The book Little Men by Louisa May Alcott is the third book in the Little Women series. Little Men takes place around the 1860’s and 1870’s in Plumfield, where it can be assumed is in Massachusetts. As with many books, there will be a few differences between the book and actual time period with the way people act, what they wear, and how they speak. Back in the 1860’s and 1870’s the clothing they wore was very formal. Men would wear long trench coats with high waisted pants, vests underneath their trench coats, as well as bow ties and tophats. This would be their everyday attire, even though in today's time, it would be considered formalwear. Women were accustomed to wearing long skirts or dresses with corsets, hoop skirts or crinolines,
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Mr. Bhaer was an intelligent man who always tried to get the kids to behave, while also showing a loving side to the children at Plumfield. Men were expected to be powerful, brave, rational, independent, able to resist temptation, loud, and promiscuous. Mr. Bhaer was very brave and rational, yet he always stayed loyal to his wife. He and Mrs. Bhaer were a team and he wouldn't give that up for anything. On the other hand, women were supposed to be almost a total opposite to men. Being weak, timid, illogical, emotional, dependent, pure, and were expected keep their feelings private. Mrs. Bhaer was a incredibly intelligent woman who was also very strong, in will and physicality. She defied social expectations for women and was praised for it by her family. Ever since she was young she decided she was going to do great things, but was rejected many time yet she never gave up. Starting the school was the best thing she and Mr. Bhaer could have ever done. Even though the way Mr. and Mrs. Bhaer acted wasn't historically accurate, readers can appreciate the start of something new and a little bit of defiance to make the story interesting and attractive for people who like to …show more content…
Teachers taught how they want, not according to a school board. Children were excused from school during farming months, where they could help provide their families with food. That's why we have the summer breaks we have now. Schools were generally small, usually only one room, where many different grades would be taught all together. Testing was often verbal, where children memorized and recited more than they wrote. Teachers didn't allow talking back, and when a student was in trouble, they would be struck across the hand or hit. Parents would often encourage the teachers to be harsh on their kids so they would grow up to be well behaved adults. Students would go to fewer years of school, and often by their fifth year of school, they were reading at college level. Mrs. Bhaer’s school followed most of the rules, but instead of striking the boys, Mr. Bhaer would give a worse punishment. They had to hit him instead of being hit themselves. It's one thing to be struck by someone else, but when you have to strike someone you respect, the perspective changed and becomes worse. Nat had to hit Mr. Bhaer multiple times, due to his lying, but you can sure bet after that day, Nat started to respect those around him more and worked on stopping his habit of compulsive lying. Literature was very important back then. It was a pivotal time introducing new ways of behavior into everyday life. During the 1860’s and 1870’s some very
Mr. Bhaer was an intelligent man who always tried to get the kids to behave, while also showing a loving side to the children at Plumfield. Men were expected to be powerful, brave, rational, independent, able to resist temptation, loud, and promiscuous. Mr. Bhaer was very brave and rational, yet he always stayed loyal to his wife. He and Mrs. Bhaer were a team and he wouldn't give that up for anything. On the other hand, women were supposed to be almost a total opposite to men. Being weak, timid, illogical, emotional, dependent, pure, and were expected keep their feelings private. Mrs. Bhaer was a incredibly intelligent woman who was also very strong, in will and physicality. She defied social expectations for women and was praised for it by her family. Ever since she was young she decided she was going to do great things, but was rejected many time yet she never gave up. Starting the school was the best thing she and Mr. Bhaer could have ever done. Even though the way Mr. and Mrs. Bhaer acted wasn't historically accurate, readers can appreciate the start of something new and a little bit of defiance to make the story interesting and attractive for people who like to …show more content…
Teachers taught how they want, not according to a school board. Children were excused from school during farming months, where they could help provide their families with food. That's why we have the summer breaks we have now. Schools were generally small, usually only one room, where many different grades would be taught all together. Testing was often verbal, where children memorized and recited more than they wrote. Teachers didn't allow talking back, and when a student was in trouble, they would be struck across the hand or hit. Parents would often encourage the teachers to be harsh on their kids so they would grow up to be well behaved adults. Students would go to fewer years of school, and often by their fifth year of school, they were reading at college level. Mrs. Bhaer’s school followed most of the rules, but instead of striking the boys, Mr. Bhaer would give a worse punishment. They had to hit him instead of being hit themselves. It's one thing to be struck by someone else, but when you have to strike someone you respect, the perspective changed and becomes worse. Nat had to hit Mr. Bhaer multiple times, due to his lying, but you can sure bet after that day, Nat started to respect those around him more and worked on stopping his habit of compulsive lying. Literature was very important back then. It was a pivotal time introducing new ways of behavior into everyday life. During the 1860’s and 1870’s some very