What are the motifs in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott?

Teaching and the power of teaching is an important motif in the book. Different characters teach according to their strengths. Mr. March, a minister, is a religious teacher. Marmee brings soft nurturing lessons to her family. Jo inherits Plumfield, Aunt March’s house. Jo had married Bhaer and the two turn Plumfield into a school for boys.