Can Wang

MTI Student of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

The famous American author Louisa May Alcott’s masterpiece, Little Women, is one of the classics of American literature. Since its publication, the book has been warmly welcomed by a large number of readers and has struck a chord in the hearts of countless readers, especially female readers. This paper intends to analyze the characters of the four sisters in the novel from a feminist perspective. The paper begins with a review of Western feminism. Secondly, the paper reviews the literary career of the author Louisa May Alcott. Finally, the paper explores the feminist consciousness contained in the novel through the analysis of several female characters. The paper points out that the women in Little Women are different from the women portrayed in traditional works in that they have a feminine spirit that seeks a sense of independence and equality. Through a feminist reading of Little Women, we can see that Louisa May Alcott’s demands for equal rights and freedom for women, as conveyed through her works, are also a clear reflection of the writer’s feminist consciousness.

Louisa May Alcott; Little Women; Feminism; Literature; Transcendentalism

Volume 08 Issue 04 April 2025

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