What is the contrast in the lives of Jo and Laurie in Little Women?

Jo is part of a family of four girls and a mother who are not well off. Their father is away as an army chaplain in the Civil War, and Marmee and the two older girls, Meg and Jo, all have to work in tiring jobs to make ends meet. They have a very meager Christmas, and when they go to a dance, they have to make do with what clothes they have.
Laurie, in contrast, is wealthy and privileged. He lives in a fine house with plenty of money and a private tutor. He doesn't have to work to help out with the family finances. Whatever material item he wants, he can have.
On the other hand, Jo comes from a close-knit and loving family. She is never lonely, for she and her sisters and mother provide each other with companionship, laughter, and entertainment. Laurie, in contrast, lives alone with his grandfather in a big, empty mansion, where he is often lonely and longs to be with the happy March sisters. He is the classic poor little rich boy (although a teenager, not a little boy, as the story opens.) He has money, but only the Marches can give him the love, friendship, and wholesome good times that he craves.