Chapter 1: Playing Pilgrims
Jo's iconic self-description: 'I can't get over my disappointment in not being a boy' and 'I'm not Josephine, I'm Jo.'
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From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Jo is introduced as the tomboyish, ambitious, literary sister who chafes against feminine expectations and serves as Alcott's semi-autobiographical heroine.
Chapter 27: Literary Lessons
Jo's defining ambition as a writer, scribbling in the garret, called her 'genius burning.'
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