本科毕业论文-《飘》中的女性发展female development in gone with the wind

树达学院本科毕业论文题目飘中的女性发展FEMALEDEVELOPMENTINGONEWITHTHEWIND姓名学号系（部）专业、年级指导教师CONTENTSABSTRACT1INTRODUCTION2CHAPTER1SCARLETTSPERSONALITIESANDPERSONALDEVELOPMENT411CAREFREEANDSELFWILLBEFORETHECIVILWAR512STUBBORNNESSINLOVEANDINTENTIONALINMARRIAGE613SCARLETTSRESPONSIBILITY,BRAVERYANDWISDOMINPOSTWARRECONSTRUCTION8CHAPTER2MELANIESPERSONALITIESANDPERSONALITYCHARM1121ATRADITIONALANDTOLERANTHOUSEWIFE1122ANUNSELFISHANDFORBEARINGWOMAN12CHAPTER3GOODQUALITIESFORMODERNFEMALETOFOLLOW1431SCARLETTSGOODQUALITIESFORBUSINESSWOMAN14311THELIBERATIONOFNATURE14312BRAVERYANDPERSISTENCE15313DECISIVEANDSACRIFICE1532MELANIESGOODQUALITIESFORHOUSEWIFE16321LOVE16322RESPECTANDTRUST17CONCLUSION18NOTES19BIBLIOGRAPHY20ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS21FEMALEDEVELOPMENTINGONEWITHTHEWINDCHENJIEABSTRACTGONEWITHTHEWIND,THELONGNOVELWRITTENBYMARGARETMITCHELLHASTAKENANIRREPLACEABLESTATUSINTHEWORLDLITERATURETHENOVELPORTRAITSTHELIVELIHOODFROMTHEBREAKINGOUTTOTHEENDINGOFTHEWAR,SETSITSCLUESTHROUGHTHECOMPLEXLOVEBETWEENSCARLETT,RHETT,ASHLEY,ANDMELANIE,TOSHOWREADERSASPLENDIDANDVIVIDLIVINGPICTUREOFTHESOUTHAMERICANAMONGALLTHETYPICALCHARACTERSLIVELYBUILDBYTHEWRITER,THETWOMAJORFEMALEROLESSCARLETTANDMELANIEREPRESENTTWOKINDSOFFEMALESTHEHOUSEWIFEANDBUSINESSWOMAN,ANDTHEIRLIFEVALUETHISARTICLEISTOANALYZEANDCOMPAREBOTHCHARACTERSPERSONALITIES,ANDTOEXTRACTTHEIRGOODQUALITIESWHICHCANBELEARNTBYMODERNFEMALESTHEARTICLEISWRITTENFROMTHREEASPECTSTHEFIRSTONEISSCARLETTSPERSONALITIESANDPERSONALDEVELOPMENTAROUNDTHECIVILWAR,INCLUDEHERCAREFREEANDSELFWILLBEFORETHECIVILWAR,SCARLETTSRESPONSIBILITY,BRAVERYANDWISDOMINPOSTWARRECONSTRUCTION,ANDHERSPECIALVIEWSOFLOVEANDMARRIAGETHESECONDONESHOWSMELANIESPERSONALITIESANDPERSONALITYCHARMINTHELASTPART,ICLASSIFYMODERNFEMALEINTOTWOMAJORPARTSTHEBUSINESSWOMANANDTHEHOUSEWIFE,ANDSETSCARLETTANDMELANIEASEXAMPLESFORMODERNFEMALETOFOLLOWKEYWORDSGONEWITHTHEWINDSCARLETTMELANIEMODERNFEMALE内容提要玛格丽特米歇尔所著的长篇小说飘在世界文坛上占据着不可替代的地位。小说通过描写战前战后的人民生活状况，以斯嘉丽、白瑞特、艾希礼和梅兰妮之间复杂的感情纠葛为线索，刻画了一幅壮观而又生动的美国南方社会的生活画面。在作品塑造的众多富有特色的人物中，两位女主角斯嘉丽和梅兰妮代表着两类女性，即家庭主妇与事业女性以及她们各自的人生态度。本文通过分析比较两者的性格特点，并提取其中优秀的品质以供当代女性学习。本文拟从三个方面展开讨论一是在内战前后斯嘉丽性格的变化及成长，主要包括战前的自在、任性；战后家园重建过程中体现的责任、勇敢与智慧以及她的爱情、婚姻关。第二章主要对梅兰妮的性格以及其人格魅力进行阐述。第三章通过分类现代女性，各从斯嘉丽与梅兰妮的性格优点中，给予商业女性与家庭主妇建议与启示。关键词飘斯嘉丽梅兰妮现代女性INTRODUCTIONASGONEWITHTHEWINDHASBEINGPOPULAR,TWOHEROINESINTHISNOVELSCARLETTANDMELANIEALSOLEFTADEEPIMPRESSIONONREADERSMINDBYTHEIREXTREMELYDIFFERENTPERSONALITIESALTHOUGHTHEYAREENTIRELYDIFFERENTFROMEACHOTHERINALMOSTALLASPECTS,FROMTHEOPINIONSTOWARDSOCIALTOTHEEVALUATIONTOTHEMSELVES,THEYBOTHCANBEHIGHLYPRAISEDBYMODERNFEMALEDURINGBOTHOFTHEIRLIVES,THEYAREWONDERFULSOLDIERSFIGHTINGINTHEIROWNBATTLESSCARLETT,WITHHERNATURALREBELLION,AGAINSTANYRESTRICTIONSFETTLEDHER,SHEPURSUESTHEFOREVERCAREFREEANDHAPPINESS,FORWHICHGOALSSHEHASTOBESTRONGENOUGHANDSAVEENOUGHMONEYMELANIESEEMSNOTAMBITIOUS,BUTSHEHASBEENAMODELOFWIFEWHOHASSETAGLORYSTATUSTIMEHASCHANGED,WOMENNOWADAYSSHOWEDTHEIRIMPORTANCEINEVERYPARTOFHUMANLIFE“BUSINESSWOMAN”ISNOLONGERARAREWORDSINCEWOMENBEGINTORUSHINTOTHEBUSINESSWORLDANDTAKEAHALFCRUCIALROLEINFAMILYINCOMESHOWEVER,INORDERTORUNASUCCESSFULCAREER,WOMENMUSTSUFFERMUCHMORETHANMENSCARLETTOHARA,AWOMANWHOISBRAVE,CONFIDENT,INNOVATIVE,ANDINDIFFERENTANDDARETODEFIANCETHESOCIALRESTRICTIONS,POSSESSESALLOFTHEQUALITIESOFBUSINESSWOMANWHATCANNOTBECHANGEDWITHTHETIMEISTHESOCALLED“NATURALDUTY”ASAWOMAN,HERNATURALDUTYISTOLOOKAFTERHERHUSBANDANDCHILDRENANDTOMAINTAINTHEHARMONYOFTHEFAMILYITISPOSSIBLETHATTOBEAGOODWIFEISNOEASIERTHANTOBEAGOODBUSINESSWOMANFORMELANIE,AWOMANWHOGETSTHEQUALITIESOFTOLERANCE,RESPECT,SINCERITYANDTRUST,CANBEABSOLUTELYCALLEDAPERFECTHOUSEWIFEIMADETHISPAPERAIMSTOSETSCARLETTANDMELANIEASTHEMODELOFBUSINESSWOMANANDHOUSEWIFE,GIVINGGOODEXAMPLESANDSUGGESTIONSFORMODERNFEMALESPERSONALDEVELOPMENTTHEARTICLECONTAINSTHREELARGEPARTSTHEFIRSTPARTISTHECHANGINGOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERISTICSAROUNDTHECIVILWARITCONSISTSOFHERANTEBELLUMCAREFREEANDSELFWILL,POSTWARRESPONSIBILITY,BRAVERYANDWISDOMANDSTUBBORNNESSINLOVEANDINTENTIONALINMARRIAGETHESECONDPARTCOMESTOMELANIESPERSONALITIESANDPERSONALITYCHARM,SOMETHINGABOUTHERKINDHEARTED,MERCYANDTOLERANTTOBEAGOODWIFETHELASTPARTSELECTSSOMEOFTHEIRGOODQUALITIESFORMODERNFEMALESTOFOLLOW,FOREXAMPLE,QUALITIESOFNATURALLIBERATION,BRAVERYANDPERSISTENCE,DECISIVEANDSACRIFICEFOROFFICELADIESLOVERESPECTANDTRUSTFORHOUSEWIVESCHAPTER1SCARLETTSPERSONALITIESANDPERSONALDEVELOPMENTTWOPOPULARANDCOMPARABLEROLESINTHISNOVELARESCARLETTANDMELANIEBOTHOFTHEMAREYOUNGLADIESPOPULARAMONGUPPERCLASSASRIVALSTHEYBOTHLIKEASHLEY,BUTTHEYARENODOUBTBESTFRIENDSWITHOPPOSITECHARACTERSONEISASELFCONCERNEDBUSINESSWOMAN,WHORUNSHEROWNCAREERANDFEEDABIGFAMILYTHEOTHERISATYPICALHOUSEWIFE,WHOISOBVIOUSLYAGOODWIFEANDMOTHERPURSUINGFORTRUELOVEISAMAINCLUEOFSCARLETTSSTORYHERCONTINUELOVEFORASHLEYANDCOURAGEOFADMITHERLOVEISMUCHADVANCEOFOTHERGIRLSATTHATTIMESHEHASTHESTRONGBRAVERYTOFACEFRESHANDBLOODANDTOOVERCOMEDIFFICULTIES,BUTHERWISHOFINDEPENDENCEISNOTACCEPTEDBYTHESOCIETYATTHATTIMEWHATACCEPTEDBYTHATSOCIETYISWOMANLIKEMELANIEWHONEVERCOMPLAINTSANDFIGHTSFORHERDREAM,ORINOTHERWORDSTHEONEWHOHASLITTLEEGOISMSCARLETTISREBELLIONAGAIN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