The Influence of Environment on Women's Growth in Jane Eyre and Little Women

From the perspective of the influence of the growth environment on women's development, this thesis makes a comparative study of two internationally famous outstanding works in the 19th century - Jane Eyre by British female writer Charlotte Bronte and Little Women by American female writer Louisa May Alcott. By analyzing the different family and social environment in the two works, this thesis points out that the different growth environment has a positive or negative impact on the growth and development of the two heroines, Jo and Jane, such as character shaping, career and marriage choice. At the same time, it summarizes the western women's outlook on love and career in the 19th century with these two highly representative works, so as to further draw the enlightenment of the excellent character of the two women to contemporary women.