In the book little women what does marmee mean when she says, “learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people by being modest as well as pretty, meg? ” in your journal write a few sentences explaining what marmee wants meg to learn from her vacation with the moffats. need asap..

I guess that that quote said by Marmee means that Meg should develop skills and qualities which are praiseworthy, such as being hardworking, honest, and generally good, which people deem to be the qualities that a decent human being should have. She also mentions that even though she may be pretty, Meg shouldn't be vain about it, and should strive to have good inner qualities besides those outward ones.

Marmee meant that

Meg should not allow the opinion of people who were not worth it to define her. She also meant that she could earn the praise of distinguished people by being herself.

In chapter 9 of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, there is an episode where Meg visited the house of the Mofatt's. Being from a lowly background, her dress was not as expensive and pretty as those of the other girls. Her dress was even referred to as a tarlatan by Mrs. Mofatt. All of these upset her so much that she narrated the incidence to her mother.

Her mother advised her to recognize and acknowledge praise from worthy people. She also explained that she could attract the attention of highly-placed people by remaining confident.

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