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The Characteristics of Scarlett in Gone With the Wind DANWEN WU Class 4, Grade 2010, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Foreign Trade and Business College, Chongqing Normal University Abstract: Through an analysis of gone with the wind, a well-known work written by Margaret Michel, the characteristics of Scarlett is discussed. Her character is complicated and changeable, the paper first analyses the contradictions in her character棗the “water” and “fire” contradiction, the “good ”and “bad” contradiction, the “traditional ” and “modern ” contradiction. Based on these contradictions, the paper then specifies her changeable characters according to her life experience in the different period of the civil war, including the arrogant, vain, impulsive, self-centered character before the war, the brave, strong, self-improvement and struggle hard characters in the war, and greedy, stubborn, selfish and mean characters after the war. Scarlett’s changeable characters have also been the epitome of that era. The writer tries to show the American cultural value through Scarlett. Everyone should be brave enough to be the owner of their destiny. Key Words: characteristics; complicated; destiny 1. Introduction Gone with the wind is a world-famous novel written by American writer Margaret Michel. It takes the civil war as the background and won the Literature Nobel Prize in 1937 due to its wonderful descriptions. The leading character—Scarlett is one of the most vivid characters in this novel and born with the multifaceted features of both ordinary and extraordinary. On one hand, just like the other ordinary girls, she is outgoing, open-minded, romantic and enthusiastic, etc, but on the other hand, when facing with the circumstances change, she will be more independent and stronger than others. She is a charming and smart girl born in a rich family who possesses a plantation, which directly leads to her most outstanding characters just like the other noble girls: pride and