中文摘要：19世纪美国女作家路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的著名小说《小妇人》不仅是美国文学的经典之作，也是反映女性主义萌芽的代表作。这部小说刻画了鲜明的新女性形象，突出了成长主题，体现了极强的艺术感染力。本文将从女性主义视角出发，研究马奇四姐妹从女孩逐步成长为独立自主的成年女性的过程，从而探讨在女性的成长过程中所必须经历的阶段，即女性在伦理、情感、事业、道德以及自我改善上五个方面成熟，从而成为一名合格的“小妇人”。

关键词： 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特，《小妇人》，女性主义，女性成长，马奇姐妹

CONTENTS

中文摘要

Abstract

1.-Introduction to Little Women and Louisa May Alcott-1

2.-Introduction to Feminism-3

2.1-The definition of feminism-3

2.2-The development stages and themes-3

2.3-Louisa May Alcott’s feminist views-4

3.-The Changes of Feminist Consciousness-5

3.1-The sleeping feminist consciousness-5

3.2-The awakening feminist consciousness-6

3.2.1-Material independence-6

3.2.2-Spirituality independence-7

3.2.3-Equality in marriage and family-7

3.2.4-Self-improvement consciousness-8

4.-The Development of Female Qualities-8

4.1-Becoming mature in ethics — Mrs. March-8

4.2-Becoming mature in sensibility — Meg-9

4.3-Becoming mature in career — Jo-10

4.4-Becoming mature in morality — Beth-11

4.5-Becoming mature in self-improvement — Amy-11

5.-Conclusion-12

References-13