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1Introduction

GonewiththeWindhasbeenhailedasatriumphofAmericanliterature.In1937,Margaret.MitchellwonPulitzerPrize,forhersweepingportrayalofthecrumblingoftheOldSouth.ThelovestorytakesplaceatamomentoustimeinhistorywhenSouthernsocietyundergoeschangesandoldcodesofconductbegindisappearing.Thenovelcreatedtotallydifferenttwofemaleimages,ScarlettandMelanie.Theyareallslaveownersofsouthernplantationsandlovethesameman.However,theyarenotenemybutsupporterforeachother.InCivilWar,theyareallbravesthoughasawoman.ThisarticleanalyzesthecharacterofScarlettandMelaniefromtheirdistinctivepersonality.Firstly,thepaperanalyzesScarlett'

sgrowingbackgroundandhermarriagewhichimpactsherlife.Herbrave,energeticandrealisticimagemakesherbecomeanindependentwomanwiththeconsciousnessofearlycapitalist.Secondly,thepaperwilldiscussMelaine'

straditionalfemalecharmsthroughherinterpersonalrelationshipandanalyzesMelanie'

sloyalitytothetraditionalcultureofthesouthernplantation.Throughthisanalysis,theauthorexpectstogivesomeinspirationformodernwomen.

2AbouttheAuthorandtheNovel

2.1AbouttheAuthor

MargaretMitchellwasborninalawyer'

sfamilyin1900.Whenshewasyoung,sheoftenheardpeopletalkingaboutthecivilwarwhichmadeherconcernforthewarandpeople'

slifeconditioninthatperiod.Inthebeginningof1930s,sheworkedfortheAtlantanewspaperoffice,whereprovidedherlotsofhistoricalmaterialsaboutAmericancivilwar.Afterhermarriage,sheresignedfromtheAtlantanewspaperofficeandbeganhercompositionofGonewiththeWind.Ittookher10yearstocompletethismasterpiece.In1936,GonewiththeWindwasalltherage.Sofar,itwasregardedasoneofthemostfamouslovenovelinAmericanliterature.

2.2AbouttheNovel

InGonewiththeWind,MargaretMitchellportrayedtheinferiorpositionofwomeninthesouthofAmericaduringthe19thcentury.ShealsodescribedaheroineScarletandherloveentanglementwithAshleyandRhett.ScarlettistheoldestdaughterofGeraldO'

Hara,theIrish-AmericanownerofTarawhoworkedhiswaytowealth,andEllenRobillardO'

Hara,ahigh-bornSouthernerofFrenchdescent.Shehastwoyoungersisters,SuellenandCarreen.Bytheendofthenovel,Scarletthasbeenmarriedthreetimesandhasachildfromeachone.

Scarletwasself-partialandpriggishwhenshewasayounglady.Shewasselfishandkindwhenshewasawidow;

shewasshrewdandgainfulwhenshewasabusinesswoman.Herlifewasfilledwithlegend.Herupsanddownsfullyembodiedherlifeconditionandherattitudetowardlife.Shewasacommonwomanbutsheactedlikeagreatwomandid.Shewasamodernwomaninoldages.Herbravery,independence,resolutionandotherpersonalitiesalwaysencouragewomeninmoderntimes.

3AnalyzingScarlett

3.1 

TheFormationofScarlett'

sCharacter

ScarlettistheeldestdaughterofGeraldO'

Hara,ahigh-bornSouthernerofFrenchdescent.Shehastwoyoungersisters,SuellenandCarreen.Hercharacterwasaffectedmainlybyherfamilyenvironment.

3.1.1TheBackgroundofScarlett'

sFamily

ScarlettwasborninafarmerfamilyintheSouthAmericanduringthecivilwar.Scarlettshowsherdifferenceattherightopeningofthenovel.Shehasa“gentlybredCreolemotherfromtheseacoast”[1].EllenO′Hara,hasneverbeenseen“stirredfromheraustereplaciditynorherpersonalappointmentsanythingbutperfect,nomaterwhatthehourofdayornight”[2].“Therewasasteelyqualityunderherstatelygentlenessthatawedthewholehousehold”[3].Scarlettregardshermotheras“somethingholyandapartfromalltherestofhumankind”and“theembodimentofjustice,truth,lovingtendernessandprofoundwisdom—agreatlady.”YoungScarlett,orScarlettantebellum,wantsverymuchtoemulateEllen,butinordertoavoidmissingjoysoflife,shewillfollowhermotheronlyonconditionthat“somedaywhenshewasmarriedtoAshleyandold,somedaywhenshehadtimeforit”[4].Nevertheless,EllendoesinfluenceScarlettmuch.Ontheotherhand,Scarlett'

sfather,GeraldO′Hara,alittle,hard-headedandblusteringIrishman,isnotwelleducated,hebelievesthatamanwhowantstoberichshouldbestrongandunafraidofwork.AndGeraldishardy.“WhenGeraldwantedsomething,hegainsitbytakingthemostdirectroute”[5].ThisconclusionseemedtofitforScarlett,too.Grewupinsuchanenvironment,commonsense,Scarlettshouldbetheonewiththeothermanorladieshasthesameeleganceandgentlemannerslady.Butinfact,Scarlettwasfarbeyondpeople'

sexpectations.Scarlettalsomakeonthesurfacela