| CONTENTS | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One The Influence of Transcendentalism on Alcott and Little Women | 第15-23页 |
| ·The Great Influence of Transcendentalism on Louisa May Alcott | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Influence of Transcendentalism on Little Women | 第19-23页 |
| ·On Characterization | 第19-21页 |
| ·On Plotting | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Transcendentalist Views of Nature | 第23-31页 |
| ·Nature as Symbol of Spirit or God | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Usages of Nature | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Interactive Relationship between Nature and Man's States of Mind | 第24-26页 |
| ·Nature as a Restorative Role on Human Mind | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Harmonious Relationship between Nature and the Four Sisters | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Transcendentalist Views of a True Individual | 第31-42页 |
| ·Views of Individual in Emerson's Self-Reliance | 第31-36页 |
| ·Importance of Self-Reliant Individual | 第31-33页 |
| ·How to be Self-Reliant | 第33-36页 |
| ·Self-Reliance in the Sisters' Spiritual Pilgrimage | 第36-42页 |
| ·Self-Reliance in Meg's Spiritual Pilgrimage | 第36-39页 |
| ·Self-Reliance in Amy's Artistic Pursuit | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Jo as an Exemplary Transcendentalist | 第42-54页 |
| ·Self-Reliance in Jo's Spiritual Pilgrimage | 第42-47页 |
| ·Self-Reliance in Jo's Work Experience | 第42-44页 |
| ·Self-Trust in Jo's Pursuit as a Writer | 第44-46页 |
| ·Individualism in Jo's Marriage | 第46-47页 |
| ·Jo's Personal Charm Endowed by Transcendentalist Thoughts | 第47-54页 |
| ·Resemblance of Jo and Alcott | 第47-50页 |
| ·Comparison of Jo and Her Sisters | 第50-51页 |
| ·Jo as an Unconventional Female Figure in the 19~(th) Century | 第51-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-60页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第60页 |
