《飘》中女性形象对比分析

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摘    要
 《飘》是美国女作家玛格丽特·米切尔生前所写的唯一一部小说，被称为是美国文学史上最著名的古典爱情小说之一，自1936年出版至今畅销不衰，受到世界各地读者的欢迎。著作中的女主角斯嘉丽的独特个性是众多读者评论的焦点，而对于著作中另一位女主角梅兰尼的评论甚少。本文旨在分析斯嘉丽与梅兰尼从性格到对待历史的态度的相似以及不同之处展开对比研究，概括促使两位主角最终不同命运走向的内外因素，以帮助读者更加深刻、全面地了解斯嘉丽与梅兰尼的形象。
关键词：《飘》；斯嘉丽；梅兰尼；女性形象；特点

ABSTRACT
 Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell has always been regarded as one of the most classic love stories in American literature. The protagonist of this masterpiece Scarlett O′ Hara’s particular characters have always been discussed and criticized by readers and scholars. The other main female character Melanie in the novel who plays an important role in Scarlett’s growth has hardly been mentioned. The paper mainly uses the methods of analysis and giving examples to have a comparative study on the similarities as well as differences of the two main female characters in the novel. It analyses their different personalities, their attitudes towards the past, the causes of their quite different destinies, etc. with the purpose of helping readers have a more profound and comprehensive understanding of Scarlett and Melanie. In conclusion, this paper indicates that there are qualities from both females that should be advocated.
Keywords：Gone with the Wind; Scarlett ; Melanie; Female Characters; Features

Contents
1.Introduction of the Author and the Novel…………………………………………1 
2. Descriptions of Female Characters in 19th Century……………………………….3 
2.1 Description of the Victorian Womanhood……………………………………….…..3 
2.2 The Appearance of Female with Sense of Rebellion…………………………….. …4 
3. An Analysis of the Personality of Two Female Characters………………………..6  
3.1 Similarities in Features……………………………………...……………………….6
3.2 Differences between the Two Female Characters……………………..………..……9
4.Analysis of the Attitudes towards the Past………………………………………...12
4.1 Common Features of their Reliance on the Past……………………………………12
4.2 Different Features of their Attitudes towards the Past……………………………...13
5.Causes of their Different Destinies…………………………………………………15
5.1 Internal Causes 15
5.2 External Causes 16
6.Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...17
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………18
References……………………………………………………………………………..19

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