The love in Gone with the Wind.docx
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TheloveinGonewiththeWind
TheLoveinGonewiththeWind
ZhaoLan
Abstract:
MargaretMitchell,Americanfamoushistoricalandromanticnovelistofthemiddle20thcentury,wroteoneandonlynovel,GonewiththeWind.Thethemeofthisstoryisaboutlove,alovecontrastedwiththebackgroundoftheharshCivilWarandroughReconstructionafterthewar,floweredpassionatelyandfadedabruptly.TheauthorhassucceededincreatingfourmaindistinctivecharacteristicsofScarlet,Ashley,MelanieandRhett,andvividdescriptionofthescenesofthewar.Thoughtherearealotofstudiesaboutthecharacteristicshomeandabroad,littlestudyabouttheloveinthisnovelhasbeendone.Basedonthisfact,thispaperisdividedintothreepartstoanalyzetheloveinGonewiththeWind.Bytheanalysesoffourmaincharacters'personalitiesandthetheirlovechoice,togetherwiththestudiesabouttheimpactofCivilWaronthesoutherncustomandpeople’smentality,thispaperissuretobehelpfulforreadertogetabetterunderstandingoftheloveinthebookandavoidthetragedyinreallife.
Keywords:
MargaretMitchell;GonewiththeWind;love;characteristic;CivilWar
内容提要:
玛格丽特·米切尔是美国二十世纪著名的历史和浪漫小说家。
作为米切尔一生唯一的作品《飘》自出版以来就受到全世界人们的喜爱。
小说的故事以爱情主题,以美国南北战争为背景,以女主角斯嘉丽的感情经历为主线为大家展示了在战争疾风暴雨的推残之下一朵爱情之花的盛开和残败。
在这部作品里,米切尔成功的塑造了斯嘉丽,瑞德,梅兰妮,阿希礼这四个个性鲜明的典型人物以及在战争环境中每个人的情感变化。
针对中外研究的主题偏向于人物个性方面,而对爱情方面的研究很少或很片面,本文分三个部分综合考虑人物个性和战争环境两方面因素出发来解读《飘》中的爱情。
重点分析四个主要人物的个性以及由个性差异所产生的爱情抉择,同时也分析了战争对社会习俗和人物心理的影响以及由战争所引起的爱情的变迁。
希望在解读爱情悲剧的同时能够避免情感悲剧的再发生。
关键词:
玛格丽特·米切尔;《飘》;爱情;个性;美国内战
Introduction
MargaretMitchell,oftenusedthenamePeggy,wasthemostsuccessfulAmericanhistoricalandromanticnovelistofthemiddle20thcentury.ShewonthePulitzerPrizein1937forherfirstandonlynovel,GonewiththeWind,whichtookhertenyearstofinishit.Thebookisthebest-sellingCivilWarromanceinalltimeandsecondonlytotheBible.MargaretwasbornonNovember8,1900inAtlanta,Georgia,laterattendedtheWashingtonSeminary,andalsostudiedatSmithCollege.HerfirstmarriagewithUpshawin1922provedtobeadisasterbutturnedhertobeareporterofTheAtlantaJournal.In1925shemarriedhersecondhusbandJohnRobertMarsh.Inordertomakethismarriagework,Mitchelleventuallydecidedtogiveuphercareerandsettledowntowritefiction.Withtheinsistentsupportfromhissecondhusband,shebeganlongjourneytowritethebookin1927thateventuallybecameGonewiththeWindandfinisheditin1936.
MargaretMitchellwasbornanddiedinAtlanta,Georgia,US.Atlanta,thebirthplaceandtermination,whereMargaretlivedallherlife,valueditasmainsettinginheronlybookGonewiththeWind.WithafatherwhowasalawyerandthepresidentofAtlantahistoricalsocietyandachildhoodwasspentonlisteningtostoriestoldbythosewhosurvivedfromtheCivilWar,MargaretformedavivideducationaboutthehistoryofCivilWar,whichwasthebackgroundoftheromanticlovedeeplyrooted.Margaret'smother,whowasadevoutCatholicwithproudIrishrootsanddiedfrominfluenzaof1918,wastheprototypeofScarlet’smotherEllenwhobelieveinCatholicchurchanddiedoftheverydisease,andalsoasadaughterofEllen,theIrishbloodrooteddeeplyinScarlet’spersonality.MuchlikeherheroineScarlettO'Hara,“Margaretenjoyedsocialeventsandbeingthecenterofattention.Shewasalivelyandspiritedgirlwithagreatsenseofhumor.Shewasflirtatiousandcharmingandalwayshadalongstringofbeaux”[1].Margaretexperiencedoneengagementandtwomarriages,whichenrichedherunderstandingofloveandperformeditinScarlet’slovejourney.Attheageof18shemetandfellinlovewithLt.CliffordHenry.Thetwosoonbecameengaged,butClifforddiedinbattlelater.CharlesHamilton,Scarlet’sfirsthusbanddiedinthewarjusttwomonthlateraftertheirmarriage.Upshaw,Margaret’sfirsthusband,wasanattractive,romantic,butviolentandunstableman,whowasoftenregardedastheprototypeofRhettButlerinGonewiththeWind.
Timehasamagicalpower,onlythegoodandtruecansurvive,andalltheothersdisappearsilently.Margaretwaswiseenoughtoknowthatlifewasshortandchangeful.Attheendoftheday,everythingwouldgowiththewind.Therefore,shemadeawaytosurviveforever:
namedherselfScarlet,toldherlovestoryinawar.Ifyouseehowwehateher,loveher,cheerforherandjeerher,thenitisworthyenoughforMitchelltospendtenyearstowriteit.
PlotOverview
Itisinspringof1861.ScarlettO’Hara,aprettySouthernbelle,livesonTara,alargeplantationinGeorgia.SheconcernsherselfonlywithhernumeroussuitorsandherdesiretomarryAshleyWilkes.OnedayshehearsthatAshleyisengagedtoMelanieHamilton,hisfrail,plaincousinfromAtlanta.AtabarbecueattheWilkesplantationthenextday,ScarlettconfessesherfeelingstoAshley.HetellsherthathedoesloveherbutthatheismarryingMelaniebecausesheissimilartohim,whereasheandScarlettareverydifferent.ScarlettslapsAshleyandheleavestheroom.SuddenlyScarlettrealizesthatsheisnotalone.RhettButler,ascandalousbutdashingadventurer,hasbeenwatchingthewholescene,andhecomplimentsScarlettonbeingunladylike.
TheCivilWarbegins.CharlesHamilton,Melanie’stimid,dullbrother,proposestoScarlett.Shespitefullyagreestomarryhim,hopingtohurtAshley.Overthecourseoftwomonths,ScarlettandCharlesmarry,Charlesjoinsthearmyanddiesofthemeasles,andScarlettlearnsthatsheispregnant.AfterScarlettgivesbirthtoason,Wade,shebecomesboredandunhappy.ShemakesalongtriptoAtlantatostaywithMelanieandMelanie’saunt,Pittypat.ThebusycityagreeswithScarlett’stemperament,andshebeginstoseeagreatdealofRhett.RhettinfuriatesScarlettwithhisbluntnessandmockery,buthealsoencourageshertoflouttheseverelyrestrictivesocialrequirementsformourningSouthernwidows.Asthewarprogresses,foodandclothingrunscarceinAtlanta.ScarlettandMelaniefearforAshley’ssafety.AfterthebloodybattleofGettysburg,Ashleyiscapturedandsenttoprison,andtheYankeearmybeginsbearingdownonAtlanta.ScarlettdesperatelywantstoreturnhometoTara,butshehaspromisedAshleyshewillstaywiththepregnantMelanie,whocouldgivebirthatanytime.
OnthenighttheYankeescaptureAtlantaandsetitafire,Melaniegivesbirthtoherson,Beau.RhetthelpsScarlettandMelanieescapetheYankees,escortingthemthroughtheburningstreetsofthecity,butheabandonsthemoutsideAtlantasohecanjointheConfederateArmy.Scarlettdrivesthecartallnightanddaythroughadangerousforestfullofdesertersandsoldiers,atlastreachingTara.Shearrivestofindthathermother,Ellen,isdead;herfather,Gerald,haslosthismind;andtheYankeearmyhaslootedtheplantation,leavingnofoodorcotton.Scavengingforsubsistence,afuriousScarlettvowsnevertogohungryagain.
ScarletttakeschargeofrebuildingTara.ShemurdersaYankeethiefandputsoutafiresetbyaspitefulYankeesoldier.Atlastthewarends,wordcomesthatAshleyisfreeandonhiswayhome,andastreamofreturningsoldiersbeginspouringthroughTara.Onesuchsoldier,aone-leggedhomelessConfederatenamedWillBenteen,staysonandhelpsScarlettwiththeplantation.Oneday,Willbringsterriblenews:
JonasWilkerson,aformeremployeeatTaraandcurrentgovernmentofficial,hasraisedthetaxesonTara,hopingtodrivetheO’Harasoutsothathemightbuytheplantation.Distraught,ScarletthurriestoAtlantatoseduceRhettButlersothathewillgiveherthethreehundreddollarssheneedsfortaxes.Rhetthasemergedfromthewarafabulouslywealthyman,drippingwithearningsfromhisblockade-runningoperationandfromfoodspeculation.However,RhettisinaYankeejailandcannothelpScarlett.Scarlettseeshersister’sbeau,FrankKennedy,whonowownsageneralstore,andforgesaplan.DeterminedtosaveTara,shebetrayshersisterandmarriesFrank,paysthetaxesonTara,anddevotesherselftomakingFrank’sbusinessmoreprofitable.
AfterRhettblackmailshiswayoutofprison,helendsScarlettenoughmoneytobuyasawmill.TothedispleasureofAtlantasociety,Scarlettbecomesashrewdbusinesswoman.Geralddies,andScarlettreturnstoTaraforthefuneral.There,shepersuadesAshleyandMelanietomovetoAtlantaandacceptashareinherlumberbusiness.Shortlythereafter,ScarlettgivesbirthtoFrank’schild,EllaLorena.
AfreeblackmanandhiswhitemalecompanionattackScarlettonherwayhomefromthesawmilloneday.Thatnight,theKuKluxKlanavengestheattackonScarlett,andFrankendsupdead.RhettproposestoScarlettandshequicklyaccepts.Afteralong,luxurioushoneymooninNewOrleans,ScarlettandRhettreturntoAtlanta,whereScarlettbuildsagarishmansionandsocializeswithwealthyYankees.Scarlettbecomespregnantagainandhasanotherchild,BonnieBlueButler.RhettdotesonthegirlandbeginsasuccessfulcampaigntowinbackthegoodgracesoftheprominentAtlantacitizensinordertokeepBonniefrombeinganoutcastlikeScarlett.
ScarlettandRhett’smarriagebeginshappily,butRhettbecomesincreasinglybitterandindifferenttowardher.Scarlett’sfeelingsforAshleyhavediminishedintoawarm,sympatheticfriendship,butAshley’sjealoussister,India,findstheminafriendlyembraceandspreadstherumorthattheyarehavinganaffair.ToScarlett’ssurprise,MelanietakesScarlett’ssideandrefusestobelievetherumors.
AfterBonnieiskilledinahorse-ridingaccident,Rhettnearlyloseshismind,andhismarriagewithScarlettworsens.Notlongafterthefuneral,Melanie
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