In this excerpt from Little Women, how do the similarities and differences of the four March sisters help propel the plot? Explain the similarities and differences between each of these characters, and then explain how they affect the events of the plot. Use dialogue and other details from the text to support your statements about both characters and plot events.

The similarities and differences of the four March sisters help propel the plot because the reader won't be able to determine how the situation would end.  To illustrate, Jo is the "man of the family" and is very confident, Beth is shy Amy is selfish, and Meg is  the leader of the sisters. For example, the author states, "I'm the oldest," began Meg, but Jo cut in with a decided, "I'm the man of the family now while papa is away..." (Source one). This shows how Jo claims to be the man of family, even though Meg is the oldest. Secondly, the author states, " I only meant to change the little bottle for a big one, and I gave all my money to get it, and I'm truly trying not to be selfish any more," (Source one). Amy is trying to be less selfish which the reader would not have expected. In conclusion, the four sisters similarities and differences propel the plot in ways that the reader might not have been able to predict.

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)