从女性主义视角对《飘》中斯嘉丽人物形象的分析（英语作文）

AbstractMargaretMitchell’sclassicnovelGonewiththeWindcreatesavividliteraryworld,withtheprotagonistScarlettO’Haraasthecentralfigure,displayingextraordinarycomplexity.Undertheshacklesofapatriarchalsociety,Scarlett,asasymboloffemaleawakening,shineswithherfeministconsciousness,makingherimageaprofoundparadigmforfeministanalysis.ThestoryissetagainsttheturbulentbackdropoftheAmericanCivilWarandthereconstructiontime.Butinthistime,Scarlettdaredtochallengetherigidgendernorms.Whilewomenofhertimewereconfinedtodomesticroles,shedaredtorebelagainstauthorityinmattersofloveandmarriage,career,andidentityrelationships,breakingtherigidorderandlivingoutherownversionofwoman.Scarlettshatteredthetraditionalimageoffemalebypursuingloveaccordingtoherownwill,insteadofpassivelyacceptingarrangedmarriagesasconventionalnorms.Shebravelyshoulderedtheburdenofherfamily.WhenTaraPlantationwasonthebrinkofbankruptcy,shepersonallymanagedtheland,cultivatedcrops,andsustainedthefamilythroughastutebusinesstactics.Theseactionsarenotmerelydrivenbysurvivalinstincts,butalsomanifestafiercepursuitofeconomicindependence,servingasapowerfultestamenttowomen’scapacitytotranscenddomesticconstraints.However,Scarlett’sfeministconsciousnessremainsincomplete.HerlingeringattachmenttotraditionalSouthernvaluesimposeslimitationsonherfurtherliberation.Nevertheless,wecannotdenytheshimmeringfeministconsciousnesswithinScarlett.ThroughanalyzingScarlett’scharacterfromafeministperspective,thisthesisrevealsthecomplexrealityofwomenduringAmerica’ssocialtransition,exploresthesignificanceandlimitationsoffemaleself-awarenessandresistanceinthatera,andaidsacomprehensiveunderstandingoftheintricatefemaleimagesofthetime.Anin-depthexplorationofScarlett’scharacternotonlydeepensourunderstandingofthediversefemaleportrayalsinGonewiththeWindbutalsouncoversthehistoricalsignificanceoffemaleresistance—aneternalnarrativeaboutresilienceandthepursuitofgenderequality.Keywords:GonewiththeWind;Scarlett;FeministPerspective;CharacterAnalysis

摘要玛格丽特·米切尔的经典长篇小说《飘》构建了一个鲜活的文学世界，女主角斯嘉丽·奥哈拉作为核心人物，展现出非凡的复杂性。在男权社会的桎梏下，斯嘉丽作为女性觉醒的符号，其女性主义意识熠熠生辉，使其形象成为女性主义视角分析的深刻范本。故事以美国内战与重建时期为动荡背景，斯嘉丽却敢于挑战固化的性别规训。当同时代女性被束缚于家庭角色时，她敢于在爱情婚姻、事业和身份关系中反抗权威，打破固化秩序，活出女性自我。斯嘉丽打破了传统女性形象，她按照自己的意愿追求爱情，而不是在传统包办婚姻模式中被动接受。她勇敢扛起家族重担，塔拉种植园濒临破产时，她亲自管理土地、种植庄稼，以精明的商业手段维系家族存续。这些举动不仅是生存本能，更彰显对经济独立的强烈追求，有力证明女性突破家庭藩篱的能力。然而，斯嘉丽的女性主义意识并不完善。她对南方传统价值观仍存在一定的眷恋，这限制了她的进一步解放。尽管如此，我们也不可否认斯嘉丽身上闪闪发光的女性意识。本文通过从女性主义视角对斯嘉丽人物形象的分析，揭示了美国社会转型时期女性的复杂处境，探讨了那个时代女性自我意识觉醒与抗争的意义及局限性，有助于我们更全面地理解那个时代背景下复杂的女性形象。对斯嘉丽人物形象深入探究不仅深化了对《飘》中多元女性形象的理解，更揭示了女性抗争的历史意义——一场关于韧性与性别平等追求的永恒叙事。

关键词：《飘》；斯嘉丽；女性主义视角；人物形象分析

IntroductionIntroductiontoGonewiththeWindandScarlettGonewiththeWindisanovelwrittenbyMargaretMitchell.Thewholestoryrevolvesaroundtheheroine,ScarlettO'Hara.SetagainstthebackdropoftheAmericanCivilWar,thenoveldepictsScarlett'slifeexperienceslikeascroll,andportraysthegradualmaturationofhercharacter.Thenovelnarratestheendofanera,yetitalsopresentsavividfemaleimageofScarletttothereaders.TheprotagonistScarlettO'HaraisthedaughterofawealthyTaraplantationowner.Sheisspoiledanddarestoloveandhate.OntheeveoftheoutbreakoftheCivilWar,ScarlettconfessedherlovetoAshleyWilkesbutwasrejected.Outofjealousyandanger,ScarletthastilymarriedMelanie'sbrotherCharles,whounfortunatelydiedlater.Afterthat,ScarlettwenttoAtlantatolivewithMelanie.ShegottoknowRhettButler,abusinessman,andestablishedafriendshipwithhim.AftertheNorthernFederalArmybesiegedandoccupiedAtlanta,ScarlettwasforcedtofleetoTarawithMelanieandMelanie'snewbornchild,buttheTaraplantationhadbeenplunderedbytheFederalArmy,leavingitimpoverished.Additionally,Scarlett'smotherhaddied,herfatherhadbecomementallyderanged.ScarletthadtoshouldertheheavyresponsibilityofrebuildingTara.Whenthewarended,andAshleyreturnedbuthadbecomeapessimist.AsTara'sdifficultieseasedslightly,taxessuddenlyincreasedsignificantly.Therefore,ScarletthadtoreturntoAtlantatoraisemorefunds.There,inordertokeepTaraalive,ScarlettmanagedtomakeFrank,hersister'sfiancé,proposetoher.Finally,ScarlettusedFrank'smoneytosaveTaraandevenstartedherownbusiness.ShortlyaftergivingbirthtoFrank'schild,Frankwaskilledinashootingincident.Lessthanayearlater,RhettproposedtoScarlett.However,theirmarriagewasfullofupsanddowns.TheirdaughterBonniediedunexpectedly,andmisunderstandingsbetweenthemledtoScarlett'smiscarriage,whicheventuallycausedthemtopartways.WhenScarlettfinallyrealizedthatthepersonshelovedwasRhett,itwasalreadytoolate.Rhetthaddecidedtoleavehome,andtheyeventuallybrokeup.ScarlettO'HaraisanatypicalSouthernbelle.Inthatoppressiveerathathadnotyetfullyopeneduptowomen,sheiswitty,intelligent,resolute,andstrong.Shepossessedaspiritofindependenceandapursuitoffreedomandequality.Eventhoughshewaswellawareoftherulesofthesocietyshelivedinandunderstoodthatherbehaviorwouldhaveanimpactonherownlifeandthelivesofthosearoundher,shestilldidnothidehertruefeelings.Likethebrightsun,shelivedasfreelyandunrestrainedlyaspossible.Evenifshemakesmistakes,shestillfirmlycontinuestolive.Evenifsheispolishedbytheworld,shestillpursuesfreedomandequality.Evenifsheisdeeplytrappedinhardships,shestilltrieseverymeanstoovercomedifficultiesandobstacles.ThisisScarlett,whoisbothvainandselfish,yetalsostrong,independent,brave,andfearless.Sheisacontradictorybutvividfemalecharacter,atrulyhumanfigure.Scarlettisextremelycharming.Asacharacterwithrichdramaticexperiencesandcomplexmultifacetedpersonality,sheembodiesthedevelopmentandchangesoffemaleimageryinanera.AnalyzingScarlettfromafeministperspectivehelpstodeeplyunderstandthecloseconnectionbetweentheportrayaloffemalecharactersinliteraryworksandthesocialandculturalbackground.Studyinghercanreflectthechangesinsocialcultureduringthisperiod,aswellasthestatusandroleofwomeninsocialtransformation.LiteratureReviewDuringtheAmericanCivilWar,societywasinastageofdrasticchange,andthesocialrolesandstatusofwomenalsounderwentprofoundchanges.Againstthishistoricalbackground,MargaretMitchellcreatedGonewiththeWind.ThisworkportrayedthecomplexandvividcharacterimageofScarlett.Scarlett,withherrebelliousspirit,independentconsciousness,andchallengetothepatriarchalsociety,hasbecomeaclassiccaseinliteraryresearch.Herpersonalityandfatereflectedthesocialchangesoftheerawhilerevealingwomen'sstrugglesandawakeningwithinamale-dominatedsociety.ManyscholarshaveanalyzedthecharacterimageofScarlett.Xu(2022)pointedoutthatScarlettwasvain,proud,willful,andpersistentbeforetheCivilWar,becameself-reliant,strong,andbraveduringthewar,andwasstubborn,cold,andgreedyafterthewar.MoandZhong(2013)alsobelievedthatScarlett'scharacterhasmultipleaspects.Shewasrebelliousandvulnerablebeforethewar,braveandstrongbutalsogreedyandhypocriticalduringthewar,andrational,realisticbutindifferentandselfishafterthewar.Thesechangesreflectedhershiftingsurvivalstrategiesandvalueunderdifferentcircumstances,illustratingfromafeministperspectivethecomplexpsychologyandadaptivemechanismsofwomenunderpatriarchalpressures.TheoutbreakoftheCivilWarcompletelychangedScarlett’slife.Thehugeimpactandsurvivalpressurebroughtbythewarpromptedhertogrowuprapidly.Afterthewarended,Scarlettfacedanevenmoredifficultsituation.Shenotonlyhadtorebuildherhomebutalsofacesocialdiscriminationandprejudice.Allthesehavepromptedthetransformationofhercharacterandbehaviorpatterns,whichwasalsothemanifestationofwomen’sadaptivestrategies.ScholarslikeZhang(2018)havefurtherexploredthecontradictionswithinScarlett'scharacterization:“Shepursueseconomicindependenceyetyearnstoreturntotraditionalfemininity;shedefiespatriarchaloppressionyetreliesonmaleresources.”Applyingthetheoryofandrogyny,Zhang(2018)observedthatScarlettembodiedbothmasculinedecisivenessandfemininetenacity—adualityenablinghersurvivalinpatriarchalsocietywhilecausingidentityconfusion.TheseparadoxesepitomizedthemultidimensionalityofScarlett'spersonality.SomescholarsarguedthatScarlett'sfeministconsciousnesswasmanifestedinherapproachtoloveandmarriage,herchallengestopatriarchalsociety,andherpursuitofeconomicindependence.Inmattersofloveandmarriage,Scarlettdemonstratedautonomousagency.Liang(2014)notedthatScarlettactivelypursuedherromanticdesires,persistedinlove,andcourageouslysoughthappiness.Shedominatedhermaritalchoices,withallthreeofhermarriagesresultingfromherowninitiatives.Song(2023)similarlyobservedthatScarlettboldlypursuedloveaccordingtoherheart,advocatedmaritalfreedomandself-determination,andhermaritalexperiencesepitomizedresistanceagainstpatriarchalrules.Beyondthis,multiplescholarsidentifiedotherdimensionsofScarlett'schallengetopatriarchalauthority.LestariSetyowati(2017)highlightedhowScarlett'srebellionoftenmanifestedthrough“unladylike”behaviors—suchasdisregardingwidowhoodprotocolstoengageinsocialactivitiesandopenlyconductingbusiness.Theseactionsareregardedasablatanttramplingonthetraditionalgenderrolesatthattime.LestariSetyowati(2017)alsopointedoutthroughtheanalysisoftheeconomicactivitiesinthenovelthatScarlett’sbusinesssuccesswasnotonlyduetohershrewdmindbutalsobecauseshedaredtobreakthetaboothat“womenshouldnotsetfootinthepublicdomain”andbecomedapioneerinthetransitionalperiodofSouthernsociety.However,MoandZhong(2013)notedthatthisrebellioncarriedmoralambiguities:herruthlesstactics,suchasstealinghersister'sfiancéFrank,revealhowcapitalistvaluesdistorthumannature.Scarlett'seconomicindependencehasalsodrawnscholarlyattention.Liang(2014)contendedthatpostwarScarlett,driventosaveTara,demonstratedextraordinarycourageandcapabilitybyearningmoney,purchasingalumbermill,andmanagingitherself.Yang(2012)emphasizedthatduringthewarandreconstructiontime,Scarlettventuredintosocietylikemen,fightingforsurvivalandcareersuccess,therebyrealizingherself-worth.Theseactionstranscendtraditionalconstraintsonwomen'seconomicparticipation,embodyingthefeministidealoffinancialautonomy.ExistingresearchenrichesfeministinterpretationsofScarlett'scharacteracrossmultipledimensions.Zhang(2013)notedthatScarlett'sevolutionmirroredthetransformationofSouthernculture,herdeconstructionofthe“Southernbelle”mythsymbolizedthecollapseoftraditionalgenderhierarchies.Yang(2012)emphasizedthemodernityofher“tomorrowconsciousness”:Scarlett'spersistentoptimisminadversitytranscendedtemporallimitations,becominganemblemoffemaleself-determination.ManyscholarshavepointedoutthatthetransformationofScarlett’scharacterimagewascloselyrelatedtothehistoricalbackground.Zhang(2013)believedthatGonewiththeWindisrootedinSouthernculture,andScarlett’sgrowthiscloselyrelatedtothechangesinSouthernculture.InthetraditionalSouthernconcept,womenhavespecificrolesandstatus,butScarlett’sbehavioroftenwentagainsttheseconcepts.Herrebelliousspiritreflectswomen’schallengetotraditionalconstraints.Beforethewar,shewasthedaughterofaSouthernplantationowner,possessingbothherfather’sboldnessandhermother’selegance,butshesuppressedherselfduetotheconstraintsoftraditionalethics.Guo(2019)analyzedthatScarlett’searlypersistentpursuitofAshleywasactuallyaresistancetothepatriarchalsociety’sviewofmarriage—she“refusestopassivelyacceptanarrangedmarriageandboldlyconfessesherlove,reflectingthegerminationofwomen’sindependentconsciousness.”Scarlett’schoicesinloveandmarriage,aswellasherpursuitofcareer,areallcontrarytotheexpectationsofwomeninSouthernculture,whichreflectedherresistancetothetraditionalpatriarchalsocietydrivenbyherfeministconsciousness.However,Yang(2012)pointedoutthatthiskindofresistancestillhaslimitations:sheregardedloveasaconquestgame,whichreflectsthealienationofwomen’sself-awarenessbytraditionalgenderroles.TheoutbreakofthewarisakeypointinthetransformationofScarlett’scharacter.Thewarbroketheoriginalsocialorder.Xu(2022)emphasizedthatinthefaceofthedestructionofherhomeandtheseparationofherrelatives,shegrewfromanobleladywhoreliedonmentoa“femaleheadofthefamily”whoindependentlytookonfamilyresponsibilities.Xu(2022)pointedoutthatScarlett’sbehaviorssuchasrunningalumbermillandemployingprisonersforlaborafterthewarnotonlybrokethroughthesocialnormthat“womenshouldbeattachedtomen”butalsochallengedthepatriarchaleconomicsystemwithpracticalactions.Ma(2023)saidthatthistransformationdidnothappenovernightbutwasrealizedthroughtheinterweavingofsurvivalpressureandself-awakening.Inaddition,somescholarshavepaidattentiontothecomparisonbetweenScarlettandotherfemalecharacters.Forexample,LiandLiu(2020)analyzedthattherelationshipbetweenherandMelanieisinterpretedasacollisionbetweenthevaluesofnewandoldwomen:Melanierepresentedtraditionalvirtues,whileScarlettsymbolizeedmodernawakening.Song(2023)pointedoutthatthiscomparisonhighlightedMitchell’sdualthinkingaboutwomen’sfate—bothaffirmingthetenacityoftraditionalwomenandcallingforwomentobreakthroughtheconstraints.ThecharacterimageofScarlettprovidedrichmaterialsforfeministliteraryresearch.Guo(2019)pointedoutthatScarlett’sstoryreflectedthestrugglesandresistancesofwomeninapatriarchalsociety.Herimagereflectedfeministideasandhadimportantsignificanceforstudyingthestatusandrolesofwomeninliteraryworks.Herexperiencesshowedthetenacityandcourageofwomeninthefaceofmaleoppressionandprovideatypicalcaseforfeministliteraryresearch.Inaddition,Di(2018)believedthatScarlett’sexperienceshadenlightenmentformodernwomen.Herunyieldingspiritinthefaceofdifficultiesandherpursuitofindependenceencouragedmodernwomentobravelypursuetheirdreamsandrealizetheirself-worth.Inmodernsociety,womenstillfacevariouschallenges.Scarlett’sstoryremindedwomentomaintainindependenceandstrengthandconstantlypursueequalityandfreedom.Currently,certainachievementshavebeenmadeintheresearchonScarlett’scharacterimage.ScholarshaveanalyzedScarlettfrommultipleaspectssuchasthechangesinhercharacter,feministconsciousness,andsocialbackground,revealingherstrugglesandresistancesinapatriarchalsocietyandthefeministconnotationscontainedinherimage.TheacademicresearchonScarletthasshiftedfromtheearlymoralcriticismtomulti-dimensionalinterpretations.Thefeministperspectiveparticularlyfocusesontherelationshipbetweentheconstructionofhersubjectivityandsocialchanges.FutureresearchcanfurtherexpandtheanalysisofScarlett’scharacterimage.Ontheonehand,itcanconductin-depthresearchfromamoreprofoundperspectivetodeeplyinterpretthefeministcharacteristicsinScarlett’simage.Ontheotherhand,itcancombinewiththedevelopmentofcontemporarysocietytodeeplyexploretheenlightenmentthatScarlett’simagebringstomodernwomen,providingmorevaluablereferencesforthedevelopmentofwomeninreallife.Thisthesis,fromafeministperspective,combsthroughtheexistingliteratureontheresearchofScarlett’scharacterimage,andthenfurtherexploreshowhercharactertraits,values,andbehaviorpatternsreflecttheawakeningofwomen’ssubjectconsciousness,andrevealsthedeepsignificanceofthisimageinapatriarchal-dominatedsociety,providingmoreenlightenmentformodernwomen.

Chapter1ThreeStagesofScarlett’sChangeScarlettO’HarainGonewiththeWindisanextremelytypicalfemaleimageinliteraryworks,aliteraryimagethatisfullofcontroversyyetextremelyvibrant.Thenoveldepictsherextremelyrebelliousandflamboyantlife.HergrowthisnotonlyaportrayalofherpersonaldestinybutalsoamicrocosmofthetransitionalperiodoftheAmericanSouthernsociety.TheAmericanCivilWar,asacrucialturningpointinScarlett’slife,haschangedandrunthroughherentirelife.Themulti-facetedcharacterimageofScarlettcanbegraduallyunfoldedthroughdifferentstages.FromayoungSouthernbellebeforethestartofthewar,toastrong-willedwomanduringthewar,andthentoatenaciousandhardworkingbusinesswomanafterthewarended,thesechangesreflecthersurvivalstateandthetransformationofhervaluesindifferentenvironments,whicharethechangesshehasmadeinresponsetodifferentcircumstances.ThefollowingwillanalyzethetransformationofScarlett’scharacterimagefromthesethreestages.1.1BeforetheWarBeforetheoutbreakoftheAmericanCivilWar,ScarlettO’HaraledaluxuriousandcomfortablelifeontheTaraplantation.Intermsofappearance,shewasatrueSouthernbelle,slenderinfigure,exquisitelybeautiful,witheyesasgreenasthegrassintheTarapasture.Hermeticulouslyarrangedhairandelegantdresses,oftenadornedwithribbonsandlace,demonstratedhernoblestatusandalsoreflectedtheemphasisplacedonappearanceinSouthernsociety.ShehadthedemeanortypicalofayoungandwealthySouthernwoman.Shefrequentlyparticipatedinvarioussocialactivities,movingfromonegatheringtoanother.Atthesegatherings,shedancedgracefully,engagedineasyconversationswithothers,andskillfullyattractedtheattentionofmen.Inthisstage,eventhoughshewasvainandarrogant,shestillhadasenseofsuperioritythatseemednaturaltoher.Shewasthecenterofattention,andindeed,shereceivedtheattentionandadmirationofmanymen.Shethoughttheworldrevolvedaroundher,andhermaingoalwastobethefocusofeveryone’sattention.Forexample,atabarbecueparty,sheflirtedwithseveralmen,notbecauseshetrulylikedthem,butrathertoincreaseherpopularity.Shewasnaiveandwillful.Whendealingwithtopicsthatshewasdissatisfiedwith,eventhoughsheusedpolitewordsandelegantexpressions,onecouldstillseeherimpatienceandimpulsiveness.Astheeldestdaughterinthefamily,herplantation-owningfatherandnoblemotherprovidedherwithanaffluentlifeandagoodgrowingenvironment,andshewasdotedon.Shecouldwantonlywastethingsandwouldonlyreceivegentleadmonitions.Whenshearguedwithhermotheraboutnotwantingtomarryamanshedidn’tlove,shecouldbecomewillfulandstubborn,showinghertrueselfinfrontofherparents.Herfamilyhadaprofoundinfluenceonher.Scarlettwasexpectedtofollowthetraditionalfemaleroleofthattime.Forinstance,shewassupposedtoemulatehermother’selegantmannersandsocialskills.“Hermannershadbeenimposeduponherbyhermother’sgentleadmonitionsandthesternerdisciplineofhermammy;hereyeswereherown”(Mitchell1).However,herfather,whohadafierytemperandadeeplovefortheland,alsoinstilledinheracertaintenacityandaloveforTara.Duringthisperiod,Scarlettwasnaiveandignorantoftherealworld,livinginprivilegeandcomfort.Whenthewarwasabouttobreakout,shewasmoreconcernedaboutherromanticentanglementsandsocialgatheringsthantheimpendingdisaster.InordertowinAshley’sheart,sheusedvariousmeanstoattracthisattention,whichshowedhershallownessandimmaturityatthisstage.1.2DuringtheWarAstheCivilWarpersisted,Scarlettwasnolongerthebellewhousedtowanderaroundingorgeousclothesamidstlaughterandfrolic.Heroncespotlessdressesbecametattered,andthecarefreelookinhereyeswasreplacedbydeterminationandanxiety.Herbehaviorunderwenttremendouschanges,whichgraduallyevolvedovertime.Atthebeginningofthewar,shestillretainedherwillfulnessandnaivety.Shedidn’tcareabouthernewlywidowedstatusandwenttothedance,disregardingtheobjectionsofothers.Evenwhenshefeltsad,shewasmoreconcernedaboutherselfthanherdeceasedhusband.“‘Wait!’criedScarlett.‘Ihavesomethingforyou!’Theringcameoffand,asshestartedtothrowitintothebasket,heapedupwithchains,watches,rings,pinsandbracelets.”(Mitchell169)WhenraisingfundsfortheConfederatecause,shethrewherringintothecollection.“Shedidn’tcarewhetherthewarwasnobleandgreat.Instead,whatshecaredaboutwasherownliberation.”(Xiong56)Duringthisperiod,Scarlett’sfemaleconsciousnesshadalreadyawakened.UnlikeotherSouthernbelles,herpursuitofselfandconfidencemadehershine.However,thewarstillchangedheragreatdeal.Thewartookawayherhome,wealth,andthepeacefullifesheoncehad,andshewasforcedtogrowup.Althoughshestillhadabitofwillfulness,whatdominatedhermorewashertenacity.ShewoulddancewithRhettdespitetheangerofothers,andatthesametime,shewouldkeepherpromisetotakecareofMelanieamidstthechaosofwar.WhenAtlantawasinchaos,sheriskedherlifetohelpMelaniegivebirth.ShefulfilledherpromisetoAshley,overcameherfear,andmanagedtobringMelanieandthenewlybornbabybacktoTarawithgreatdifficulty.AtTara,insteadofattendingparties,sherolleduphersleevesandworkedwithherownhands.Whenmanagingtheplantationwithoutthehelpofmen,shedemonstratedstrongadaptability.Forexample,shelearnedtodealwiththosedifficultslaves.Insteadofusingthegentleapproachsheusedto,sheadoptedmoredecisiveandpracticalmeans.AtTara,shetookontheresponsibilityofmanagingtheplantationandengagedinarduouslaborthatshehadneverdonebefore.ShewasnolongerthatdelicateSouthernbelle.Onthecontrary,shebecameawomanwhowaswillingtodowhateverittooktoensurethesurvivalofherfamilyandtheplantation.Sheevenresortedtoimpropermeans,suchasstealingmoneyfromthetaxcollectorandmakinguseofRhettButler’sresources.Thisshowedherpragmaticandsometimesruthlesssideinthefaceofdifficulties.ButitwaspreciselythesethathelpedScarlettsecureachancetosurviveamidstthechaosofwar.Theoncevainandself-centeredgirlhadtransformedintoatoughandbravewoman.Duringthisperiod,Scarlettdemonstratedgreatperseveranceanddetermination.Alongwithhercompassionandsenseofresponsibility,shemanagedtokeepherfamilyaliveintheturbulentyearsofwar.ShewasevenbraveenoughtofacetheNorthernsoldierswhobrokeintoherhousetosteal.Familyandthewarplayedacrucialroleinchangingher.Tarawasnolongerjustaplace.Forher,ithadbecomeasymbolofhopeandsurvival.Shegraduallybecameapersistent,determined,self-reliantwomanwhocarriedtheheavyresponsibilityofrejuvenatingherfamily.1.3AftertheWarAfterthewarfinallyended,therewasatouchoffirmnessaddedtoScarlett’sdelicateappearance,andthetracesofthesufferingsshehadenduredwereevidentonherface.Despitethelossesbroughtaboutbythewar,Scarlettstillpossessedanindomitablespirit.ShewasdeterminedtorebuildTaraandmakeherlifeprosperousagain.Shetransformedintoamorevibrantbusinesswoman.Shedemonstratedthecharacteristicsofashrewdandresoluteentrepreneur.Scarlettranasawmillandwasnotafraidtofacethechallengesposedbythemale-dominatedbusinessworld.Shehaggledwithsuppliers,hiredworkers,andmadedifficultbusinessdecisions.Now,shecombinedindependence,ambition,andacertaindegreeofmoralambiguity.Inordertoachieveeconomicstabilityandsocialstatus,shewaswillingtodowhateverittook.Eventhoughshehadimmoralbehaviorssuchastakingadvantageoftheresourcesinmen’shandsandsnatchingheryoungersister’sfiancé,forthesakeofherfamilyandTara,shewaswillingtotakeagambleandfight.Intermsoffamily,shegotmarriedseveraltimes,notalwaysoutoflove,buttoprotectTaraandherfamily.Herrelationshipswithherhusbandswereoftenstrainedbecauseshewasmorefocusedonherowncareerandsurvival.EvenwhensherealizedthatshehadlostRhett,shedidn’tfallintodespair.Instead,shedecidedtoreturntoTaraandstartanew,firmlybelievingthat“tomorrowisanotherday.”Thisreflectsherunwaveringresilienceandherabilitytofacethefuturewithhopeeveninthefaceofgreatdesolation.Inconclusion,thedevelopmentofScarlett’scharacterinGonewiththeWindisacomplexprocess,reflectingthechangesofthetimesandthepowerofhumannature.Herthree-stagetransformationfromaspoiledgirltoastrugglingsurvivor,andfinallytoatoughpersonvividlydepictsthegrowthjourneyofawomaninturbulenttimes.

Chapter2FeministCharacteristicsinScarlett’sPersonalityThedevelopmentoffeminismhasgonethroughalongprocess.Fromthe20thcenturytothepresent,femaleconsciousnesshasgraduallymatured.Allkindsofwomennotonlyhavetheconsciousnessofindependencebutalsotheabilitytorealizeit.Feministliteraturedelvesdeeperintofemaleconsciousness,thatis,politicalissuesandtherealizationofself-worth.Duringthisperiod,GonewiththeWindbyMargaretMitchellisarepresentativework.Ittellsnotonlythestoriesthathappentowomenthemselvesbutalsocombineswomenwiththesociety,theera,andtheirhomelandatthattime,outliningcompletelydifferentfemaleroles.Scarlett,inparticular,asarepresentative,showcasesheruniquecharmandfeministconsciousness.2.1RebellionagainstTraditionalFemaleRolesIntheSouthbeforetheAmericanCivilWar,womenwere