Feminism in Gone with the Wind 英语毕业论文.doc

摘要 《飘》是最著名的美国小说之一。故事发生在美国内战期间南方的种植园中。这篇文章集中在主人公思嘉丽身上表现出的判逆和艰苦创业、自强不息的精神，显示了女主人公自我意识的觉醒和对自由的追求。这部小说从战前、战中和战后三个时段详细描述思嘉丽女性意识觉醒的各个方面。战前，思嘉丽抛弃了传统女性应有的矜持和束缚，敢爱敢恨，正是她女性意识的体现。在战争期间，为了生存她抛弃了一个贵小姐应有的娇气，寻求到了经济和生活上的独立而使许多男子自愧不如。战后，她又勇敢冲破女性身上的种种枷锁，追求自我价值的实现。这篇文章给现代社会的女性新的力量使她们能够战胜困难。即使是现代社会女性要比男性忍受更多的困难，尤其是那些名人，但是她们会用她们的智慧和双手做的更好。 关键词：飘；女权主义；自我意识；自由  Abstract The novel Gone with the Wind is one of the most popular American novels. The story takes place in the Southern plantations before the American Civil War. This paper focuses on the rebellious and pioneering spirit of Scarlett undoubtedly reflecting the heroine’s pursuit of self—awareness and liberty. Scarletts feminism is reflected respectively before the war，during the war and after the war，which reveals the vivid picture of Scarletts character in the novel． Before the war，Scarlett abandoned etiquette and restraint that a lady should have at that time and dared to pursue her real love． Her anger exploded after she was refused. Thus，feminism is reflected in the action of Scarlett completely． During the war，in order to survive，Scarlett discarded elegance and grace that a lady should possess．She searched the economic and life independence which was really challenged to males. After the war，Scarlett broke all the conventional shackles and dared to seek for her self-value．From the above analysis, it is easily drew the conclusion that Scarlett represent the awakening of new generation. This paper gives women in modern society new sprite to overcome their hardships. Even though women in modern society suffer more than man, especially for those famous ones, they will do best with their own wisdom and their hands. Key words: Gone with the Wind ；feminism ；self—awareness and liberty 目录 摘要 I Abstract II 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The background of this novel 1 1.2 The definition of female consciousness 2 1.3 The significance of the study 3 2 The growth of Scarletts female awakening before the war 4 2.1 The character of young Scarlet