Jo March’s Changing Looks: Gendered Appearance in Contemporary Chinese Retranslations of Little Women

Yuan Tao; Dechao Li

doi:10.1080/00497878.2026.2680074

June 15, 2026Women s Studies

Jo March’s Changing Looks: Gendered Appearance in Contemporary Chinese Retranslations of Little Women

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This research aims to explore the evolving representations of female characters in contemporary Chinese retranslations of Little Women.
Analyzed various contemporary Chinese retranslations of Little Women.
Focused on gendered aspects of character portrayal and appearance.
Compared findings to original Victorian literary representations.
Identified significant changes in how female characters’ appearances are portrayed.
Revealed a shift towards modern, diverse representations of girlhood in retranslations.
Demonstrated that contemporary adaptations reflect current societal attitudes towards femininity.

Implication

Analyses gendered appearance in retranslations of Little Women, indicating cultural shifts in girlhood narratives.

Abstract

Little Women, a pioneer in girls’ literature and female bildungsroman (Rioux 321), marks a significant departure from conventional Victorian literary representations of girlhood. The novel’s enduri...

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Tao et al. (2026) studied this question.

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