The Influence of Louisa May Alcott’s Novel “LITTLE WOMEN“ on the Feminine Emancipation

Abstract

This dissertation explores how women empowered themselves in society and how they gain position in society with their thoughts and literary works rather than their money and wealth, even without touching the traditional expectations of society. The postulation presumes that power might be accomplished by ladies in the nineteeth-century America, yet just to the detriment of individual craving in request for ladies to accomplish power during Alcott’s time, they were expected to adjust to standards and make forfeits that served spouse and family more than individual requirements. However the impact accomplished by every little girl may seem slight by the twentieth century principles, it addresses an important first step in the walk of womanhood. When it comes to the aims of this dissertation is to analyze the life of the writer Louisa May Alcott and her work Little Women. Additionally to show how did she help women in her journey towards gaining independence, and how she succeeded to be a great sample of a strong woman in real life and even when she mirrored it in her piece of art “Little Women». The reason behind choosing this topic is to prove that Louisa May Alcott, just throughout literature, helped women rise their voices and built a strong base in society so that to not be marginalized anymore.