🏰The March sisters emulate the noble quest of the allegorical text, 'The Pilgrim's Progress', in their own lives.
💰Money and sacrifice are important themes in the chapter, as the girls choose to spend their money on their mother instead of themselves.
🎭Each of the March sisters has a unique talent or interest: Meg is pretty, Jo is a bookworm and a tomboy, Beth loves music, and Amy is a budding artist.
🎄The chapter includes a Christmas breakfast for the poor Hummel family and a play performed by the March girls on Christmas night.
👧👦Jo immediately becomes friends with Laurie, the Lawrence boy, and learns that he has been abroad and is preparing for college.