从女性主义角度看《小妇人》中马奇姐妹的成长历程_英语论文

A Feminist Reading of the Growth of  March Sisters in Little Women

摘要

《小妇人》是路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的代表作。这部小说以美国南北战争为背景，给读者展现了一个真实的女性成长世界。本文旨在从女性主义角度对《小妇人》中马奇姐妹的成长历程进行分析，解读马奇姐妹在女权运动发展的背景下和温暖的家庭环境中所实现的三方面的成长。她们从从属于家庭走向追求独立自主；从屈服于传统的婚姻观走向追求以爱情为基础的婚姻；从对父权社会的妥协走向追求和谐平等的两性关系。从某种意义上说，“小妇人”并不渺小，而是一个个自立自强的女性。本文通过对马奇姐妹积极向上的成长历程的分析，鼓励当代及后代女性敢于挑战传统观念，去追求真正的自立，进而实现自己的人生价值。

关键词：女性主义；《小妇人》；女性成长；马奇姐妹

Abstract

Little Women is the masterpiece of American female writer—Louisa May Alcott. The novel is based on American Civil War and shows readers a real world of female growth. The thesis aims at analyzing the growth of the March sisters in Little Women from the prospective of feminist. Under the background of the development of feminism movement and in a warm family environment, they change from subordination to independence, from submission to the traditional view of marriage to the pursuit of a marriage based on love, and from compromise with the patriarchal society to the pursuit of a harmonious gender relationship. In a sense, the “little women” are not “little”, but the women of self-reliance. Based on the analysis of the positive growth process of the March sisters, this thesis encourages both contemporary and future women generations to brave enough to challenge the traditional ideas as well as pursue their real independence, so as to realize their value of life. 

Keywords: feminist; Little Women; female growth; March sisters

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

3. The Growth of March Sisters in Little Women 3

3.1 From subordination to independence 3

3.2 From submission to traditional marriage to the pursuit of a marriage based on love 5

3.3 From compromise with the patriarchal society to the establishment of a harmonious gender relationship 6

4. The Reasons for the Growth of March Sisters in Little Women 7

4.1 Social background 7

4.2 Family atmosphere 8

5. Conclusion 9

Works Cited 11