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OntheCharacterizationofScarlettin

GoneWiththeWind

By

XuXiaoli

A2008UndergraduateoftheSchoolofForeignLanguagesofAnqingTeachersCollege

Supervisor:

ChengYao

May23rd,2008

OntheCharacterizationofScarlettin

Thesisstatement:

ThispassagestatesthefourperiodsofthecharacterizationofScarlett,asacharming,naive,selfish,vainandcarefreegirlatthebeginning,thewarandlifeurgeScarlettgrowupasabrave,determined,masculine,indomitableandstrong-willedwoman.

Outline

.Introduction

A.IntroductionaboutGoneWiththeWindandMargaretMitchell.

B.ThesocialbackgroundofGoneWiththeWind

a.TheCivilWarintheU.S.A.

b.TheReconstructionaftertheCivilWar

Ⅱ.AnalysisofthecharacterofScarlettinfourperiods

A.Naive,vainobstinate,vigorous,charming,self-importantandegocentricinearlylifeinTara.

B.Brave,selfish,carefree,self-centeredandresponsibleinthefirstperiodoflivinginAtlanta.

C.Brave,selfish,greedy,determined,obstinateandself-strivinginthesecondperiodoflivinginTara.

D.Selfish,independent,determined,indomitableandself-centeredinthesecondperiodoflivinginAtlanta.

Ⅲ.Conclusion

OntheCharacterizationofScarlettinGoneWiththeWind

Author:

XuXiaoliSupervisor:

MargaretMitchellwasborninAntlanta,Georgia,whereshelivedherentirelife.ThedaughterofEugeneMitchell,anattorneyandpresidentofAntlantaHistoricalSociety.SheattendedSmithCollegeforoneyear,butthedeathofhermotherrequiredhertoreturnhometomanagethehouseholdofherfatherandherolderbrother.AnunsucessfulmarriagetoBerrienUpshawin1922endedindivorce,andin1925,shemarriedJohnRobertMarsh.Ayearaftertheirmarriage,sheforcedtoresignherpositionwiththeAntlantaJournalasaresultofanankleinjury.WiththeencouragementofJohn,shebegentowritenovel.Mitchellspentsixmonthsrecheckingthehistoricalfactsofthenovel.Onseveraloccasions,shestatedthatshetookgreaterprideinitsaccuratedates,places,dialectsandarchitecturaldetailsthaninitsplotorstyle.Thenoveldidnotappearuntil30June,becausetheBook-of-the-MonthClubchoseitastheJulyselection.Mostofthereviewsrangedfromfavorabletoenthusiastic,withtheexceptionofthoseinthe“left-wing”press,whichcondemneditasaglorificationofracism.

Inanycase,thebookbrokeallpublicationrecords:

50,000copiessoldinoneday,amillionsoldinsixmonths,twomillioninayear.Theentirenationseemedentrancedwiththegiganticnovel（1,037pagesand460,000words）.Nevertheless,itwonboththePulitzerPrizeandtheNationalBookAwardin1937.On30July1936shesignedacontractwithDavidO.Selznickgrantingherthefilmrightsfor$50,000—thehighestfeeHollywoodhadeverpaidforanovelatthattime.Formorethanthreeyears,shesteadilyresistedeffortstoinvolveherinmakingthemotionpicture,thoughshewassuccessful,shewasnottobefreeofthenovel.Shehadtobecomeaninternationalbusinesswoman,dealingwithcopyrights,translations,andpiraciesuntilshediedinatrafficaccidentin16Aug,1949.

B.ThesocialbackgroundofGonewiththeWind

a.TheCivilWarintheU.S.A.

AmericanCivilWar（1861–1865）wasasectionalconflictintheUnitedStatesofAmericabetweenthefederalgovernment（the"

Union"

）ledbyPresidentAbrahamLincolnandtheRepublicanParty.11SouthernslaveStatesledbyPresidentJeffersonDavis,onopposingexpansionofslaveryandrejectinganyrightofsecession.FightingbeganonApril12,1861whenConfederateforcesattackedaFederalfort.

In1861,theUnionassertedcontroloftheBorderStatesandestablishedanavalblockadeasbothsidesraisedlargearmies.In1862,thelarge,bloodybattlesbegan.AftertheBattleofAntietaminSeptember1862,Lincoln'

sEmancipationProclamationmadethefreeingoftheslavesawargoal,despiteoppositionfromCopperheadswhosupportedslaveryandsecession.IntheEast,RobertEdwardLeerolledupaseriesofConfederatevictoriesovertheArmyofthePotomac.IntheWest,theUnionNavycapturedtheportofNewOrleansin1862,andUlyssesS.GrantseizedcontroloftheMississippiRiverbycapturingVicksburg,MississippiinJuly1863,thussplittingtheConfederacy.By1864,long-termUnionadvantagesingeography,manpower,industry,finance,politicalorganizationandtransportation.GrantfoughtanumberofbloodybattleswithLeeinVirginiainthesummerof1864.Leewoninatacticalsensebutloststrategically.In1865,theConfederacycollapsedafterLeesurrenderedtoGrantatAppomattoxCourtHouseandtheslaveswerefreed.

ThefullrestorationoftheUnionwastheworkofahighly