ESSAY ON: Alcott/Domesticity & Transcendentalism

Number of Pages 6

This research paper: A 6 page essay that argues that Louisa May Alcott in Little Women used the nineteenth century cult of domesticity to underscore transcendental themes. Examination of Little Women shows that Alcott manages to reinterpret the ideals of domesticity within the context dictated by Transcendentalism, which shows the March sisters remaining true to themselves and their own individuality, but within the social structure dictated by nineteenth century norms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.


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