The Little Women And The Transcendental Natural Concept

Ralph Waldo Emerson occupies an extremely important position in the history of Americcan literature,not only because of his demostrated by the works of literary value,but more important of his work by the brilliant flashes to the idea.In 1930s,the turbulent period of mind,the bourgeoisie to the worship of money,material greed has aroused a strong reaction that people do ideology of the new exploration.At the same time,the only religious grounds in the eastern region of the United States occupies the dominant position in denominations,it has broken the shackles of dogma of the Calvinism,dividing from it.But Emerson thinks it seems still to have preserved some color to the doctrine of superstition and ceremony.In such a social background,Emerson loyal to their convictions in order to put forward a transcendental philosophy.Transcendental philosophy stressed that the spirit of the world and that the human spirit can transcend the various restrictions of the material world,the emotional world,the world experience,and the aim of life is to have self-revelation,self-expression and self-realization.Transcendentalism absorbed the essence of European civilization, summed up the national spirit of the United States,deeply beared the scars of the times,had a reputation of "American Renaissance".At that time,many writers in the United States were under the influnce of Transendental philosophy,the brilliance of the idea flashed in all their works,"Little Women" is one of them."Little Women" is an autubiographical novel,the author,Louisa M.Alcott has a character of optimism,heroic,just like a boy.Her father and Emerson impacted on her growing very much.She advocates self-reliance and stresses individuality and dignity,such thinking runs through the novel written by her.The novel describes the growing progress of the four sisters in Machi's family of the United States.Civil War years,when their father was in the army outside all year long,they accompanied loving mother living in the small town.The sisters lived in a harmonious family,parents,children,they love each other,they have strong ethical concepts,and self-reliance,and this is their common characteristics; they also have their own unique distinct personality,with all the shortcomings of ordinary people.In her mother's guidance and help,the four sisters who have overcome the shortcomings found their destination in the final novel.Emerson's Transcendental natural concept is clearly manifested in "Little Women"On one hand it stresses the material acept of the natural: People should get close to nature, feel nature; on the other hand,it stresses that the spirit of the natural: all things in nature are the mapping of nature in human brain,so people should believe in themselves.The article is divided into three parts:In the first part,it is expounded the social background of the creation of "Little Women",which is,the changes in social mind area triggered by the development of the U.S.economy and people's thinking:the birth of Transcendentalism;In the first part ,it is expounded the intrinsic link of Transcendentalism and "Little Women".It has a brief summation of the main elements of Transcendentalism in this part,and also has a exposition of the contents of "Little Women".These leads the link of Transcendentalism and "Little Women"; The second part is emphases of the articale.It compared the Transcendental natural concepts and the text of "Little Women":not only get close to nature,but more important to recognize that the nature of things are at all the images in the human brain. So to elaborate on the intrinsic link of Transcendentalism and "Little Women";The third part is followed the second,it expounded another important content of Transcendental natural congcept the huge ideology,which is self-reliance.The writer followed "Little Women",interpretated the spirit of the hero who embodies.It is hoped that the research in this paper can provide some reference for the researchers on Transcendentalism and "Little Women".