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论文TheCharacterofScarlettOHara
Contents
1.Introduction
1.1IntroductionoftheauthorMargaretMitchell
1.2IntroductionofGoneWiththeWind
1.3TheArgumentaboutGoneWiththeWind
2.ThecharactersofScarlettO’Hara
2.1Ononehand,Scarlettwasarebellious,headstrongandstubborngirl.
2.2Ontheotherhand,Scarlettwasarealistic,strongandbravegirl.
2.3VanitywasalsooneofScarlett’spersonalities.
3.Conclusion
Bibliography
TheCharacterofScarlettO’Hara
XiaoDandan
Abstract:
Personalitydeterminesone’sfate.WithAmericaCivilWarasitsbackground,thispaperanalyzesanddiscussesScarlett,inGonewiththeWind,astrong,braveanddaretofacereality,butheadstrong,stubborn,strongvanityandrebelliousgirl,herupsanddownsinherlife.
KeyWords:
Character;Scarlett;fate
论“斯佳丽”的性格
肖丹丹
摘要:
个性的不同决定了命运的不同。
《飘》以美国南北战争为背景,分析并探讨了斯佳丽,一个敢于面对现实、坚强、勇敢却又任性、固执、虚荣心强且有着叛逆性格的女性盛衰沉浮的命运。
关键词:
性格;斯佳丽;命运
1Introduction
1.1IntroductionoftheauthorMargaretMitchell
Mitchell,Margaret(1900-1949),Americanauthor,wroteGonewiththeWind(1936),oneofthemostpopularnovelsofalltime.BorninAtlanta,Georgia,sheattendedSmithCollege[7].ShewasareporterandfeaturewriterfortheAtlantaJournalfrom1922until1926,whenshebeganwritingGonewiththeWind,whichshecompletedtenyearslater.ThisromanticpictureoflifeintheSouthduringtheAmericanCivilWarbecameabestselleralmostimmediatelyandwasawardedthePulitzerPrizein1937.In1955themanuscriptforlostLaysen,ashortnovelMitchellhadwrittenin1916,wasdiscovered.Itwaspublishedin1966.
1.2IntroductionofGoneWiththeWind
ScarlettO’Harawasaheadstrong,selfishsouthernbelle.ShewasborninafarmerfamilyinSouthAmericaintheperiodofAmericaCivilWar.Althoughhisfatherwasnotanobleborn,hewassuccessandbecomeupclassinGeorgiawhenScarlettwasborn.Inherfamily,shehasamild,virtuousandcapablemother,surfacestrictheartsimpleandhonestfather,rigorousandfondnurseandtwosisterswhosecharacterwasdefinitelydifferentfromher.
ThestoryiscenteredonScarlett.Shehascapturedtheheartsofalltheeligiblemeninherentirecountywithherthicklashes,sparklinggreeneyes,eighteeninchwaistandoutrageousflatterythatrollsoffhertonguelikehoney.Thoroughlyshelteredinherbigwhitehouseandhereverywhimcateredforbyherbossyblackmother,theonlythinglackinginScarlettlifeistheunattainableAshleyWilkes,herheart’sdesire.AfterAshleymarries,ScarlettalsoentersintoalovelesswedlockjustastheCivilWarissparkedoff,burningawaytheblissofthelifethatsheonceknow.Scarlettsheerdeterminationandforceofwillistheonlythingthatkeepsherfromfallingintotheabyssofdestruction.Withhermotherdeadandhisfatherlosinghissanity.Scarletttakesonthedutiesoftheentirehouseholdafterthewarravagestheentireland,farmingcottontoscrapetogetherwhatlittleshecantofeedthehousehold.Finally,facingeviction,Scarlettdesperatelyturnstotheonlypersonstillleftwithanyfortune-thedashing,swarthy,blockaderRhettButler,aself–proclaimedscoundrelwhohadlosthishearttoScarlettwhenherealizedtheirkindredspirits.Theyendupmarryingandforabriefperiod,Scarlettishappygildinghernowlifewithasmanygaudypossessionsandshowofmaterialwealthasshecan,tryingtoerasethehungerandpovertythatthewarhadbrought.However,notevenhavingachildcouldfilltheholeleftinherheartbyAshleyWilkes,andScarlettmakesthelivesofallthosearoundhermiserableasaresultofthisunfulfilledchildhooddreamthatshenevergrewoutof.
Afteraseriesoftragedies,Rhettfinallygivesuphope,hisheartsappedofeveryonceoflovethatheoncefelt.Wearyandbitter,hetakeshisleave,respondingwithafamous“Franklymydear,Idon’tgiveadamn“toScarlett’sfrenziedattemptsattryingtomakehimstay,forsherealizedtolatethathewasthemanthatshetrulyloved.
1.3TheArgumentaboutGoneWiththeWind
GonewiththeWindisaremarkableworkwithromanticismandrealism.Fromthecharacters,itusedromanticism.Actually,theheroineScarlettbecameanidealismcharacterwhichshownthesouthernmyth.Manycriticsthoughtthatthenovel,whichwasapopularnovelbutit,couldn’tentertheHolyPalaceofAmericaliterature.Becauseitfilledwithintensivelocalcolor,andobjectively,Mitchellbeautifiedmanoreconomythatwascollapsingandslavesystem[7].ThepapertriestoexploreScarlett,theheroine,herstrong,braveanddaretofacereality,butheadstrong,stubbornandrebelliouscharacter.
2 TheCharacterofScarlett
2.1Ononehand,Scarlettwasarebellious,headstrongandstubborngirl.
2.1.1Firstsheprotestedthewholecommoncustomsandetiquettes.
Whenshewasachild,Scarletthadbeenrearedinthetraditionofgreatladiesandshownuncommontoall.Althoughofthethreedaughters,ScarlettwastheonlygirltheBlackmotherfondestof.Shealwaysmadeherheadache.Toblackmother’sindignation,herpreferredplaymateswerenotherdemuresistersorthewell-brought-upwalkersgirlsbuttheNegrochildrenontheplantationandtheboysoftheneighborhoods,andshecouldclimbatreeorthrowarockaswellasanyofthem.BlackmotherwasgreatlyperturbedthatEllen’sdaughtershoulddisplaysuchtraitsandfrequentlyadjuredherto“acklakalillady”“Youmustbetenserandgracefullyquiet”.EllentoldScarlett,“Youmustbemoregentle,dear,moresedate”.“Youmustnotinterruptgentlemenwhentheyarespeaking,evenifyoudothinkyouknowmoreaboutmattersthantheydo.Gentlemendonotlikeforwardgirls.”[1]AfterEllenandBlackmothermakeconcertedefforts,Scarlettfinallylearnedhowtobehavelikeagirlfromrespectablefamily.ButScarlettonlylearnedtheoutwardsignsofgentility,theinnergracefromwhichthesesignsshouldspringsheneverlearnednordidsheseeanyreasonforlearningit.Scarlettlearnttheseetiquettes,onlybecauseshewantedtobepopular,inherinner,sheneverlikedthem.“I’mtiredofeverlastinglybeingunnaturalandneverdoinganythingIwanttodo.I’mtiredofactinglikeIdon’teatmorethanabird,andwalkingwhenIwanttorunandsayingIfeelfaintafterawaltz,whenIcoulddancefortwodaysandnevergettired.I’mtiredofsaying,‘howwonderfulyouare!
’tofoolmenwhohaven’tgotonehalfthesenseI’vegot,andI’mtiredofpretendingIdon’tknowanything,somencantellmethingsandfeelimportantwhilethey’redoingit”[1].
2.1.2Abouthermarriage,Scarlettalsodisplayedprotestingtheoldcustomandpersonalityrebel.
Herfatherthoughtparentsmustdecideperfectmarriage.AndhealsothoughtifScarlettmarriedoneofTarletonbrothers,thetwomanorscouldbecomeonebigmanor.Heconsidereditfromreallybenefitbutignoredtherealfeelingsofherdaughteraboutlove.Objectively,althoughScarlett’semotionswereexactlyimmatureatthattime,andherfather’spreventionwasalsonotunreasonable,inScarlett’smind,herfatherrepresentedtheoldidea,anditwasdogmawhichbroughtaboutbythisoldideapreventedherfrompursuingherlove,so,Scarletthatedthedogmaandetiquetteverymuch.Thisaffectedhergettingridofherlifestyleandpursuingnewlife.
Notonlybondagethefamilybroughttoher,butalsodeep-rootedinfluence,especiallytheinfluenceofEllen’svirtuousandherfather’sstrong.AlthoughScarlettdislikedthisfamily-education,morethandecades’lifeinthefamilyaffectedherverymuch,especiallyhermotherEllen,leftindeliblebrandinhermind.Inhereyes,allwomenwereenemiesexcepthermother,hermotherwasdifferentandScarlettregardedherassomethingholyandapartfromalltherestofhumankind,WhenScarlettwasachild,shehadconfusedhermotherwiththeVirginMary,andnowthatshewasoldershesawnoreasonforchangingheropinion.Whenhermotherdied,Scarlettwassadpainfullyandherfather’svigorous,plainandhonestandvulgaritywerefithermind.SoScarlettlovedherfatherandmotherverymuch.
2.1.3WhenScarlettleftherparentsandsetupherownfamily.
Didsheputrestraintonherownbehavior?
Didshegiveupfreelifeshelikedandtobeatendervirtuouswomaninhouse?
No!
Shedidn’tcalm.Herlongingforlifeandlovewerecallingher.Fromnowon,notonlydidsheprotestfamilybondagebutalsothewholesocietyconception.
HerfirsthusbandCharles.HamiltondiedinthewarandScarlettbecamewisdom.Actually,Scarlettdidn’tloveCharlesatall,sheonlywantedtomakeAshelyangerandsatisfiedhervanityinhermind.Inayounggirl’smind,vanityisstrongerthanemotion.Therewasnothinginherhotterheartexcepthatred.ScarlettthoughtifshemarriedCharlesimmediately,whichcouldletAshleythinkthatshedidn’tlovehimbutflirt.ButwhenScarlettpromisedmarryCharled,“Deepinher,underlayersofhurtprideandcoldpracticality,somethingstirredhurting.Anadultemotionwasbeingborn,strongerthanhervanityorherwillfulselfishness.ShelovedAshleyandsheknewshelovedhim,andshehadnevercaredsomuchasinthatinstantwhenshesawCharlesdisappearingaroundthecurvedgraveledwalk.”[1]AlthoughScarlettregretted,shemustpaypricetoherchildishbehavior–lessthantwoweeks,shebecamewidow,andmoredisappointedthatwasshebecameamother.
Inhereyes,“Sowidowmightaswellbedead.”WillScarlettyieldtothissituationtobeawidow?
Definitelyno,becauseshewasScarlett,shewon’tyieldtothissituation,shewillchangeallthese.
AlthoughScarletthatedwar,shebrokeawayfromolddogmawithwar’shelp.Andintheconfusion
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