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《文学研究方法》课程报告ABriefAnalysisofScarlett’sPersonalityinGonewiththeWindContentTOC\o"1-3"\h\u24319ChapterOneLiteraturereview 1170341.1Abriefintroduction 1186251.2Studiesathome 235911.3Studiesabroad 214123ChapterTwoTextanalysis 237852.1MargaretMitchellandGonewiththeWind 253732.1.1MargaretMitchell 222172.1.2GonewiththeWind 2211122.2Scarlett'slifebackground 380722.2.1Scarlett'sparents 3117962.2.2Scarlett'slifeexperience 44222.3Scarlett'spersonalities 5102332.3.1Arroganceandvanity 5137842.3.2Stubbornandselfish 676542.3.3Strongandcourageous 7133582.3.4Shrewdandgreedy 8152802.3.5Thepursuitofequality 825866

ChapterThreeResultsandvalues 932133.1Results 916828

3.2Values 97097Reference 10ChapterOneLiteraturereview1.1AbriefintroductionAsafamousAmericanfemalewriter,MargaretMitchell'snovelGonewiththeWindisdescribedithasbeenlovedbyreadersaroundtheworldafterbeingpublished,andhasbeentranslatedbywritersinvariousregionsoftheworldintomanylanguages.SoitnotonlyhasalargeraudienceintheUnitedStates,butalsohasastronginfluenceinothercountries.IttookMitchelltenyearstocreatethisimmortalliterarymasterpiece.ShealsowonthePulitzerPrizeforFictionin1937.Thenovelisknownasoneofthemostclassiclovenovelsintheworld.1.2StudiesabroadMAQin(2014)madeacontrastiveanalysisofScarlettandBaiLiusu,twocompletelydifferentfemaleimagesinthehistoryofworldliterature.Acomparativestudywasconductedbyanalyzingthefemaleconsciousnessofthetwoheroines,andfoundthatthesefemaleconsciousnessmainlymanifestedinthepursuitoflove,moneyandindependenceaswellastheirpersonalityanddestiny.AlthoughScarlettandBaiLiusuwentthroughsimilarincidents,WesternculturemadeScarlettarebelliousnewwoman.Incontrast,thousandsofyearsoffeudalsocietyinChinahavedeterminedthatBaiLiusu'sfemaleawarenessisnotthoroughenough.LedbetterEN(2015)pointedGonewiththeWindwasregardedasromanticinhistory,butitsvalueinliteratureisnothigh.ThisviewprovedMitchell'spersonalnatureandherdesiretomaintainthegoodcharacterofsouthernsociety.However,underMitchell'svividdescriptionoftheSouth'scollapse,sheappliedherownmythologicalmethodstolinkhernarrativetohercontemporaryexperienceintheGreatDepressionwiththeSouth'spre-warcollapseandthedestructionoftheancientworld.ScarlettO'Haraemergedwiththepowerofcapitalism,withdynastyambitions,echoinganothersignaturemodernistfeature.ZhaoHuiMin(2016)believedinthehistoryofAmericanliterature,GonewiththeWindhadplayedanimportantroleintheliterature.Inthisbook,MitchellcreatedafemaleimagenamedScarlettwithpersistentandindomitablecharacteristic.Scarletthasatypicalrebelliouscharacter,takesadeviantpathagainsttraditionalideas,anddoesnotyieldtothetraditionalpressurefromsociety.1.3StudiesathomeCuiYongjie(2017)deemedthemainreasonwhyGonewiththeWindbecameaworld-famousnovelwastheauthor'sfluentexpressionanddistinctivepersonalitycharacteristics.TheauthorshowshowtheturbulentsocietyintheUnitedStatesandhowhumanssurviveinwar.ThroughthecharacteranalysisofScarlett,readersexperiencedScarlett'sdedicationtoloveandherthinkingaboutlifeandthemeaningofexistenceinthenovel,andthenexploredthesignificanceofhercharactercharacteristicsinthetimes.CaoChen（2018）thoughtGonewiththeWindthoughtanovelabouttheAmericanCivilWar,inwhichtheheroineScarlettwasattractiveanddeeplyattractsfuturegenerationstoreadandthinkaboutit.Thisarticlefocusesontheecologicalfeministthoughtinthenovel.Theuniquesocialperspectivehadimportantimplicationsforthelocalizationofourcountry'sthinking.Ithadcertaintheoreticalvalueandpracticalsignificanceinimprovingthestatusofwomeninourcountry,ecologicalmoraleducation,andtheconstructionofecologicalcivilizationandtheharmoniousdevelopmentofsociety.LiuFeng(2019)consideredthatwiththeawakeningofself-awareness,womendemandthattheybetreatedinthesamewayasmen.TheheroineofthenovelGonewiththeWind,Scarlettleadsthetrendoffeministmovement.Startingfromherself,whilestrivingtoliberateherself,shealsoclarifiedtheideathatmenandwomenarebornequal,andbelievesthatbothmenandwomenhavetherealizationofselfsright.ChapterTwoTextanalysis2.1MargaretMitchellandGonewiththeWind2.1.1MargaretMitchellMitchellwasbornintheUnitedStatesin1900.Whenshewasthreeorfouryearsold,shealwaysheardhergrandmothertellstoriesabouttheAmericanCivilWar.HerfatheroftentalkedabouttheCivilWarinfrontofher.Inadditiontoherownexperience,shewrotethisbook.GongwiththeWind,alovenovelwithabackgroundofwar.2.1.2GonewiththeWindGonewiththeWindisalovenovelcreatedbymodernAmericanwriterMargaretMitchell,anditisalsotheonlynovelwrittenbyher.Itisalsoalandmarkworkinthehistoryofworldliteraturethatcannotbesurpassed.In1937,thenovelwonthePulitzerPrize,afterwhichitwasadaptedintoamoviethatentitledBeautyinaTroubledWorld.TheheroineofthisnovelisnamedScarlett,andthestorytellsthelovestorybetweenher,AshleyandRhett.TheauthorMitchellusedthebackgroundoftheAmericanwartobuildScarlett,amundaneandcontemporaryfemalecharacter,inordertoshowpeopletheviewsandvaluesoflifeinthesouthernUnitedStates.Scarlettisdescribedbytheauthorisacontradictionbecauseshehasastrongdesireforloveandsheisatypicalromantic.However,sheisathoroughrealistinlife.Theauthorputsitinthatspecialbackgroundofwar.Itdepictsaheroinewhodarestofightagainstfateandhasanoptimisticspirit.TheauthorMargaretMitchellisawriterwhohighlyvaluestheliberationofwomen'sthoughts,andGonewiththeWindisthefirstandonlynovelwithabackgroundintheAmericanCivilWar.TheauthorusedthetheprocessoftheAmericanCivilWarastimelinetocharacterizetheheroineScarlett'slife.Inthisway,shecreatedavividandactivefemalecharacter.Italsoexpressestheauthor'scritiqueofthetraditionalAmericanideasatthattime,andtheauthor'spursuitoftheemancipationofwomeninthenewera.GonewiththeWindiscalledaclassicbecauseitrepresentstheepitomeofhistoryinsomeways,aswellasthedeclineofthesouthernUnitedStates.2.2Scarlett'slifebackground2.2.1Scarlett'sparentsScarlett'sfatherwasthetypical,savvyIrishwholovedhorseriding,theland,andthefreedomoflife.Scarletthassomeofherfather'spersonalitycharacteristics.Shealsolovestoridehorses,andhasastrongpersonalityandahottemper.WhenshefoundoutthatshelikesAshley,shesaiditunabashedly.However,sheencounteredAshley'srejection.ShewasveryangryandslappedAshley.Hisfather'sgreatestinfluenceonScarlettwashislovefortheland.Herfatherisafarmerandheownsalargeplantation,TaraManor.Herfatherfeltthatlandwastheonlymostvaluablethingintheworldbecauseitwastheonlylastingthingintheworld,anditwastheonlythingworththelabor,fighting,andsacrifices.Hisfather'sloveforthelandwillhaveasubtleinfluenceonScarlett.WhenthewarbrokeoutintheUnitedStates,hermotherdiedandherfathermentallydisturbed,soScarlettwasresponsibleforallthefamily'sburdens.Shetooktheleadinthefieldtodothephysicalworkoftheslaves.Thereasonwhyshehasalwaysbeenpamperedandfavored,sheeventriedtokeeptheTaraManor,whichfullyreflectsherdeeploveanddependenceonthelandlikeherfather.Scarlett'smotherwasbeautiful,elegantbutnoble.Scarlettregardedhermotherastheembodimentofjustice,truth,love,andwisdom.Infact,hermotherdidn'tlivehappily,andhermotherdidn'texpectacomfortablelife.Evenifitwasunpleasant,thatwasjustthefateofawoman.Shealsofeltthatthisworldbelongstomen.Menoccupiedpropertyandwomenwereresponsibleformanagingit.Ifmanagedwell,menenjoyedreputation,andwomenpraisedmenfortheirability.Mendidn’tspeakwellandoftendrankalotofalcohol,butwomenhadtobetolerantandcleantheroom.Menwererude,butwomenmustbekind,gentle,andconsiderate.Scarlettgrewupunderthetraditionaleducationofasuperiorsociety,whichtaughtherhowtotakeresponsibilitywithoutlosingitstendernessandcuteness.Scarlett'smothermustalsoshapeherintoatypicalladywhomeetstherequirementsofhighsociety.However,Scarletthasonlylearnedelegantmanners.Scarlett'smotherdidnottrainhertobealadywithtraditionalideas,buthermother'sinfluencewasalsoobvious.WhenScarlett'sactionswerecontrarytohermother'sthoughts,hermother'sshadowwillnaturallyemergefromthebottomofherheart,andshefeltblamedforhermother’sexception.ThefeminismreflectedinScarlettisnotanactivestruggle,butanunconsciousself-liberation.2.2.2Scarlett'slifeexperienceScarlettwasaproudladyofupperclassbeforetheoutbreakoftheAmericanCivilWar.Shelivedabrightlife.Shewasobsessedwiththededicationofmenattheballandthejealousyofwomen.Thesubjectofothers'conversationshouldbeher,otherwiseshewouldbeimpatienttotalking.Scarlett'spersonalityisinnocent,andshehasastrongvanitylikemostwomenwithacarefreelife.HerconfusionwasthatAshleydidn’tloveher.ItseemsthatScarletthasmasteredthemen,butinfactitisareflectionofthethinkingofthewomen’sweakness.Womenrelyontheirappearancetogainthefavorofmen,andwomencan'thelptopleasemen.ThisbehaviorofScarlettisalsoreasonable,shejustmakesfulluseofthefemaleimagethatDuHuigaveher.AftertheoutbreakoftheAmericanCivilWar,Scarlettcouldfacethecruelreality.Charlesdiedinthewar,shebecameawidowwithachild.BeforeAshleywenttowarasasoldier,hecommissionedScarletttotakecareofherpregnantwifeMelanie,butMelaniewasScarlett'srival.Scarlett'smotherwasdying.Despitetherewerelotsofdifficulties,ScarlettmetAshley'sneeds.WhenshereturnedtoTaraManor,shefoundthathermotherhaddiedandherfatherwasmentallyderanged.Atthistime,Scarlettwassoberlyawarethatshemustcheerup,bravelyburdenedthefamily,andworkedhardtoenableadultsandchildrentolivealife.Inordertoprotecttheleftoversandfood,Scarletthadtoshootandkillanorthernsoldier.ForobtainingthemoneythatwasnecessarytoprotectTaraManor,Scarlettruthlesslytookhissister'slover.Afterthecruelwar,death,discrete,povertyandhunger,Scarletthasamorerationalandsoberunderstandingoflife.Herdesireforlandandmoneywasmorestronger.Inordertomorewealth,sheshowedupdesperately,managedthesawmill,andhiredprisonerstoworkwhichwasillegal.ThenshemarriedRhett,whowasabandonedbythe"superior".Sheignoredtheunkindvision.However,Scarlettcourageouslyfacedandacceptedchallengestothehardshipsanddisastersinherlife.ThecruelrealityoflifemadeScarlettmoreself-reliantandrealizedhervaluesintheprocess.2.3Scarlett'spersonalities2.3.1ArroganceandvanityScarletthadthepedigreeofagentleandwell-educatedIrishseasidenoblewiththesavvyandworldlytemperamentoftheownerofthesouthernplantation.Herfather'srough,grumpy,andinformalattitudehadaprofoundimpactonher,andhermother'sgoodethicalandmoralconceptscontinuedtocherishher.Shewantedtobeawomanlikehermother,shehadthestyleofeveryone'sleisureshow,andsheisapersonallybelovedlady,butshehastheconsciousnesstoresistvarioustraditionalmoralstandardsinherbones,whichswelledhervanity.Shewasarrogant,willful,andcunning,butdoesnotliketothinkcarefully.Thispersonalitytraitwasparticularlyprominentbeforethewar.Beforethewar,asafemalefarmerinthesouth,shehadmanyblackslaves,possessedwealthandstatus,andlivedwithoutworriesandcomfort.Outstandingandcharismaticappearancemadeherhaveaviolentglory,donotlikereading,butaddictingatdancing;dressinggorgeouslymadehermoreattractive;goodridingandlovingtoshuttlebetweenmenmadeshebecomethecenteroftheactivities;shewasalwayswatchinghowtoattracttheattentionofeveryoneandhowtostealthelimelight.Scarlettwasjustasimplelittlegirl.Hervanityanduniquepersonalitymadeherbelievethatthemeansandcharmwereenoughtoconquereverythingintheworld,especiallymen.Thiskindofwomanwhoisslow,vanity,capriciousandcapriciousshouldbeverysuperficial,butshewasnotwillingtobemediocre.Shehadcompletedthechallengeofdestinygivenbyherwillfulnessandperseverance,andbravelyfoughtagainstit.Scarlett'spersonalityisnotperfect,butherrebelliouspersonalityofdaring,unwillingness,mediocrity,aggressiveness,andperseverancemakeshermoreviableandfightsagainstfate.2.3.2StubbornandselfishAshley,agentlemanofthesoutherntraditional,waswell-informed,andmadeScarlettfallinloveatthefirstsight.ScarlettthoughtthatshehadenoughcharmtomakeAshleyfallinlovewithher.Shebrokethetraditionalethicsandfranklyexpressedherloveforhimregardlessofthereservedimage.However,Ashleydidnotrespondenthusiastically.Atthebanquet,shelearnedthatAshleywasabouttomarryMelanie,andshebecameangryandhated.Beforetheygotmarried,shemarriedAshley’sbrotherCharles,whichwasdeliberatelyshowntoAshleywhenshemarriedCharlesforavengingAshley’srefusal.UntilCharlesdiedonthebattlefield,Scarlettdidn'treallyfallinlovewithhim.InordertofeedthefamilyandkeepTaraManor,Scarlettevensnatchedhersister'sfiance,Frankwhowasrich.Scarlettwasarrogantandself-centralnaturally.Shewasruthless,contendingforstrength,achievinghergoalconsistently,fightinginstinctively,andpassionatelypursuingthetruelove.Butwhenloveandbenefitareinthedifferentside,shewillsacrificeloveinordertoexchangebenefits.RhettwasthesecondpersonScarlettloves,buttherelationshipbetweenthemwascomplicated.RhettcanalwayspointoutScarlett'sproblems,buthealsohelpedandwarmedupintimewhensheencountersdifficulties.Scarlett'spersonalitymadeheralwaysexpressherloveforAshleyinfrontofRhettwithoutreservation,regardlessofRhett'sfeelings,whichmadeRhettsuffermentaltorture.Hefeltemotionallydistressedaboutmarriage,soheresolutelychosetoleaveafterhisdaughterdied.Scarlett'sruthlessandpurposefulmarriagewasverydifferentfromRhett'smarriageattitude.Scarletthadalwayslivedinheridealworldwithignoringtheemotionsandself-esteemofothers,whichleadtotheendoftheirmarriage.2.3.3StrongandcourageousScarlettwasstrongandcourageous.Shehadabeautifulappearanceandextraordinarywisdom,butitmadehersufferintroublesanddifficulties.Sheexperiencedthreemarriagesinheryouth,andhademotionalrelationshipswithfourmen.Afteraseriesofdifficultiesandfrustrationssuchasfrustration,herhusband’sdeath,herdaughter’sdeath,andherlover’sseparation,shenevergaveuptofightandstruggle.Scarletthadinfiniteenergy.Afterthewar,reliedontheloveformanorandlandshechangedherarroganceandvanitywhichshehaddevelopedinluxurylife.Shesilentlyenduredtheburdenoflife,begantotakecareofherfamilyandwork.Onceshecouldnotpickuphersockswhenshedroppedthemonthefloor,whilesheshotandkilledtheNorthernArmywhobrokeintoherhome.Inordertosupportthefamily,shegaveupherextravagantlifeandworkedlikeafarmeralldaylong.2.3.4ShrewdandgreedyAfterthebaptismoftheCivilWar,Scarlettbegantochangefromasmart,brave,hard-workingyoungwomantoaselfish,greedyambitionist.Self-willed,selfishnessandvainvanitycharacterbeforethewarwerelessobscuredbyherhardworkandhardwork.Shealwayshadaclearandprofoundunderstandingoflifeindepth.Sherealizedthatinthefaceofthisutilitarianworld,onlystayingrationalandawakecanbethebaseofpreservingthefamily.Undertheinfluenceofthisthinking,shehadagrowingappetiteformoney.Inordertomakemoremoneyfaster,sheabandonedthetraditionalconceptthatwomenwereignorantandstupid,andplannedtobuyafactorybyherownmanagement.Atfirst,otherbusinessmenwerelaughingather,butScarlettdidn'tflinch.Regardlessofothers'eyesandridicule,sheinsistedondoingwhatshethoughtwasright.Hershrewdnessistheproductofthestressoflife,andScarlett'sstrongresistancetotheunfairsociety.2.3.5ThepursuitofequalityInthemarriagewithRhett,Scarlettlivedaluxuriouslife,andsheenjoyedthejoyofmaterial.However,duringtheCivilWar,Scarlettwhohadbeenstrugglingforthefoodandsafetyofherfamily,hadunconsciouslyformedanindependentpersonality,theperseverance,determinationtostruggleandworkhard.Scarlettpursuedthewinningandwasunwillingtogiveintoothers.ShethoughtthatRhetthadalotofmoney,butthemoneywasnotbelongoherown.Ifshedidnothaveenoughabilitytomakemoney,shemustaccompanyhimandhadnorighttospeakanddecide.Shecan'tstandthiskindofoppression.Shebelievedthatawomancanonlystandonthesameclasswithamanifshewasfinanciallyindependent.Therefore,despiteeveryone'soppositiontoheractions,itturnsoutthattheroleofawomanwasnotonlyathomeandinsmallbusinesses,butstartingherownbusinessandachievingsuccess.Scarlett'sspiritoffearlessness,innovationandentrepreneurshiphadcreatedanewsociety.Shewasregardedasanearlygenerationblindpersonintheculturalrightsmovementandabuilderofthenewsociety.

ChapterThreeResultsandvalues3.1ResultsObviously,ScarlettisnotaperfectwomanintheGonewiththeWind.sheisextremelygreedy,extremelyvanityandselfish.Inordertoachieveherowngoals,shedideverythingshecould.Shewasbraveandstrong,daretoacceptchallenges,neverbowedherheadfaceddifficultiesinlife,andalwaysstruggledwithallkindsofmisfortunes.Forherlovedonesandtheland,shesacrificedherselfagainandagain,andfoughtresolutelyagainstlife,facingtherealitywithcourage.Thisisthereasonwhytheheroine’scharismaisenduring.Shehasnopettybourgeoisieforherunscrupulousmeans,buthertenacity,herpursuitofindependenceandequality,andherdaringqualitieshaveagreatpracticalsignificance.Scarlett'sbehaviorgreatlyexceededthepositioningofwomen'simagesinthesocietyinwhichshelived.Shecompletelybrokeawayfromthetraditionalfemaledefinitionofthesocietyandtheshacklesofimages,andfoughtagainstthesocietywheremendominatedandcontrolledeverything.Scarletthasmademoreandmorewomenawarethatwomenmustbeself-respecting,independent,andstrong.Inaddition,thefeministcolorreflectedinScarlett'sbodyisnotawoman'sactiveresistance,butanunconsciousself-emancipationorresistancebehavior,whichisfullyconsistentwiththeobjectivelawoffemalegrowth.Onlywhenwomengetmoretemperedinreallife,theyreallyrealizethesignificanceofself-development,andslowlygrowandmakecontinuousprogressinreality.

3.2ValuesInherviewoflove,loveandmarriagecanbeseparated,orakindofspiritualandphysicalseparation.Shedoesn'tcareabouteachother'smarriage,sheputsasidealltheboldnesstoloveAshley,andstrivesforherownhappiness.Shealsocomestoputloveintheethicalandmoralshackles.Herloveisalwaysfreeandunrestrained.ThisisalsocausedbythedifferencesbetweenEasternandWesterncultures,butthenatureofloveisnotchangedbythechangeofexpression.FormostofScarlett'slife,shewasdeceivedbylove.Doalotofwrongthingsbecauseofconfusion.ItwasnotuntiltheendthatshediscoveredthatAshley,whomshehadalwaysloved,didnotloveherandwasnotasgoodasshethought.Infact,shedidn'tloveAshley,butaperfectimageinherheart.ThemoreAshleyrejectsher,themoreperfecttheimageinherheartis,whichisinlinewithanoldsayinginChina:Thebestisnotavailable,anditispreciselybecauseofherfalseobsessionthatshemissesthetruesidearoundher.Happiness.Thisalsogivesusarevelation:peoplemustlearntodistinguishrightfromwrong,anddon'tlethappinessslipawayfromtheirfingers.Scarlett'sconsciousnessofpursuingeconomicindependencewiththeconsciousnessofthebuddingbourgeoisieisanimportantfactorforhercharisma.Inapatriarchalsociety,womenmustbeattachedtomeninordertoguaranteebasiclife.Thefeministwavebeganinthe