英语本科毕业论文《飘》中瑞德巴特勒的人物性格特点分析文档格式.docx

1、巴特勒的人物性格特点分析 On the Characterization of Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind 摘要:飘是世界文学经典名著之一，是由美国文学作家玛格丽特米切尔所著。瑞德巴特勒是小说中的男主人公。他英俊潇洒，花钱任意，衣着时髦。他很高兴以最糟糕的形式出现在公众面前。一个取乐与轻蔑的微笑，一个无可辩驳的评论，一个优雅的鞠躬，无不显露出他的玩世不恭与睿智。他说他绝不为抛弃他的南方制度而战，但他在战争的最后时刻加入军队。他出身于贵族，但他是贵族的叛逆者。他被叫做无赖，卖国贼，但他为南方和人民做过许多好事。在生意上，他事业有成。在爱情上，他一败涂地。

2、他怀着一个男人对一个女人的爱所能达到的最高程度在爱思佳丽特，但因为了解她而不敢直言相告,导致一场爱情悲剧。关键词： 英俊 ; 玩世不恭 ; 睿智 ; 精明 Abstract: Gone with the wind, which was written by Margaret Mitchell, is one of the most popular masterpieces in the world. Rhett Butler is the leading man-role in this novel. He is handsome, and he spent money freely. He

3、wears clothes which are always the height of style and tailoring. He is happy to present himself in the worst possible light with an amused, contempt smile, an unanswerable remarks and a graceful bow. These show his cynicism and sagaciousness. He says he would never uphold the South that cast him, b

4、ut he joins the army at the eleventh-hour of the war. He was born as a gentleman but a renegade. He is called a rascal and a traitor, but he does a lot of good deeds for the South and the people. He succeeds in business but fails in love. He loves Scarlett as much as a man can love a woman, but he c

5、ant tell her because he knows her. It is a tragic love.Key words: handsome; cynical; sagacious; shrewd ContentAbstract.3Abstract in Chinese.4I. Introduction.5 1. Brief introduction of the Author.6 2. Brief introduction of the novels content.7 3. The social background of Gone with the winda. The Civi

6、l War in the U.S.A.8b. The Reconstruction after the Civil War.10II. Analysis of the character of Rhett Butler in seven aspects1. He is handsome and charming.112. He is a renegade.14. 3. He is cynical and sagacious.164. He has a clear understanding of the society and war, and has the courage to say t

7、he truth.185. He is shrewd, farsighted.206. He is kind, helpful and he loves the South in his own way.22.7. Rhett Butler loves Scarlett OHara as much as a man can love a woman23Conclusion.28Notes.29Bibliography.30Introduction1. Brief introduction of the AuthorMargaret Mitchell （November 8, 1900-Augu

8、st 16, 1949） was a famous American writer, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for her novel Gone with the Wind。Gone with the wind was her only major publication. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She once received a doctor degree of literature. She was struck by an automobile on her way to the cinem

9、a with her husband. And after 5 days, she died. It was her life experience and unfortunate love that made her to write a beautiful and sad love story in the Civil War. When she was a little girl, her grandma often told her about the history of their family and some war stories. Imaging herself lived

10、 in the past; she made up many small stories in which she was a heroine in a war. All of these became materials when she wrote Gone with the Wind many years later. Her mothers death made her father lose the courage and motivation of life, as Starlets father got mad after his wife died. At 18 years o

11、ld, she met a young handsome officer, Clift Henry, who was the Ashley in her heart. Pretty soon, they fell into love. But he lost his life in the First World War, which made her very sad. Later, she got married with a bad-tempered and cold bully. Not surprisingly, this marriage came to an end shortl

12、y. In 1944, she got married again. Her husband Marsh was a reporter, who had loved and supported Mitchell for many years. Without Marshs encouragement, Mitchell couldnt finish Gone with the Wind. She spent nearly 10 years on writing the novel. It took her half of a year to check the time and places

13、of historical events in her novel. But because of the publication of Gone with the Wind, her life became a tragedy. For half of a century, the 1000-page novel has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 20,000,000 copies. Gone with the Wind is enough to establish her unshakabl

14、e position in the history of world literature.2. Brief introduction of the novels contentIt is a story about the Civil War and Reconstruction as seen from the Southern point of view. The novel opens in 1861, and the protagonist is Scarlett OHara. Scarlett OHara is a young girl who loves Ashley Wilkes. Ashley marries Melanie Hamilton and