A Transcendental Reading of Little Women 英语毕业论文.doc

A Transcendental Reading of Little Women Abstract: American famous writer, Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women fully reflects the transcendental ideas. This novel based on the American Civil War contains complex cultural contexts and thus, can be read from many perspectives. This thesis attempts to read this novel from the perspective of Transcendentalism, and try to tap the Transcendentalism embodied in thought, in order to broaden peoples perspective of reading the novel. Transcendentalism promotes the unity of people, God, the spirit of natural, to emphasize the spirit of self and self-reliance. These ideas are reflected in the March sisters’ growing up and character. March sisters have different personalities and talents, but they focus on their own spirit improvement and strongly maintain the self-reliance and self-independent spirit. Transcendentalism gave the charisma to the March sisters and made the novel won the readers favorite. In addition, Alcott extended Transcendentalism to women reality in Little Women, and it increases the readability of the novel. Keywords: Little Women; Transcendentalism; Individualism; Self-reliance 摘要：美国著名女作家露易莎·梅·奥尔科特的长篇小说小妇人充分体现了超验主义思想.这部以美国南北战争为背景的小说包含着复杂的文化情境，可以从多重视角来解读。 本文试图从超验主义视角解读这篇小说，并尽力挖掘该小说中体现的超验主义思想，以拓宽人们阅读该小说的视野。超验主义宣扬人、神、自然的精神统一，强调精神、自我和自助。这些思想都在马奇姐妹的性格和成长过程中有所体现。马奇姐妹具有不同的性格和才华，但都注重自己的精神提高和完善，并极力保持自助和自我独立的精神。超验主义赋予了马奇姐妹人格魅力，使小说赢得了读者的喜爱。此外奥尔科特在小说中把超验主义延伸到女性现实，这也增加了小说的可读性。 关键词：《小妇人》；超验主义；个人主义；自助 Thesis Statement: This paper discusses the importance of the Transcendentalism in Little Women and its influence on the minds of the four March daughters. Outline: Ⅰ.The Development of Transcendentalism A. The Connotation of Transcendentalism B. Some Important Comments on Transcendentalism Ⅱ.Transcendentalism in Little Women A. A Brief Look at the Plot of the Little Women B. The Reflection of Transcendentalism through the Characters in Little Women 1. Tomboyish Jo 2. Beautiful Meg 3. Fragile Beth 4. Romantic Amy 5. John