乱世佳人分析斯嘉丽的女性性格.doc

? On the Characterization of Scarlett in Gone With the Wind By Xu Xiaoli A 2008 Undergraduate of the School of Foreign Languages of Anqing Teachers College Supervisor: Cheng Yao May 23rd, 2008 On the Characterization of Scarlett in Gone With the Wind Thesis statement: This passage states the four periods of the characterization of Scarlett, as a charming, naive, selfish, vain and carefree girl at the beginning, the war and life urge Scarlett grow up as a brave, determined, masculine, indomitable and strong-willed woman. Outline I. Introduction A. Introduction about Gone With the Wind and Margaret Mitchell. B. The social background of Gone With the Wind a. The Civil War in the U.S.A. b. The Reconstruction after the Civil War Ⅱ. Analysis of the character of Scarlett in four periods A. Naive, vain obstinate, vigorous, charming, self-important and egocentric in early life in Tara. B. Brave, selfish, carefree, self-centered and responsible in the first period of living in Atlanta. C. Brave, selfish, greedy, determined, obstinate and self-striving in the second period of living in Tara. D. Selfish, independent, determined, indomitable and self-centered in the second period of living in Atlanta. Ⅲ. Conclusion On the Characterization of Scarlett in Gone With the Wind Author: Xu Xiaoli Supervisor: Cheng Yao I. Introduction A. Introduction about Gone With the Wind and Margaret Mitchell. Margaret Mitchell was born in Antlanta, Georgia, where she lived her entire life. The daughter of Eugene Mitchell, an attorney and president of Antlanta Historical Society. She attended Smith College for one year, but the death of her mother required her to return home to manage the household of her father and her older brother. An unsucessful marriage to Berrien Upshaw in 1922 ended in divorce, and in 1925, she married John Robert Marsh. A year after their marriage, she forced to resign her position with the Antlanta Journal as a result of an ankle