The Inheritance is a beautiful story book tale spun with all the irony and innocence of Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. Written by Louisa May Alcott, at age seventeen, it presents one of the only classics created by a teenager. Although some may only read this novel due to the popularity of the author and her other works, many will be pleasantly surprised at the talent contained in the pages. This talent in Alcott's The Inheritance is manifested in the areas of character, theme, and irony. Character is such an important part of a novel because a character can influence so...
through the name of the author, but in its own right as an example of character, theme, and irony. Although it is been called Alcott's forgotten work, it is extremely difficult to forget the strong and sweet heroine. Ironically, because this was Alcott's first book, it was written with the least experience, yet it has such a very intriguing plot. As a result of this first attempt of writing, a foundation and inspiration might have been laid for Alcott's other novels. These famous works could very well owe some credit to The Inheritance and its basis in Alcott's writing.