A Feminist Interpretation of Jo March’s Rebellion

Abstract

Little Women is the story of four girls in an ordinary family who grow up under their mother's tutelage during the closing days of the American Civil War. Through analyzing the experiences of the four daughters of the March family, this article shows that the second daughter, Jo, who initially wanted to become an independent woman writer, eventually failed to realize her dream and had to grow into a "new woman" who compromised between the traditional and independent roles.