TheViewoftheFamilyEducationinLittleWomen.docx

1、TheViewoftheFamilyEducationinLittleWomenThe View of the Family Education in Little WomenAbstract: Good family education is closely related to childrens overall growth, and even the future of our country. In order to make the children have access to nice education and cultivation and let family educa

2、tion become the endless source in childrens mind, parents need to know about the nature of education, seek for appropriate education methods and exploit potentialities by grasping education opportunities. The novel Little Women, to some extent, provides valuable suggestions and effective examples fo

3、r our current generation. Mrs. March, a respectful mother in Little Women, helps her daughters live a successful and happy life. The novel Little Women depicts the disturbances and vexations which the girls experience, and then presents us how they overcome those difficulties and get success in the

4、end. According to this clue, the thesis will study the family education from the following aspects, namely what concepts Mrs. March uses in childrens education, how Mrs. March educates her children, and what effectiveness of the family education for the children are. It makes a conclusion: Family ed

5、ucation plays an increasingly important part in childrens growth. It suggests that parents should guide their children and help them grow healthily and happily with proper ways.Key words: Little Women; family education; educational concepts小妇人中的家庭教育观杨华萍 【内容提要】:良好的家庭教育与孩子的全面成长，甚至与我们国家的未来是密切相关的。为了使孩子们

6、获得良好的教育和培养,让家庭教育成为孩子心中无尽的源泉,那么父母需要了解教育的本质，寻求适当的教育方法,并且把握教育机会来开拓孩子的潜力。在某种程度上，小妇人这部小说为我们当前一代提供了宝贵的建议和有效的例子。小妇人中受人尊敬的母亲-马奇太太，帮助她的女儿过着幸福美满的生活。小妇人这部小说描写了女孩子所经历的烦闷和烦恼,然后为我们呈现她们是如何克服那些困难,并最终取得胜利的。根据这一线索,论文将从以下几个方面研究家庭教育,即马奇太太在孩子的教育中运用了哪些观念,如何教育她的孩子,马奇太太的家庭教育对孩子们产生了怎样的效果。最后,得出了一个结论:家庭教育在孩子的成长中发挥着越来越重要的作用。父母

7、就应该用恰当的方式引导孩子,帮助他们健康快乐地成长。【关键词】:小妇人；家庭教育；教育观CONTENTSI. Introduction 1II. About Little Women 22.1 The introduction of Little Women 22.2 The characteristics of Mrs. March and four girls 22.3 Influence of Little Women 3. The reflection of family education of Mrs. March 43.1 The concepts of Mrs. Marchs

8、family education 43.1.1 Being diligent and responsible 53.1.2 Being optimistic and contented 53.1.3 Being charitable and independent 63.2 The ways of Mrs. Marchs family education 63.2.1 Creating a nice family environment 63.2.2 Experiencing by themselves 73.2.3 Having good communications with them 8

9、3.3 The effectiveness of Mrs. Marchs family education 83.3.1 For Meg 83.3.2 For Joy 93.3.3 For Beth 103.3.4 For Amy 10IV. Conclusion 11References 12Acknowledgements 13The View of the Family Education in Little WomenI. IntroductionGood family education is closely related to childrens overall growth,

10、such as quality、behavior and manner, and related to the future of our country. In order to make the children have access to nice education and cultivation and let family education become the endless source in childrens mind, parents need to know about the nature of education, seek for appropriate ed

11、ucation methods and exploit potentialities by grasping education opportunities. Little Women provides effective suggestions and examples of family education for our current generation. And I believe we can make good use of the valuable experience.There are a considerable number of academic researche

12、rs about Little Women from different points of view: from the perspective of interpretation of American traditional culture; from the perspective of the war; from the comparison with others studies; from the perspective of the study of childrens education; even from the humanistic psychologist Erich

13、 Fromms theory of personality organizations point of view. Most of the current feminist research focused on womens pursuit of independence, equality and freedom and self- consciousness on women. Rarely study on the Family Education, which I think plays the most important role in four girls success a

14、nd remains fairly consistent throughout their life. The novel Little Women depicts the disturbances and vexations which the girls experience, and then represents us how they overcome those difficulties and get success in the end. According to this clue, the thesis will study the family education fro

15、m four aspects, namely what concepts Mrs. March uses in her childrens education, how Mrs. March educates her four children, and what the effectiveness of the family education for the four children are. At last, it makes a conclusion: Family education plays an increasingly important part in childrens

16、 growth. It suggests that parents should guide their children and help them grow healthily and happily with proper ways.II. About Little WomenLittle Women Before I read this book, I had watched a TV series made by Korea. So I have strong interest on the original. Little Women, a great novel, narrate

17、s an ordinary story about four sisters of Marches. “They are different girls not only in appearance, but in their characters, behavior, hobbies, and ideality (Santoro, 2010:6).” Now, I must make some introduction of this novel and the characteristics of Mrs. March and the four girls, as well as the

18、influence of Little Women.2.1 The introduction of Little WomenLittle Women concerns the lives and loves of four girls growing up during the American Civil War. “It was based on Alcotts own experiences as a child in Concord, Massachusetts. More than that, however, Little Women is a morality tale (Ald

19、erson, 1994:5).” Each chapter not only contains the lives and adventures of the four girls, but also the lessons on how to be a good and mature person, and how to achieve happiness in life.The March family was a warm and fragrant American family. Mr. March was at the Civil War battle front, so Mrs.

20、March became the back born of the family. “In order to help their mother to support the family, Jo and Meg work outside to earn some money to increase the daily necessities for the family (Janis, 2003:2).” For her girls, mother is the moral role model. “Four sisters, in spite of quite different char

21、acters, all become independent and optimistic under the guidance of their mother (Allyson, 2010:35-36).”2.2 The characteristics of Mrs. March and four girlsMrs. March: the mother of the four March sisters, also the guide of the family. She appears to have infinite wisdom and patience, and an excepti

22、onally charitable nature. She wants nothing more than her daughters happiness and knows how to teach them the lessons they need to achieve for the happiness. “Once asked about whether she plans to marry one of her daughters to Laurie, she knows that there is more to life than riches, and lives off h

23、er family love not money (Alcott, 2003:255).”Meg: the oldest of the March sisters. Plump and beautiful, sweet and good tempered, Meg has a penchant for pretty things. She likes to sew, and does her best at running a household, although sometimes she has trouble. She battles with being poor, but she

24、adores her family and her husband later.Jo: the main heroine of the book, as the second oldest sister and a tomboy. She adores any kinds of writing and plans to make her fortune with her pen. Although she is quick-tempered, she tries hard to be nice and pleasing to her parents. She takes Laurie unde

25、r her wing and helps to raise him into the man he becomes. “She is often self-sacrificing, and has a strong maternal connection over her sister Beth who she adores. She is exceptionally dependable and acts as the man of the house when their father is away (Cui, 2010:5).”Beth: the quiet sweet-tempere

26、d angel of the family, Beth does everything she can to make the house a happy place. She is shy, and adores playing the piano and singing. She loves cats and dolls and takes care of both with a fever.Amy: the youngest of the March sisters, Amy is at first selfish and spoiled. To become a nice Lady,

27、Amy concentrates on making herself better in their poverty-stricken life. She is an artist who loves to portray beauty in all things. As time goes on, she tempers her nature and becomes a mature woman, who puts away her greed for money and helps poor people.2.3 Influence of Little WomenLittle Women

28、is an everlasting classic work in American history. It is May Alcotts best-known novel. Little Women is also a morality tale. It is one of the most agreeable juvenile novels in American history and has been popular for over 100 years. It has been translated into dozens of languages and sold millions

29、 of copies throughout the world (Cui, 2010:5). It has been filmed into movies, TV series, and cartoons in many countries. From the Little Women publishing to now, more than one century have passed, and the book Little Women has never been out of date, and lose its charm. On the contrary, the book li

30、kes a huge magnet which attracts every generation and contact different generations. Most people are attracted to the shiny images of four girls in Little Women, while we cannot overlook their mother Mrs. March. Mrs. March is not only a specialist in education, but also a real educational art execut

31、or.Ruth MacDonald argued that “Louisa May Alcott stands as one of the great American practitioners of the girls novel and the family story.” In the 1860s, gendered separation of childrens fiction was a newer division in literature. Joy Kasson wrote that “Alcott chronicled the coming of age of young

32、girls, their struggles with issues such as selfishness and generosity, the nature of individual integrity, and, above all, the question of their place in the world around them.” Girls were able to relate to the March sisters in Little Women along with following the lead of their heroines by assimilating aspects of the story into their own lives. . The reflection of family education of Mrs. MarchIt is no doubt that family education plays an important role in childrens overall growth. Large number of parents and schools have created and summar