REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN’S IMAGE IN THE LITTLE WOMEN NOVEL BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Abstract

The study explores the representation of women’s image in the little women's novel by Louisa May Alcott. Little Women is an American novel originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869 in which the true image of women is reflected through different characters. The main character of the novel is Joseph (JO) who plays the role of a tomboy in the novel. The author has pinpointed various issues women face in a patriarchal society. The study is a descriptive qualitative analysis of the selected few lines and passages containing a representation of women’s social image from the novel Little Women. The main focus of the study is on woman's identity. It portrays the positive and strong image of women in 19th-century of American society and also helps the feminist readers to accept the patriarchal society to keep balance in society.