On Images of Women in Gone with the Wind and Vanity Fair论飘和名利场中的女性形象.docx
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OnImagesofWomeninGonewiththeWindandVanityFair论飘和名利场中的女性形象
OnImagesofWomeninGonewiththeWindandVanityFair
摘要:
《飘》和《名利场》这两部有名的作品都描写了在当时的社会背景下几个女主角的形象和性格。
美国作品《飘》描写了两位性格截然不同的女主角坚韧顽强,勇于面对困难不退缩的生活态度。
特别是斯佳丽不懈的拼搏奋斗,给人以极大的心灵震撼和精神鼓舞。
英国作品《名利场》中的丽贝卡和阿米莉亚也同斯佳丽和美兰妮一样,成为他那个年代颇有影响力的女性人物。
本文运用比较分析法,将来自不同国家和时代的女性形象相互比较:
首先比较她们的出身背景,相貌及所受教育;其次比较她们对社会所持的态度;最后比较他们面对艰难挫折及命运的态度。
并且还将她们与那一时代的男性也稍微加以比较。
使这些女性的形象更加鲜明。
关键字:
飘,名利场,分析比较
Abstract:
ThesetwofamousmasterpiecesGonewiththeWindandVanityFairhavedescribedseveralimagesofwomenunderthesocialbackgroundofthattime.TheAmericannovelGonewiththeWindeulogizesthetwomainfemalecharacterswhosekidneysarecompletelydifferentindiligence,pertinacityaswellaspositiveattitudetowardslifewhentheyencounterdifficulties.Especially,thepain-stakingstriveoftheindomitableandunyieldingScarlettshakesourheartsandinspiresourspirit.ComparetoScarlettandMelanie,TheactressesofEnglandmasterpieceVanityFairRebeccaandAmeliawereconsiderablyinfluentialfemalecharactersinThackeray’sage.Thethesismakesacomparisonbetweenthem:
first,theirbackground,educationandappearance;second,theirattitudestowardsociety;third,theirattitudestowardsdifficultiesinlifeandfate.Bytheseindetailcomparison,wegetbrightimagesofthesewomeninthesetwonovels.
Keywords:
GonewiththeWind,VanityFair,comparison
Contents
1.Introduction1
2.ComparisonofthetwofemaleheroinesinGonewiththeWindandVanityFair2
2.1ComparisonbetweenRebeccaSharpandScarlettO’Hara2
2.1.1RebeccaSharpandScarlettO’Hara’sbackgroundandappearance2
2.2.2ScarlettO’HaraandRebeccaSharp’sattitudestowardssociety4
2.2.3ScarlettO’HaraandRebeccaSharp’sattitudestowardsdifficultiesandfate5
3.DisprovalofthewrongunderstandingaboutRebeccaSharpandScarlettO’Hara7
3.1DisprovalofthewrongunderstandingaboutScarlettO’Hara7
3.1.1Onherattitudetowardsman7
3.1.2Onherattitudetowardsmoney8
3.2DisprovalofthewrongunderstandingaboutRebeccaSharp9
3.2.1Onherlivingskills9
3.2.2Onhermarriageplan9
4.Conclusion10
Bibliography12
1.Introduction
GonewiththeWindisalwaysconsideredasaromanticlovestoryrunsparallelwiththedescriptionsoftherealisticAmericanCivilWar.ThereadersalwayssighedwithemotionnotonlyaboutthecomplicatedandtouchingloveofentanglementamongScarlett,AshleyandButler,butalsothehistoricalpanoramaofthecrisscrossandsoul-stirringCivilWarandpostwarreconstruction,justasapowerfulandmagnificentepicpoem,especially,thepain-stakingstriveoftheindomitableandunyieldingScarlettwhodarestofacerealityandneverbowstofateandunceasingattemptoftimidandshybutdeterminedMelaniewhomakesnocompromisewithdifficultiesshakethereaders’heartsandinspiretheirspirit.(CaiYangyu,2008:
183)AllcommentatorsfindVanityFairapowerfulmoralnovelwhichisalsoregardedasoneofthegreatestcriticalrealisticworksinVictorianAge.Intheirpointofview,VanityFairreflectstherelationshipbetweenpeopleincapitalisticsociety,hierarchyofsocialrankalongwiththeadvantageousanddisadvantageousrelationshipbetweenfeudatorialnoblesandpettycapitalistsinthesocietyaswellastheircorruption.
Asweallknow,bothofthesetwonovelshavetwomainfemalecharacters.Thewritersofthesetwonovelsfocusedtheirenergyonnarratingthestorieshappenedaroundtheirtwomainfemalecharactersintheirnovels,andthesimilaritiesoftheseheroinesastonishedmeverymuch.ItisnotdifficultforustofindthatthereissomethinginScarlettthatwecanalsofindinRebeccaThisthesiswillmakeacomparisonofthesetwocharacters,andfindoutthedifferenceandcommongroundbetweenthemandthensummarizethecommonadvantagesofthem.Bycomparingthemaincharactersinthesetwoworks.Wemayhaveabetterunderstandingofthesewomen.Althoughthesecharactersaresofamousandvividandagreatnumberofreviewershadoncewrittenreviewsonthem,therearestillsomewrongunderstandingsaboutthemandthethesiswilldisprovetheminordertoreemphasizehowstrongthewomenare.Forone’sgrowingexperiences,surroundingsandbackgroundexertgreateffectsontheformationofone’scharacters.
2.ComparisonofthetwofemaleheroinesinGonewiththeWindandVanityFair
Ashasbeenmentionedintheintroduction,thefemalecharactersinthesetwoworkshavealotofresemblance.Sointhischapter,furtheranddetailedcomparisonswillbemadetoshowthecommonnessanddissimilarityofthesefemalecharacters.Thethesiswillanalyzethesewomenfromfiveaspects:
theirbackgroundswhichcontaintheirparentage,educationandgrowingcircumstance,theirappearance,theirattitudestowardsocietyandthedifficultiesinlifeandfate.
2.1ComparisonbetweenRebeccaSharpandScarlettO’Hara
Firstly,letuscompareScarlettO’HarawithRebeccaSharponthesethreeaspectsmentionedbefore.Whilereadingthesetwonovels,wemayawarethatbothRebeccaandScarlettarenon-traditionalwomenandverystronginmindwhentheystruggledwiththehardshipsanddifficultiesinlife.So,inthefollowingParagraphs,thethesiswillanalyzeRebeccaSharpandScarlettO’Haratoseewhethertheirgrowingexperiencearesimilarornotandwhatinfluencethemtoformtheirattitudestowardssocietyanddifficultiesinlifeandfate.
2.1.1RebeccaSharpandScarlettO’Hara’sbackgroundandappearance
ScarlettO’Hara’sbackgroundisgoodsenoughtobeoneofthepositiveelementswhichallowhertopossessacomparativelyhigherpositioninsocialclass.ThefacialfeaturesofScarlettarenotoutofordinary.Butshehassharpfeaturewhichmakesherverysexy.ScarlettcamefromarichfamilyinthesouthernpartofAmerica.Theunionofherfatherandmotherisnolessthanamiracle.Forwhentheymarried,Mr.O’Harawasonlyapoormanwithnothingoffamilyrecommendedhimwhilehiswifewas“thedaughterofoneofthewealthiestandproudestfamilies”.(Mitchell,Margaret,2002:
32)Scarlett’sfatherwasaloud-voicedandred-facedmanwithlittleeducation.Hehadnogoodbackgroundanddescendentmoneyfromhisrelativestosupporthimandbuiltuphispropertyfromnothingbuttheassistanceofhisstaminaanddiligence.Heiseasytobeangryandoftenroarstohisslavesandhisdaughters,excepthiswife.UnlikeScarlett’sfather,Scarlett’smotherwasafair,nobleandgentlewell-educatedwomanwhowasincrediblystrictwithherdaughters.AlthoughScarlettcangetahigheducation,shedidn’tlikestudy.Inherpointofview,thecoursesforlearningknowledgeareuselessforgirlswhilethemostimportantcourseforagirltolearnishowtoseizemen’sheart,whichshehasalreadymasteredexpertly.Scarletthadagoodfigureandabetterlineament.JustasthefirstchapterofGonewiththeWinddescribed,“Itwasanarrestingface,pointedofchin,squareofjaw.Hereyeswerepalegreenwithoutatouchofhazel,starredwithbristlybacklashesandslightlytitledattheend.Abovethem,herthickblackbrowsslantedupward,cuttingastartlingobliquelineinhermagnolia-whiteskin.”(MargaretMitchell,2002:
1)
RebeccaSharphadahumblebackgroundwhichshetookasoneofhergreathumiliation.Shecamefromalowerclassfamilyanddidn’thaveadecentidentity.HerfatherwasanartistandhadgivenlessonsofdrawingatMissPinkerton’sschool.Hewasacleverman,apeasantcompanion,acarlessstudent,withagreatpropensityforrunningintodebt.Whenhewasdrunk,heusedtobeathiswifeanddaughter.(WilliamThackeray,1994:
16)Rebecca’smotherisaFrenchwomanwhowasbyprofessionanopera-girl.(WilliamThackeray,1994:
17)Unfortunately,Rebecca’smotherdiedwhenshewaslessthaneightyearsold.Andshepassedherchildhoodunderthecareofherrudeandbad-manneredfather.However,herhumbleparentagedidnotformaninsurmountableobstructionforhertoreceivegoodandformaleducation.ThelanguageabilitysheinheritedfromhermotherprovidedapreciousopportunityforhertostudyinMissPinkerton’sschool.DifferentfromScarlett,Rebeccaappreciatedstudy.AlthoughRebecca’sstudyingconditionwasmuchworsethantheothercarelessgirls,shecantakeadvantageofeverymeansthattheschoolofferedher,andshewasverydiligentandspeedilywentthroughthelittlecourseofstudywhichisconsiderednecessaryforladiesinthosedays.BymentioningRebecca’sappearance,wemustadmitshewasjustanordinarylookingwoman.“Shewassmallandslightinperson;pale,sandy-haired,andwitheyeshabituallycastdown;whentheylookeduptheywereverylarge,oddandattractive”.“Bythesideofmanytallandbouncingyoungladiesintheestablishment,RebeccaSharplookedlikeachild”.(WilliamThackeray,1994:
17)Herlineamentdidnotmakeherextraordinaryfromtheothergirls,soitgivesnodistinctaidtohersuccessesshegotinlife.
2.2.2ScarlettO’HaraandRebeccaSharp’sattitudestowardssociety
Scarlett’sattitudetowardsocietywastoostrongandbolshyforthepeopleofthattimetoaccept.Mostofthetime,Scarlett’sbehaviorcannotgettheconsentofthesociety.Sheisawomanwhohadstrongpersonality,soshehadherownideasorviewpointabouteverything.WhenScarlettwasalittlegirl,itisveryhardforhermothertoletherunderstandthesocialrulesrelatedtowomen.Whenshegraduallygrewup,shebegantolearningtheseruleswhichcanconquermenandmasterthemmuchmoreproficientlythananyothergirls.Afterlearningthatonlytobeobedientandtendertothemencouldagirlcapturemen’sheart,Scarlettstartedtopretendtobetherightgirlwhopossesses
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