Fimela.com, Jakarta Bagi kamu para pecinta novel klasik, pastinya sudah tidak asing lagi dengan novel yang satu ini. Novel berjudul Little Women ini adalah novel klasik Amerika yang ditulis oleh Louisa May Alcott. Novel yang diterbitkan pada tahun 1869. Novel ini berjudul Little Women, bukan ‘little girl’, ‘young women’ atau ‘young lady’.
Begitu pula terjemahan judul novel ini bukan ‘perempuan kecil’ atau ‘perempuan muda’. Little Women kemudian menjadi Gadis-Gadis March. Terjemahan judul novel ini telah memberi gambaran tentang apa yang diceritakan dalam novel Little Women dan siapa ‘little women’ yang dimaksud dalam novel ini. Tidak hanya itu saja, ilustrasi dalam sampul juga menggambarkan karakter-karakter yang ada dalam novel ini.
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Novel ini secara singkat menceritakan tentang kisah fiksi dari Louisa dan ketiga saudara perempuannya, dengan Jo sebagai Louisa. Louisa May Alcott, penulis novel Little Women adalah anak kedua dari empat bersaudara. Begitu juga keadaan keluarga March dalam novel Little Women didasarkan pada latar keluarga Louisa May Alcott. Keluarganya pernah mengalami kesulitan keuangan yang menyebabkan Ia harus bekerja di usia muda.
Sekilas terdapat gambaran perjuangan perempuan dalam novel ini yang bisa kamu ambil maknanya. Terlebih, novel ini juga memiliki sejumlah kutipan inspiratif yang sayang jika kamu lewatkan. Untuk itu, berikut Fimela.com telah merangkum 25 kutipan terbaik novel Little Women karya Louisa May Alcott yang fenomenal. Dilansir dari beragam sumber, simak ulasan selengkapnya di bawah ini.
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Kutipan Novel Little Women Karya Loiusa May Alcott Bagian I
1. “I like good strong words that mean something…”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
2. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
3. “There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
4. “I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
5. “Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Kutipan Novel Little Women Karya Loiusa May Alcott Bagian II
6. “Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
7. “Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
8. “Love is a great beautifier.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
9. “I want to do something splendid...something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
10. “Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
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Kutipan Novel Little Women Karya Loiusa May Alcott Bagian III
11. “Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
12. “Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
13. “Don't try to make me grow up before my time…”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
14. “Be worthy love, and love will come.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
15. “You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Kutipan Novel Little Women Karya Loiusa May Alcott Bagian IV
16. “Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow…”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
17. “You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
18. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. (Jo March)”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
19. “Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
20. “I don't pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you'd imagine. I'm interested in other people's experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can't explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.”― Louisa Alcott, Little Women
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Kutipan Novel Little Women Karya Loiusa May Alcott Bagian V
21. “She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
22. “I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
23. “Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and fall into a vortex, as she expressed it, writing away at her novel with all her heart and soul, for till that was finished she could find no peace.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
24. “Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
25. “...the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women