Generations of readers, young and old, have fallen inove with the March sisters ofouisa May Alcott's most enduring novel,ittle Women. The story isoosely based on Alcott's ownife and follows the March sisters from adolescence to adulthood with all the joys and sorrows in between. The novel is about the sisters' devotion to one another and their struggles in New England during the Civil War.ittle Women successfully explores the themes of war and peace, family responsibility,ove, death and ambition.