Christmas wont be Christmas without any presents, complained Jo, lying on the floor.Its so awful to be poor! sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all, added little Amy, with an injured sniff.We've got Father and Mother, and each other, said Beth contentedly from her corner.The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time. She didn't say perhaps never, but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the Fighting was.《小妇人》是由美国女作家露易莎·梅·奥尔科特创作的长篇小说,首次出版于1868年。 该作是一部以美国南北战争为背景,以19世纪美国新英格兰地区的一个普通家庭四个姐妹之间的生活琐事为蓝本的带有自传色彩的家庭伦理小说。小说受到当时的大思想家爱默生的影响,强调了个人尊严与自立自律的观念;内容平实却细腻,结构单纯而寓意深远,富有强烈的感染力。 《小妇人》是一本以女性角色为主,强调女权意识的半自传体小说。文中注重表现女性意识,宣扬美好品质。