and loss
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poverty ⓘ separation during war ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| hasDaughter |
Amy March
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth March NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephine March NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMatriarch | Margaret March Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Amy March
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth March NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephine March NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret March NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret March Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatriarch | Robert March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Transcendentalist ideals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
financial hardship
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strong moral values ⓘ warmth and mutual support ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist family of Little Women ⓘ |
| residesIn | Concord, Massachusetts (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| setDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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