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Abstract

GonewiththeWindisoneofthemostpopularAmericannovels,whichiswrittenbyAmericanfemalewriterMargaretMitchell.Whenitwaspublished,itssalesbrokemanyrecordsamongthepublishingcircles,anditisfamousallovertheworld.ThenovelmainlydescribesthelifeofScarlettwhoisthedaughterofTara’smasterduringtheAmericanCivilWar.MeanwhilewiththehintofatriangularlovebetweenScarlett,AshleyandRhett,thenoveldepictsawideandprosperouspictureofthesociallifeoftheSouthinAmerica.Notonlytherichcontentofthenovelbutalsothecomplexplotsandthecontradictionsbetweenthefiguresofthenovelhaveanimportantartisticeffectonshapingthecharactersinthenovel.Amongalltheroles,Scarlett,isthemostsuccessfulonewhoisfullofconflictingandcomplicatedfeatures.ThisarticleanalyzesthecharactertraitsofScarlettfromthreeaspects:

thefirstoneisthatsheischildishandcapriciousbeforethecivilwar;

thesecondoneisthatsheissmartandbraveduringthecivilwar;

thethirdoneisthatsheistenaciousafterthecivilwar.KeyWords

Scarlett;

charactertraits;

GonewiththeWind

摘要

《飘》是美国女作家玛格丽特.米切尔一生中创作的唯一的一部长篇小说，一经面世，其销售量立即打破了美国出版界的多项记录并一直在世界各地畅销不衰。

小说以美国南北战争为背景着重描述塔拉农场主的女儿思嘉丽在战前战后的生活，同时通过思嘉丽与艾希礼、瑞德等人的感情纠葛为线索，为我们刻画了一幅壮观而又生动的南方社会的生活画面。

小说不仅有丰富多彩的生活内容，而且具有纵横开阖的故事情节，跌宕起伏的矛盾冲突，为刻画人物性格起了重要的艺术作用。

在作品塑造的众多富有特色的人物中，最成功的莫过于对女主人公思嘉丽这一集矛盾、复杂、多面于一体的核心人物的塑造。

本文从三个阶段分析的斯嘉丽的性格特征。

战前的幼稚、任性的少女，战中的精明强悍、敢做敢为，同时又吝啬贪婪，战后的顽强奋斗。

关键词：

思嘉丽、性格特征、《飘》

Introduction

ThenoveliswrittenbyAmericanfemalewriterMargaretMitchell.In1937,shewonPulitzerPrize,forhersweepingportrayalofthecrumblingoftheOldSouth.Scarletisanordinarygirlinthenovelwhopossessesthesametraitslikeothergirls,butsheisalsomarvelous.Shefacesthechangeofenvironment,withshowingherstrongandbrave,hard,andself-independent.Shewasborninawell-offfamilywithbeautifulexteriorandwisdom.Soshehasgenerallynobleladyfaults:

prideandarrogance,vanity,capriciousness.Scarlettisadistinctive,vivid,richandcomplexcharacters,thisimageisenduringthecharmofpersonality,liesinthewriter'

ssuccess.

Weputscarlet'

slifeexperienceandcomplexpersonalityformedbeforethewar,andcanbedividedintothreephasesofpostwar.

1.Pre-warsuperiorlifemakesscarletproudandarrogant,vanity,capricious.

Asalargesouthplanterdaughterscarlet,shehasakindofgentleandcultivatedseashore,noblelineageandshrewdandmundaneIrishpoorlineagesmixdisharmonioustemperament.Shefollowedhisfather,straightforward,informalandgrumpycharacter,andtheearlymothergoodmoralinfluence.Shewouldmakeafamilylikehermotherhasallthefairmaidenwind,andbetrayalofethicsawareness.Thismakeshervanity,simpleandpractical,butthereisnocunning,carefulthinking.Thischaracterinpre-warbehavesmoreprominent.BeforetheCivilWar,spoiledandbeautifulScarlettisaproudprincess.Sheisalsonaï

veandcarefreeforsheisbroughtupinarichfamily,inwhichtheyhavemanylargefertilefieldstogrowcottonsandmanyslavesthatworkforthem.Itisnonecessaryforhertothinkaboutanythingbutjusttodressinnewcostumestoattractthesightsoftheboysandtojointheballs.Wherevershegoes,sheisalwaysthefocusandcenteramongtheyounggirls,andsheisadoredbymanymen,whichirritatestheothergirls.Soshegraduallybecomesagirlwhoiscoddled,undisciplined,egotistic,fractiousandnarcissistic.Shebelieveseverymanaroundthevillagewillfallinlovewithher,andshecan’tendurethetalkwithoutatopicofher.Butherself-centeredandexclusivecharactercausesthetragediesofherlove.AfterherfailuretoconfesstoAshley,shepromisestomarriedtoCharles.Shejustisjustlikealittlegirl.Becauseshecan’tgetacandy,shecriedandscreamed.

2.Duringthewar,toomuchhardshipmakesscarletstrong,braveandself-improvement.

Experienceinthewar,itisalsotheleadingprocessofchange.Inthisperiodfromafollowone'

sinclinations,scarletcovetpleasuresofthewomanbecameashrewdtype,andstrong,greed,haggleovereveryounceofthem.Sheshowedahornsandpainstakingeffortofperseverance.Sheisaselfishstagebefore,becauseatthetimeofherfatehasbeenactingspirittocover.Withtheoutbreakofthewar,sheloseseverythingsheowns.Warmakesherbecomeawidowwhohastowearblackweedsforherhusband.Inthesummerof1864,ShermanstartstoattackAtlantaandeveryoneisfleeingthecity.ButScarletthastostayatAtlantawithMelanieforshehasmadeapromisetoAshleytolookafterMelaniewhoisgoingintolabor，sheevenbravesthelifedangertoescortMelanieandhernewly-bornbabytogobacktoTaraintheflamesofwar.Herkindnessconquerstheselfishness,whichshowsherniceaspect.Sheissohorriblebutshestickstogobackhome,butwhatsheseesinTaraisonlytheendlesslonelinessanddesolation.

Thisstagewassufferedbecausescarlethunger,poverty,hadbeentortured,life,completelylostoflifebeforetheillusionandhope,morepractical,fullyawareofthelandandmoney.Shelostmoralandcorruption,becomefalseandgreedwhenshewasinnomoneytopaytaxestothetrouble.Shedidnotwaittostandup,butindomitablestruggle,evenonedidselltheirfleshandconscience.ShethoughtthemoneyfromRhett,’Imustmarrytohim,’（MargaretMitchell101）shethoughtcoldly,’Iwillneverworrythemoney.’（MargaretMitchell102）Sheusedhermother’scurtainandchangedintoclothesforgoingtovisitRhett.

3.Thepostwarcruelrealitymakesscarletgreed,stubborn,selfishandmean

Throughacruelwar,shetreatedlifemorewisely.ShejustwantedtoprotectherfamilyandTara.Sherunalumber-mill.Shedidn’tmindothers’words.Shejustwasherself.Shefacedwithextraordinarycouragefromconservativesinsults,stressandblowtoherpeculiaralertanddecisiveoneafteranother,tothesurpriseofthevulgaroutrageous,constantlytocomplywiththeirtimeandtheirsociety.Sheusedthecruelmeansabusinessappalled,employingillegalprisoners,andthenorthbigbusiness,thebusinessman.Shecaninordertomakemoney,leavewomenindoors.Shewantstojustcanmakeoneselfhadbetternotpoorstarving,.Theseactionsaremadatthattime,evenaroundtherelativesandfriendsareshockedthatthiskindofadventure,scarletisworth,andsheoncehaddecidedthematterwilltrytoactaccordingtoherwill.

Lifeislife,cannotescape,morecan'

tbacktolifeinthedominantmustactivelyfacelife,triedtoovercomedifficulties.However,thisisluckyinloveisaveryunfortunatepeople,inthelifestageoneout-and-outlovetragedy.Scarlettinlifeisarealrealist,butsheisromanticandidealinlove.ShelovedASHLEY,lovemad,almostallthepursuit,struggleandstrugglearetohim.ButthatisallherimaginaryASHLEY,realityisfragile,theASHLEYcower,falsecoward,hejustwon'

tadapttoaneweraofpostwar.AtlastsheknownshelovedRhett.Butitmaybetoolate,Rhettwastootiredoflovingherandhewantedtoleave.

Conclusion

"

Gonewiththewind"

showsusanewimageofwomen.Scarlettisnotaperfectwoman,althoughshewasalittleextreme,herstrongattitudetowardslifealwaysinspiredreaders.Foreachlifetimeseachpersonisnoteasy,Livingneedscourage,whogivesintothedifficultiesistheweak.Onlyifwefacethedifficultiesbravely,canwesolvetheproblemandcontrolourownfates.

WorksCited

[1]MargaretMitchell，GonewiththeWind[M],NewYork:

ATimeWarnerCompany,1993.

[2]（美）玛格丽特·

米切尔.《乱世佳人》（全译本）[M].上海上海译文出版社,1990。

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Acknowledgments

Myspecialandheartfeltgratitudefirstgoestomyteacher.LiXiang,whonotonlyteachesmehowtowriteapaper,butalsotoldmehowtobeagoodpersonandliveahappylifewiththecorrectlifevalues.

MysinceregratitudealsogoestoallmyteachersintheEnglishDepartmentofHunanInstituteofScienceandTechnologyfortheirexcellentlecturesandinspiringideas.WhatIhavelearnedfromthemwillbebeneficialtomeinallmylife.

Ifinallyacknowledgemygratitudetomyfriends,especiallytomyroommates,whohelpedalotwiththepreparationofmythesis.AtlastIwanttoexpressmysincerethankstomyfamilyfortheirsupport,loveandencouragementoverthepastyears.

1.Whileformallearningistransmittedbyteachersselectedtoperformthisrole,informallearningisacquiredasanaturalpartofachild'

sdevelopment。

该句可拆分为两部分，（Whileformallearningistransmittedbyteachersselectedtoperformthisrole,）（informallearningisacquiredasanaturalpartofachild'

sdevelopment.），第一部分是While引导的让步状语从句，第二部分是主句；

从句中，formallearning是主语，谓语是istransmitted，过去分词selected作teachers的后置定语，不定式toperformthisrole作selected的目的状语；

主句中，informallearning是主语，谓语是isacquired，介词短语asanaturalpartofachild'

sdevelopment作acquired的结果状语。

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尽管正式的学习过程是由挑选出来担当此角色的教师来进行的，非正式的学习过程却是作为孩子成长的自然一部分而完成的。

2.Whileitistruethatthiscompetitionmayinduce（引起）effortstoexpandterritoryattheexpenseofothers,andthusleadtoconflict,itcannotbesaidthatwar-likeconflictamongothernationsisinevitable,althoughcompetitionis。

该句可拆分为三大部分；

（Whileitistruethatthiscompetitionmayinduceeffortstoexpandterritoryattheexpenseofothers,andthusleadtoconflict,）（itcannotbesaidthatwar-likeconflictamongothernationsisinevitable,）（althoughcompetition