Alcott based the March family on her own family and set their story in the house she grew up in, Orchard House (which you can go visit in Concord, Mass.). Meg is based on her elder sister, Anna; Jo is based on Louisa herself (although her life was considerably more unusual and exciting than Jo's and she never got married); Beth is based on her younger sister, Lizzie, who really did die young; and Amy is based on her youngest sister, May, who painted the walls of their childhood home with elaborate designs and pictures that are still there for visitors to see.

Alcott wrote many other things, including some wild adventure stories and quite a few scandalous adult tales (some are racy even today), but "wholesome" girls' books were very much in vogue and Alcott was ever in need of money, so she tried her hand at that as well, and even though it was not her passion, it is what has made her famous.

She was a remarkable women, though. She was a feminist, abolitionist and religiously broad-minded. She fought against racism and was friends with many fascinating people.

As to who from the book itself I think I most resemble, I have no idea. Probably Meg, though she was never the character I loved most.

I think Alcott wrote this in a way that makes every girl a combination of all four girls. We are all Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy at some point.

I think I'm a cross between, Joe and Beth. I'm VERY ceative and LOVE to read.

I always wanted to be sweet like Beth and cool like Jo but I'm afraid I have too much of Amy's mouthiness and a mature streak like Meg lol.

Jo I think

I think I'm a lot like Meg, especially when I was younger. I'm the oldest of four sisters, like Meg, and I always identified with her personality the most. But I'm also like Jo in my "bookishness." I loved this book when I was growing up, and have read it several times since then. I remember looking at it longingly at the public library for the longest time until my grandmother finally decided that I was old enough to check it out -- I think I was about 11 at the time. I still remember exactly what it looked like -- it had a light green hard cover!

I can certainly relate to Jo more than any other character I have read about. I have a firey temper exactly like her and I adore books. I am always reading (even if I am really slow at it) and I love writing. I have started and not yet completed so many novels. I should really get a move on with. But literally Jo is just the fictional version of me. I am exactly the same as her.

I am Jo all the way. I have tried to author "sensational stories" instead of what I know, I have a so far untamed temper, I am very tall and clumsy. However, I have blond hair and blue eyes. But other than that, I am Jo.

mostly Jo. I am not a "girly girl" I would have hated wearing dresses all the time. back then. maybe a bit of Meg because i was the oldest in my family.

I'm probably like a cross between Jo and Meg. I'm a book worm and a bluestocking, but willing to let others have the spotlight.

I'm a cross between Jo and Beth - I'm creative like Jo and I have a bad temper like her too. :-) I'm shy and introverted like Beth, and I'm a homebody. I would love to be as good as Beth.

I think most girls who read this book in adolescence are Jo/Beth hybrids. I certainly was.

I had Laurie tendencies in my youth, too, always trying to attach myself to somebody else's family!

I'm both Jo and Amy. I have Jo's quick temper and her love for books and Amy's passion for art.

I (being named Meg after her in the book) have to say I am most like her out of the March family. Although I am quite a bookworm (hehe) and love to write like Jo and am creative and musically inclined like Beth, I am also a lot like Meg. She's classy, caring, responsible and very emotionally strong, which is mostly why I look up to her as a character.

Though i have always loved Beth but love jo

I think of myself as a mix between Jo and Beth.

I love Mother March. I want to be like her! I want to give my girls the strands of wisdom she gives her girls through wise words and tests to show them their erring ways. But what I loved most was how much she loved her family and how she wanted the best for her "Little Women". Just beautiful!

Every woman writer owes Jo, and Alcott, a debt of gratitude.

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Jo. Creative, independent thinker, outspoken. First read this at age 8 with a friend in grade school; we would each read one page aloud. Huh, my first book club.

Jodie wrote: "I personally can compare my self to the spirit of Jo and her love of books and creative writing, but I can also compare myself to Amy for her feministic approach to life and her want for the luxuri..."
When I first read the book I was Jo but 50 years later I'm more of a Meg, though not such a good housewife.

Jodie wrote: "I personally can compare my self to the spirit of Jo and her love of books and creative writing, but I can also compare myself to Amy for her feministic approach to life and her want for the luxuri..."

She said herself she was Jo.

Jo....for my love of reading and being outgoing and social :)
Louisa May Alcott mentioned the books were based on close ppl she knew...im not 100% sure but i think alcott was Jo

I am most like Beth. Quite and a home body and I always try to be a peace maker.

I always identified with Beth (mostly cause I never thought I would live to see 30) (wayyyyy past that now lol) but my family alwyas called me Jo becuase of my independance and determined nature :).

Jo. I'm boyish and I like writing. But I hate sports and love the piano, so I have a bit of Beth and Amy. I think I've acted like Meg once in a while.

Jo, I saw myself in her the most upon reading this.

I love Jo for her spirit. We share a love of books and writing and creativity. She is what I aspire to.
However I personally relate more to Beth-the shy introverted girl who was not afraid of death because she never had plans for the future.

I'll JOin the crowd and say, I could never imagine being any of them besides Jo. I read a biography of Louisa May Alcott as a child and OH boy, did it resonate - the wild tomboy who had so many struggles staying within social boundaries. She was the one who made me say, as my first career aspiration, "I want to be an author" (yes, I was a dweeb) - not a writer. I've been blessed to have that happen, although not (yet) with a novel - on the bucket list.

I relate most to Jo and Beth. My natural inclination is being quiet and reserved, enjoying listening to others and their thoughts and perspectives. But when i feel strongly about something(books!! writing!) I get really chatty and can't seem to stop talking about literature, authors, and etc( like Jo). At other times, again, when i feel strongly about something, I am determined and a bit stubborn. This can be a gift in the right times, but a curse in others!! Also, growing up, i was very much a Tom boy, like Jo.

I've always thought of myself as Amy, because I tend to like nicer things and dealt with a lot of the same things she did when she was younger. I also like Laurie the best :)
But I also see a lot of Meg and Jo in me, too. As Sarah said earlier, I think we all have a little bit of Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth in us at one point or another.

I can definitely compare myself to Jo the most. I'm a writer, thinker, and reader, just like she is and I have that whole adventurous spirit that she has in me. But, then again, I'm a lot like Meg because I'm the oldest in my family and I'm very sensible and classy.

I think I can compare myself most to Jo, I LOVE to read!

I recall reading something about this and Louisa May Alcott based the character of Jo on herself.

Growing up, think I had Jo's tomboy nature in me, with a touch of Beth's gentleness/considerate nature.

Love, love, love Little Women! My friends and I used to have this discussion too, 'which character are you?'

I KNOW that i'm like Jo. I sometimes have a dreadful temper (Bad!) and I also have written some short stories and have always wanted to write a child's novel, like "Little Women." But I also love music like Beth did. So :D

jo because all i wanna do is muck about like boys but my friends dont allways wanna although i like to be and look girly most of the time. and i share her passion for writing and reading and even more so than she. and despite that she was a women she always did hard graft and was strong like a boy and i'm not sure if i am but i like to think i am and see myself as that person.

although i really dont like who she marries!

although meg sometimes because she likes to look after people and she is always faithful when it comes to believing in true love but for wanting the finer things i couldn't care less!

The only character I didn't identify with was Meg, the responsible one. As a child, I was painfully shy, like Beth. Like Amy, I'm a youngest child, a bit self-absorbed, and definitely spoiled. And like Jo, I love to read and wanted to be a writer.

I have always loved Little Women as it comes from the heart. As it was based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood experiences with her sisters. (Jo March is based on herself)

However I am a cross between Jo and Beth. I am quiet and quite shy like Beth (plus I like pianos) but I am like Jo as I love reading andwriting

I'm probably most like Jo, really. As a child/teenager I wanted to be a great writer (still do), and thought girly stuff was stupid (not so much now). But Amy has always been my favourite, and I think I was quite a spoiled younger sibling myself. I enjoy arty stuff, and I would certainly like to be rich, so perhaps I should change my answer and say I'm most like Amy. On the other hand, I lack her ladylike qualities and can be a bit awkward, so maybe I really am more like Jo. Well, I guess I'm a little of both, but I don't see Beth or Meg in myself at all.

People have seen this, right?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/boo...
J.K. Rowling chooses Jo.

When I was a young teen, I had 3 close friends. One of those friends decided to nickname each of us after one of the sisters... I was Jo. I don't recall what my friend's exact reasoning was for choosing as she did, but I think she mentioned something about me being "book crazy" & a bit of a tomboy. :oP

Probably Amy, minus her annoyingness

I think that I most resemble Jo. Reading this book was like coming to terms with the flaws in my own character... through Jo's musings. I, too, have a desire to be something more than the ordinary... to adventure, to live a life that is more than what I have witnessed first hand. But, like Jo, I feel I have to come to the realisation, soon enough, that perhaps the things most close to me, like my family and my closest friends are really what matter.
I also have no want for romance, or to be a typical ''girl''. I want to explore, be crazy, do things that even I couldn't imagine.
Moreover, I have a fierce love for books and creativity. Like Jo, I know I have many flaws, one of which is, too, my temper, which can rapidly fly out of control. I am also aware that I need to improve when helping my family, which Jo struggles with at the beginning of the novel.

Jodie wrote: "I personally can compare my self to the spirit of Jo and her love of books and creative writing, but I can also compare myself to Amy for her feministic approach to life and her want for the luxuri..."

louisa may alcott wrote "little women" to represent her and her sisters. she was jo

I love Little Women, it was one of the first novels that I ever read as a little girl....while I have always loved all the girls, I have always wanted to be like Amy. I know that can sound crazy, but she is sweet and girlie even if she can be selfish and a snob. I was such a princess as a little girl.
As I have grown up I think that I really mostly relate to Meg. She is the eldest, as am I, and she is more motherly figure who cares for the others. I can deeply understand her marrying for love, but once she is married she laments at not having the finer things in life. Like me she thinks that she can be noble and that material goods don't matter to her...but in the end they do.

I seem to compare myself to Jo, altho Meg comes in a close second. I grew up a tomboy, have always loved to read, but I'm a lot like Meg too.

I would have to say Beth because I tend to be very shy and quiet. The only thing I have in common with Jo is that I LOVE books.

Probably Jo, because I want to be a writer.

I'd compare myself to Meg and Jo. But i have more of Jo in me.

I'm like Jo. I LOVE books, I have long curly chestnut hair which I also refer to as my one beauty (Although I know its not true), I have a dreadful temper (I wish I didn't. :( ). But I never wanted to write a book in my life!

I believe I am more of a Meg character because Meg is known as the sweet and mature yuong girl who grows up the fastest. Not only am I the oldest, but I seemed to grow up in a jiffy and as a child put on my "grown up pants" quicker than I should have.