An Analysis of the Feminist Theory Reflected by Little Women

Feminism in America has a long history,from the colonial period to the present.Feminism and women’s writing have always been closely related because women’s writing is a critical category. Little Women is written by an American authoress during the period of the first wave of American feminism. On the surface,Little Women is a simple story about four March girls’ journeys from their childhood to adulthood. However,from the heroine Jo’s characteristic we can find out some spirits such as freedom,equality and independence,which have close relationship with feminism. This paper will relate Jo’s life experience and analyze her characteristic and to show how the issues of feminism have been engaged by the writer.