Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“One of my favorite fancies is to look at my family as a small world.”
- Source
- Little Men
- Date
- 1871
- Local voice
- Fictional character · Jo Bhaer
Meaning of “One of my favorite fancies is to look…”
A household becomes a miniature society where different temperaments must learn cooperation, responsibility, affection, boundaries, and ways of living together despite their differences.
Where does it come from?
Little Men; the family-as-world image frames Plumfield as a community in which varied children practice the habits needed for wider social life.
Why the local voice matters
Mrs. Jo says this to Laurie in Little Men while describing Plumfield as a small social world shaped by the children.
