Poverty and Class

From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Marches' genteel poverty contrasts with the wealthy Laurences and Moffats, and Meg's marriage to a poor tutor over a rich match is a key moral statement.
Chapter 9: Meg Goes to Vanity Fair

Meg overhears herself called a fortune-hunter, exposing the gossip of the wealthy.

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Chapter 38: On the Shelf

Meg's struggles with the poverty of married life.

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