Louisa May Alcott is an excellent American female writer of the 19th century as well as a feminist who focuses on women and their problems.Little Women,her best known novel,is about four girls' daily lives.Through...Louisa May Alcott is an excellent American female writer of the 19th century as well as a feminist who focuses on women and their problems.Little Women,her best known novel,is about four girls' daily lives.Through description of their life,Alcott disclosed the discrimination and persecution the patriarchy society of the 19th century forced on women and pointed out a road for women to fight against the patriarchy society.The thesis demonstrated Alcott's feminism viewpoint and its embodiment in Little Women through analysis of the novel's plot and the character of the four heroines.展开更多
Little Women,a masterpiece of the American writer Louisa May Alcott,is intended for girls in the 19th century.Due to Josephine March’s popularity in and out of the book,the plots and elements related to Jo have been ...Little Women,a masterpiece of the American writer Louisa May Alcott,is intended for girls in the 19th century.Due to Josephine March’s popularity in and out of the book,the plots and elements related to Jo have been analyzed for many times.Al?though some of the scholars have analyzed the ending of the book from the point of view of feminism,few of them give a close read?ing on the text.Therefore,aiming to analyze the reasons behind Jo’s choice to marry professor Bhaer instead of Laurie by giving the text a close reading from the point of view of feminism is of great importance and it concludes that Jo’s choice results from her pro?tection for womanhood and her advocate for independency.The analysis of the ending will help the readers to gain a deeper under?standing of the essence of the book and Alcott’s real intention.展开更多
In the middle of 19th century, women were seen and saw themselves as defined by ties of kinship: daughter, wife and mother. Louisa May Alcott decided to pick her way to be a writer and broke the fetters on women. In 1...In the middle of 19th century, women were seen and saw themselves as defined by ties of kinship: daughter, wife and mother. Louisa May Alcott decided to pick her way to be a writer and broke the fetters on women. In 1862, she wrote Little Women according to her childhood memory. In Little women, Alcott expressed her feminist ideas. Female Subjectivity is the concrete expression of feminist ideas, and has three stages of unconsciousness, consciousness and self-improvement. In this thesis, it analyses Jo by Female Subjectivity to reveal the ideal image. And the ideal image will provide a model with the modern people, especially with girls and women. It will throw light on them.展开更多
Caesar,the chained dog in“A New England Nun”by Mary Wilkins Freeman in 1891,has become the spotlight of discussion since its publication.Most critics have equated it with Louisa Ellis’s solitary spinsterhood rather...Caesar,the chained dog in“A New England Nun”by Mary Wilkins Freeman in 1891,has become the spotlight of discussion since its publication.Most critics have equated it with Louisa Ellis’s solitary spinsterhood rather than seeing it as a symbol of patriarchy.However,based on the close reading approach,a careful analysis of Caesar reveals that it is a symbol of patriarchy for its close connection with Joe Dagget.And the imprisonment of Caesar is of great significance to Louisa,unveiling her steadfast determination to break the shackle of patriarchy.展开更多
文摘Louisa May Alcott is an excellent American female writer of the 19th century as well as a feminist who focuses on women and their problems.Little Women,her best known novel,is about four girls' daily lives.Through description of their life,Alcott disclosed the discrimination and persecution the patriarchy society of the 19th century forced on women and pointed out a road for women to fight against the patriarchy society.The thesis demonstrated Alcott's feminism viewpoint and its embodiment in Little Women through analysis of the novel's plot and the character of the four heroines.
文摘Little Women,a masterpiece of the American writer Louisa May Alcott,is intended for girls in the 19th century.Due to Josephine March’s popularity in and out of the book,the plots and elements related to Jo have been analyzed for many times.Al?though some of the scholars have analyzed the ending of the book from the point of view of feminism,few of them give a close read?ing on the text.Therefore,aiming to analyze the reasons behind Jo’s choice to marry professor Bhaer instead of Laurie by giving the text a close reading from the point of view of feminism is of great importance and it concludes that Jo’s choice results from her pro?tection for womanhood and her advocate for independency.The analysis of the ending will help the readers to gain a deeper under?standing of the essence of the book and Alcott’s real intention.
文摘In the middle of 19th century, women were seen and saw themselves as defined by ties of kinship: daughter, wife and mother. Louisa May Alcott decided to pick her way to be a writer and broke the fetters on women. In 1862, she wrote Little Women according to her childhood memory. In Little women, Alcott expressed her feminist ideas. Female Subjectivity is the concrete expression of feminist ideas, and has three stages of unconsciousness, consciousness and self-improvement. In this thesis, it analyses Jo by Female Subjectivity to reveal the ideal image. And the ideal image will provide a model with the modern people, especially with girls and women. It will throw light on them.
文摘Caesar,the chained dog in“A New England Nun”by Mary Wilkins Freeman in 1891,has become the spotlight of discussion since its publication.Most critics have equated it with Louisa Ellis’s solitary spinsterhood rather than seeing it as a symbol of patriarchy.However,based on the close reading approach,a careful analysis of Caesar reveals that it is a symbol of patriarchy for its close connection with Joe Dagget.And the imprisonment of Caesar is of great significance to Louisa,unveiling her steadfast determination to break the shackle of patriarchy.
