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While previous academic work has examined Louisa May Alcott’s use of transcendental concepts in her book Work, little has been done on the full significance of her use of Henry David Thoreau as a prototype for the character of David Sterling or how the main character, Christie Devon, also functions as a Thoreauvian character. Additionally, this essay fully explores similarities that exist between Work and Walden, with a focus on smaller details that cement the connection between the two texts. This essay also illustrates Alcott’s desire to promote some of Thoreau’s ideas as presented in Walden while also interrogating key thematic differences between the two texts and highlighting Alcott’s critique of certain aspects of Thoreauvian transcendentalism.

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Louisa May Alcott’s Re-“Work”ing of Thoreau’s Walden

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    2025年

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  • Tracey A. Cummings

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While previous academic work has examined Louisa May Alcott’s use of transcendental concepts in her book Work, little has been done on the full significance of her use of Henry David Thoreau as a prototype for the character of David Sterling or how the main character, Christie Devon, also functions as a Thoreauvian character. Additionally, this essay fully explores similarities that exist between Work and Walden, with a focus on smaller details that cement the connection between the two texts. This essay also illustrates Alcott’s desire to promote some of Thoreau’s ideas as presented in Walden while also interrogating key thematic differences between the two texts and highlighting Alcott’s critique of certain aspects of Thoreauvian transcendentalism.