I thought it was a fluke…

I took the test that I posted below, and somehow I ended up being Beth everytime.
Because of this, I feel the need to talk a little bit about Beth’s character in the novel. I don’t know if I really ever related to Beth all that much, even though we share a name. I was never quite as submissive and thought it a fault to be so. I do think Beth has faults and she isn’t an image of perfection. Beth readily admits that she is frightened of people. Being afraid of others is more than just being shy. It can impede you from doing a lot of things. As someone who is shy, I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I don’t participate in class, even when I have something to say, which to me is a fault. Maybe Alcott makes Beth seem so mysterious and distant because that’s how she acts. She is afraid of other people, so maybe no one, including the reader, is allowed to get into her world. I think a very important scene is the novel is when Beth goes and gives Mr. Laurence a hug. We hardly see her express her own emotion in this way.