The classic character most like you
Jo March
Always on a writing deadline
Little Women · Louisa May Alcott
- CSoloEnergy
- HHeartJudgment
- FFlowPace
- IImagineVision
Your head overflows with stories and you can't help writing them down. Like Jo, 'behave like a lady' just makes you tilt your head, and when you're lost in what you love you shut yourself in the attic and forget to eat. But for your family you'd give anything.
Things a Jo March type often says
- Hang on, let me write this down!
- Be ladylike? Why?
- I'll look after my family.
In a group, I'm
The creative one who writes the play
As a friend, I'm
The friend who takes your dreams seriously, all the way through
When stressed
You shut the door and write like mad. When you're done, you're cheerful again.
Sound familiar, Jo March type?
- You focus best hidden away in an attic or a corner
- For your family you'd give up even what you treasure
- When something grabs you, you forget to eat
- Your notes app is full of half-written stories
Where you shine
- Overflowing creativity
Your head is so full of stories that you have to write, make and stage them. Thanks to you, friends never get bored.
- Guts to be yourself
You don't shrink to fit words like 'ladylike' or 'behave'. Saying proudly that you love what you love gives others courage too.
- A huge heart for family
When family or friends struggle, you happily give up things you treasure. Clumsy on the outside, you have a bigger heart than anyone.
Watch out for
When you're upset, words fly out before thoughts, and you say things you soon regret.
Try thisOn angry days, say 'sorry about earlier' before the sun goes down. Like Jo, the sooner the apology, the lighter it is.
Lost in writing or something you love, you forget meals, plans and what the person beside you said.
Try thisSet an alarm before diving in, and thank whoever waited for you when you come up.
A famous scene
To help pay for her mother's journey to their sick father, Jo cuts off and sells her long hair, her one beauty.
A line from the book
Open this book →I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle, something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead.
Elizabeth Bennet is your opposite on all four traits. Strange at first, but you have the most to learn from each other.
Books to read together
All the classic characters
- Anne ShirleyImagination on full blast
- Emma WoodhouseThe neighbourhood's master matchmaker
- HeidiWalking ray of sunshine
- Robin HoodCaptain of the crew
- Don QuixoteAll heart, full charge
- SocratesThe professional question-asker
- AliceCurious first, careful later
- Elizabeth BennetSharp eyes, sharper wit
- Jo MarchAlways on a writing deadline
- Jane EyreQuiet, but never silent
- Huckleberry FinnFree spirit, fast feet
- Mr. DarcyGruff outside, kind inside
- HamletOverthinking, as an art form
- Edmond DantèsPatience of a master planner
- Sherlock HolmesClues make your eyes light up
- Phileas FoggAdventure, right on schedule