Abstract:

The novel Little Women is Louisa May Alcott’s (November 29, 1832—March 6, 1888) most famous work. This novel was written in 1868, and it was based on her  childhood experiences with her three sisters. This novel is very popular among children and adults around the world, because of its simple language, and inner beauty. March sisters have different personalities and talents. Pretty Meg, was the oldest girl, and Jo followed her. Beth is the third child in the family. Amy is the youngest. There are interesting characters who should be paid more attention to. In this thesis, March sisters’ disposition, and the cause of their dispositions are discussed, the characters in Little Women and those in Moment in Peking are compared . And it will discuss fair lady education.

Keyword: Little Women; disposition; Moment in Peking; Meg; Jo; Beth; Amy

摘 要：

小说《小妇人》是美国女作家露意莎•梅•奥尔柯特最富盛名的作品。该小说写于1868年，故事基于作者与三位姐妹的童年经历。这部小说在全世界的儿童与成人之间都广受欢迎。小说语言简练，对话都取自日常生活，其中还包含了深刻的内涵。马奇姐妹具有不同的性格和才华。漂亮的梅格是老大，然后是乔，贝丝，艾美。这些经典的角色应该被给与更多的关注。这篇论文将会试述马奇姐妹的性格，及性格养成。同时将对《小妇人》与《京华烟云》中人物进行比较。讨论淑女教育。

关键词：小妇人；性格；京华烟云；梅格；乔；贝丝；艾美

1 Introduction
Little Women is a fantastic novel about girls’ growing up and love affairs. It is worthy of attention.
1.1 About March sisters
Little Women is a romance. The novel follows the lives of four sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March – and is loosely based on the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters. Pretty Meg was the oldest (sixteen to thirty-one). When she was sixteen, she had already showed domestic tastes and talents, though she detested the drudgery of household work; and, dreamed herself as an upper-class person, longed at heart to be a fine lady. Jo (fifteen to thirty), was tall, thin, and coltish, and gloried in an unconcealed scorn of polite conventions.