Both the books Little Women and Good Wives are stories out of a lost era - where goodness, kindness, chivalry, truthfulness, sincerity and loyalty were valued and appreciated. So also were womanly qualities like homemaking, gracefulness, demure-ness, agreeable-ness and surrender. Books like these are always a great reminder to strive to be better. It is good to be reminded to be good. Idealistic, yes. But good, nonetheless.