Alcott

Alcott sarcastically depicts the life of the transcendental life in her community. The community tried to change the society by enforcing an idealistic, a utopian way of living. And it failed when the storm came. Women, of course had to do all the work, while the men only needed to talk about the ideas and debating about them. Not only is Alcott opposing this unpractical way of living but there are also sparks of feminism emerging. The ideology of men makes women's lives harder because men seemed to always be the "intellectuals". They discussed and made rules freely, while women are forced to bear them patiently. Women have all sorts of responsibility such as taking care of the children and doing housework and representing the family. But as for man, on the other hand, could afford to come with anything that they think will change and benefit the society, and it is not their problem if it won't work in the future.  There's a little Hutchinson here.