【正文】 away, adding to herself with a shrug, I didn39。t e to chaperone a governess, though she is young and pretty. What odd people these” Yankees are. I39。m afraid Laurie will be quite spoiled among them. （Alcott, 1987, p167)This speech perfectly delivering the nature of Jo wants to be best in her jobwriter and she tries her best to do it. Jo is the only one of the four girls who braves and challenges the oppressive and restrictive true womanhood, she alone exhibits the spirit of equality and unconventionality. So Jo has achieved her dream and bee a writer.Second, wife and husband are equal at home. Jo does not obey the traditional view on marriage to find a rich husband, but establishes her love on an equal base. On their marriage life, she is not the only one to do the housework, her husband will also undertake it, such as her husband will prepare the cake for dinner and look after their children. Because of the equality of wife and husband, Jo and professor have a better marriage life as well as being respectful with each other.4. Enlightenment of feminism embodied in Jo in modern times To sum up all these textual analysis above, we are sure you will have a clear and prehensive understanding of Feminism embodied in Jo in Little Women. Based on these remarkable features of feminism as is pointed out in chapter three, this chapter will make a further study of the enlightenment of feminism embodied in Jo in modern times in the following aspects: professions, marriage life. Modern expression of feminism in professionsIt is due to the first surge of Feminism from 1880 to 1920 putting new women onto the stage of history which makes a big sensation in the world and marks the beginning of a new era in the feminist movement to live out the true meaning of the creed: All men are created equal(Jefferson,1776,p1). And it also served as the social foundation of manage to create the story about the Little Women. Just imagine how terrible the world be if we would still live in the period of Vitoria that women are settled to be imprisoned for family life, playing a social provision for female role as an understanding wife and loving mother without appropriate education, basic freedom, equal statue and other fundamental rights.Influenced greatly by spirit of feminism embodied in the typical new women Jo, the majority of the women nowadays are bravely enough to get beyond the restriction of traditional ideas which women rely heavily on her man both in finance and daily life to choose the profession what they really like and develop the consciousness of independence and justice in career. It is Jo who sets a positive and powerful model to encourage thousands of women to walk out of the kitchen to search for their own values or pursue their careers. Thanks to it, there are 90 percents of modern women earn their own living according to China Daily. At the same time, the experience of Jo’s realizing her dream to bee a professional writer also makes significant reference to modern women how to stick to their ideals as well as principles and how to overe various of difficulties in pursuing their own careers. Compared with the acquisitive society at present, in which many people try to look for a shortcut to fame and fortune losing their principles, what Jo has done teach us a lesson which worth admiring and deep thinking. Although the society is reality brutal survival of the fittest, it not means that we should give in to the darkness abandoning our love for just, hope, and dream.Jo gives modern women an impressive lesson that no matter what sort of environment, they should try their best to be strongminded and independent and never give up frighting for their dreams as well as individual values. As a matter of fact, with the development of the society, the government pays much attention to women and there is a series of authority policies having been put forward which plays an important role in guaranteeing women’s rights in position. For example, according to article 11 in Law of the People39。s Republic of China on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women, it reads that state organs, public organizations, enterprises and institutions must in appointing cadres, adhere to the principle of equality between men and women, and attach importance to the training and selection of female cadres for leading posts.With the longterm struggle for the women’s interests and the progress of the civilization, nowadays women are not as weak as in the past but grow up as independent and thoughtful individuals. Modern expression of feminism in marriage lifeMarriage life will never be outdating in human beings’ life for its great importance in people’s relationships. What people can learn according to Jo is how a woman seeks economic independence, struggles for love and equality in the marriage life and keeps the balance between family life and her own career. Its indepth exploration of a strong female character39。s feeling and her assuming responsibility for the whole family deeply impress us. Though currently the quality of life of both urban and rural residents have been improved a lot, the anxious and restlessness of marriage is filled in the frail modern time. By the latest investigation, the marriage problem emerged one after another has been the largest contributor to the decline of citizens’ sensation of happiness. So this case keeps showing its unique charm and both literature and actual values in guiding the modern people how to keep calm and handle various contradiction in reason, especially in how to keep the balance between work and family. Jo shows vividly how she struggles between the ideal and realty, how to analysis rationally which life style is suitable for her and how to force her to bee a determined woman being able to facing the plex environment and makes the toughest decision in family life in the aspect of putting the general interest first.Having gained a great