摘要：路易莎·梅·奥尔科特所著的《小妇人》是女性成长的代表作。社会大众过分强调生物差异的区别对待使女孩被刻画成世俗意义上的女性。这是历史文明的产物。本文拟结合《第二性》中的存在主义思想及历史背景探讨人性与道德，并从女性意识的觉醒、萌芽、发展、成熟等阶段对《小妇人》展开女性主义解读。该文章拟比对扭曲的道德驯化、男性的单向凝视和肤浅、单一、平板的女性形象，更深入地理解女性的边缘化地位，希望更全面地分析作品女性形象，反思女性处境的前景。

关键词：女性意识；《第二性》；《小妇人》

Contents

摘要

Abstract

Chapter One Introduction-1

1.1-About Luisa May Alcott-1

1.2-About Little Women-1

1.3-Research Objective and Significance-2

1.4-The Structure of the Dissertation-3

Chapter Two Literature Review-4

2.1-Previous Studies of Little Women Abroad-4

2.2-Previous Studies of Little Women at Home-5

2.3-Summary-7

Chapter Three Theoretical Framework-9

3.1-Master-Slave Dialectic in The Second Sex-9

3.2-The Authenticity and Inauthenticity in The Second Sex…9

3.3-The Other in The Second Sex-10

Chapter Four An Analysis of Female Consciousness in Little Women-12

4.1-The Awakening of Female Consciousness in Meg-12

4.2-The Rudiment of Female Consciousness in Beth-14

4.3-The Development of Female Consciousness in Amy-16

4.4-The Maturity of Female Consciousness in Jo-18

Chapter Five Conclusion-22

5.1-Main Findings-22

5.2-Limitations and Suggestions-23

References

Acknowledgements