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An Analysis of Rhetts Chivalry in the Gone with the Wind 　　【Abstract】Chivalry is the moral standard of the knight nobles during the Middle Ages including bravery， generosity， devoutness， honesty， sapience， politeness， the supreme sense of honor and unselfish behaviour， especially by men towards women. The objective of this paper is to dig out and analyze the Rhett’s chivalry. Rhett is a complex and contradictory character of unity. This thesis is written mainly from three stages of the war between the states. According to Gone with the wind written by Margaret Mitchel， this paper can dig out and analyzes Rhetts chivalry and helps readers to get a deeper understanding and mastery of Rhett. 　　【Key words】Rhett； chivalry；war between the states 　　1. Introduction 　　Gone with the Wind is one of the most popular American novels， which is written by American female writer Margaret Mitchell. When it was published， its sales broke many records among the publishing circles. The novel mainly describes the life of Scarlett who is the daughter of Tara s master during the American Civil War. Meanwhile with the hint of a triangular love among Scarlett， Ashley and Rhett， the novel depicts a wide and prosperous picture of the social life of the South in America. Not only the rich content of the novel， but also the complex plots and the contradictions between the figures of the novel have an important artistic effect on shaping the characters in the novel. Among all the roles， Rhett is the most controversial one who is full of conflicting and complicated features. He is the coalition of contemptibility and nobility. 　　This article analyzes and digs out Rhett’s chivalry from three aspects： the first one is his wisdom before the Civil War， the second one is his contribution during the war， the last one is his kindness towards the people around him after the world. The analysis aims at showing the eternal charm of the image， Scarlctt in the novel. 　　2. Literature Review 　　In Ma