Describe how the girls plan to give their mother a surprise on chritmas
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The story begins on Christmas Eve, where the four daughters are gathered in their simple living room lamenting that, this year, they are too poor to have presents on Christmas.
Meg is sixteen and quite pretty. She can be vain, especially about her soft, white hands. Jo is fifteen years old, a tomboy with a fierce temper. Jo loves to write stories and plays, which the girls act out. Beth is thirteen and exceptionally quiet, but she loves music and her family. Beth loves music and her family. Amy is the youngest at twelve. She is vain about her appearance and tries to act like a lady, using long words incorrectly. She enjoys drawing and longs to be a famous artist.
Each of the girls only has one dollar, and their mother feels that spending money on presents is wasteful during wartime. To cheer themselves up, the girls decide they will each buy themselves a present. Meg wants nice things, Jo wants a book, Beth new music, and Amy drawing pencils.
But as they prepare for their mother’s arrival, they decide that instead of buying presents for themselves, they will all buy presents for their Mother, “Marmee.” When Marmee comes in, they enjoy a simple supper, and sit together by the fire to read a cherished letter from their Father. Mr. March, a philosopher, teacher, and pastor, was too old to be a soldier in the Union Army, so he joined as a chaplain. The whole family misses him dearly and worries about his safety. Father’s letter reminds them to be dutiful, loving and kind, so when he returns he “may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women.”
Inspired by the letter, the girls decide to play a game based on Pilgrim's Progress and each work toward improving a personal character flaw. Meg’s goal is to be less vain and do her work dutifully without complaint. Jo hopes to be womanlier and less wild. Beth aims to be less bashful and happy with her work, not envying girls with nice pianos. Amy vows to be less selfish. Marmee promises to give them guidebooks and loving support for their journeys. Everyone sings together and then goes to bed.
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the girls planned to surprise their mother on Christmas by gifting her
different things. Meg decided to present her a nice pair of gloves, Jo a pair
of army shoes, Beth some handkerchiefs, all hemmed and Amy wanted to
give Marmee a bottle of cologne. They had decided to put all their things
on a table and bring her in and see her open the bundles. They would
pretend as if they were getting things for themselves and then surprise
her with the beautiful presents. They decided to go for shopping in the
afternoon the next day to buy gifts. The girls’ eagerness showed that they
were unconditionally attached to her and were willing to forego what
they would like to get for themselves.