An Analysis of Scarlett’s Character traits in Gone with the Wind 英语毕业论文.doc

An Analysis of Scarlett’s Character traits in Gone with the Wind Abstract Gone with the Wind is one of the most popular American novels, which is written by American female writer Margaret Mitchell. When it was published, its sales broke many records among the publishing circles, and it is famous all over the world. The novel mainly describes the life of Scarlett who is the daughter of Tara’s master during the American Civil War. Meanwhile with the hint of a triangular love between Scarlett, Ashley and Rhett, the novel depicts a wide and prosperous picture of the social life of the South in America. Not only the rich content of the novel but also the complex plots and the contradictions between the figures of the novel have an important artistic effect on shaping the characters in the novel. Among all the roles, Scarlett, is the most successful one who is full of conflicting and complicated features. This article analyzes the character traits of Scarlett from three aspects: the first one is that she is childish and capricious before the civil war; the second one is that she is smart and brave during the civil war; the third one is that she is tenacious after the civil war. Key Words Scarlett; character traits; Gone with the Wind 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 The novel is written by American female writer Margaret Mitchell. In1937, she won Pulitzer Prize, for her sweeping portrayal of the crumbling of the Old South. Scarlet is an ordinary girl in the novel who possesses the same traits like other girls, but she is also marvelous. She faces the change of environment, with showing her strong and brave, hard, and self-independent.