Please help Marmee says, “Ah, Jo, mothers may differ in their management, but the hope is the same in all—the desire to see their children happy. Meg is so, and I am content with her success. You leave to enjoy your liberty till you tire of it, for only then will you find that there is something sweeter. Amy is my chief care now, but her good sense will help her. For Beth, I indulge no hopes except that she may be well.”

In at least 100 words, discuss Jo’s liberty. What does her mother mean when she says that after Jo experiences liberty she will find that there is something sweeter? What might she think would be sweeter than freedom and independence?