1、ANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINGONEWITHTHEWINDI（20_届）本科毕业设计英语乱世佳人斯嘉丽性格分析ANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINGONEWITHTHEWINDANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINGONEWITHTHEWINDII摘要无可厚非的，乱世佳人带给人们的感触，绝不是三言两语能够表达的。而此文仅仅通过分析小说女主人公的性格特征来解读小说带给人们的启发。书中女主角斯嘉丽自私、幼稚、任性、自恋，很明显得不太受人喜欢。但是从未战争时集万千宠爱于一身的“公主”到经历战争失去所有却还乐观安慰自己明天是
2、另外一天的坚强女性，之间种种的历练，都让我们不得不佩服这个让人既爱又恨的“小女人”。本论文作者认为斯嘉丽的性格非常复杂，体现了一个女性的成长历程。她在不停变化的生活中不停地努力适应。努力让自己勇敢的承担起整个家，虽然“不择手段”，但是也从不轻言放弃。关键词斯嘉丽；自恋；任性；独立；成长ANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINGONEWITHTHEWINDIIIABSTRACTTHEREISNODOUBTTHATTHEFEELINGSCOMEFROMTHENOVELGONEWITHTHEWINDCANNOTBEEXPRESSEDBYONLYFEWSENTENCESANALYZ
3、INGTHECHARACTEROFTHEHEROINECANMAKEPEOPLEUNDERSTANDTHETRUEMEANINGOFTHENOVELINMARGARETSDESCRIPTION,THEHEROINE,SCARLETT,ISAWOMANWHOISSELFISH,CHILDISH,NARCISSISTICANDCAPRICIOUSTHEREFORE,ITISOBVIOUSTHATSHEISNOTAFIGUREOFANGELINMANYPEOPLESHEARTSBUTAFTERKNOWINGALLTHEUPSANDDOWNSSHEHASEXPERIENCEDANDALLTHETHIN
4、GSSHEHASDONE,WEHAVETOADMIRETHISGIRLBECAUSEOFTHELIGHTOFBRAVERYANDPOSITIVISTICWHICHMAKESHERSHININGINTHEDARKDECADESTHISARTICLESHOWSTHECOMPLEXCHARACTERSANDTHEGROWTHRECORDOFTHE“LITTLEWOMAN”WHOISBOTHLOVEDANDHATEDBYREADERSSHETRIESHERBESTTOADEPTTOTHECHANGINGLIFEANDTOSUPPORTHERFAMILYHOWEVER,SHEISALITTLE“UNSC
5、RUPULOUS”,BUTSHENEVERGIVESUPHERHOPEOFLIFEKEYWORDSSCARLETTNARCISSISMCAPRICEINDEPENDENCEGROWTHANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINGONEWITHTHEWINDCONTENTS摘要IABSTRACTII1INTRODUCTION12COMMENTSONSCARLETT321SELFISHDEMON322REBELLIOUSANDSELFINDULGENTGIRL323NAIVEANDROMANTICGIRL424VAINGLORIOUSANDNARCISSITICGIRL53THE
6、COMPLEXCHARACTEROFSCARLETT531SCARLETTSATTITUDETOWARDSLIFE6311SCARLETTSREBELLIONAGINSTSOCIALRESTRICTION6312SCARLEETSAWARENESSOFPRESENTREALITY732SCARLETTSATTITUDETOWARDSLOVEANDMARRIAGE8321SCARLETTSATTITUDETOLOVE8322SCARLETTSATTITUDETOWARDSHERMARRIAGE104THEORIGINOFTHECOMPLEXCHARACTEROFSCARLETT1041THEIM
7、PACTOFFAMILY9411FATHERANDMOTHER9412LANDTARA1242UNFORTUNATEMARRIAGE1343THECHANGINGWORLD145CONCLUSION16BIBLIOGRAPHY18ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS19ANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINTHENOVELGONEWITHTHEWIND11INTRODUCTIONEVERYGIRLHASHEROWNPRINCEWHENTHEYFALLINLOVE,ANDTHEYNEVERLISTENTOANYONETHEHEROINEOFTHENOVELGONEWITHTHE
8、WINDSCARLETTISAGIRLLIKETHATTHENOVELGONEWITHTHEWINDCOSTTHEWRITERMARGARETMITCHELLTENYEARSOFEFFORTSASSOONASAPPEARINGONTHEMARKET,ITIMMEDIATELYHITTHEUNITEDSTATESANDTHENFILEDOVERTHESEATOBEONEOFTHEWORLDWIDEBESTSELLINGBOOKSMARGARETMITCHELLISTHEAUTHOROFTHENOVEL,INOTHERWORDS,WECANSAYSCARLETTISBUILTBYHERMARGAR
9、ETWASBORNINTHECITYOFATLANTA,GEORGIASHECAMEFROMAFAMILYOFLAWYERSSHEHADAGOODFAMILYBACKGROUNDSIMILARASSCARLETTMARGARETSFATHERWASTHECHAIRMANOFTHEATLANTAHISTORYINSTITUTEDURINGTHECIVILWAR,ATLANTAHADFALLENINTOTHEHANDSOFNORTHERNMILITARYCOMMANDERSSCHULMANIN1864LATER,ITBECAMETHEFAVORITETOPICOFCONVERSATIONINTHE
10、ATLANTARESIDENTSWHENMARGARETWASJUSTACHILD,HERFATHERALWAYSTOLDHERTHESTORYABOUTTHECIVILWARTHENNATURALLYWHENTHE26YEAROLDMARGARETDECIDEDTOCREATEAFICTIONABOUTTHECIVILWAR,ATLANTABECAMETHENATURALBACKGROUNDOFTHENOVELMARGARETSTUDIEDATSMITHCOLLEGEINMASSACHUSETTSBUTAFTERHERMOTHERDIED,THEFAMILYNEEDEDHERTOTAKEOV
11、ERHOME,SOSHEHADTODROPOUTFROM1922ANDONWARDS,SHESTARTEDTOBECOMEAWRITEROF“ATLANTAJOURNAL”USINGHERNICKNAMEPEGGYFROMTHIS,WECANEASILYFINDTHATSHEHASSOMESIMILARITIESWITHSCARLETTOFCOURSESHEANDSCARLETTAREBOTHTHEWOMENWHOARETOUGHANDBRAVETHEYCANBOTHHOLDUPTHEIRFAMILYWHENTHEIRFAMILYNEEDSTHEMALTHOUGHGONEWITHTHEWIND
12、ISTHEONLYONESHEPUBLISHEDINHERLIFE,SHEISTHE“HEROINE”WELLKNOWNBYTHEATLANTAAFTERAFAILEDMARRIAGE,MARGARETMARRIEDTOJOHNMALONEWHOWASTHEADVERTISINGDIRECTOROFTHEGEORGIACOMPANYIN1925SCARLETTMETHERTRUELOVEAFTERHERTWOFAILEDMARRIAGESCARLETTSCONFUSIONOFLOVEMAYBETHECONFUSIONOFTHEAUTHORIN1926,DUETOTHELEGINJURY,SHE
13、HADTORESIGNFROMTHENEWSPAPEROFFICEINHERHUSBANDSENCOURAGEMENT,SHEBEGANTOWORKWITHCREATIONWEBELIEVETHATSUCCESSBEGINSWITHTHEEFFORTSOFAPERSONHIMSELFORHERSELFBUTUNDENIABLY,THEENCOURAGEMENTFROMOURLOVEDONESALWAYSGIVESUSASTRONGDRIVINGFORCEALTHOUGHSCARLETTDIDNTFINDTHISUNTILRHETTLEFT,WESTILLUNDERSTANDRHETTGAVEM
14、OSTDRIVINGFORCETOHERALLABOVE,PEOPLEKNOWTHATSOMEOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERSAREREFLECTIONSOFMARGARETTHUSTHEIMAGEOFSCARLETTISNOTTOTALLYUNFOUNDEDINTHESOCIETYTHEREARESOMANYSCARLETTSFROMTHENOVELWEKNOWSCARLETTISACHARMINGGIRLLIVINGINGEORGIASHEANDHERFAMILYSTRUGGLETHROUGHTHEHARDSHIPOFTHECIVILWARANDRECONSTRUCTIONSHE
15、ISNOTTHEMOSTBEAUTIFULONE,BUTHERLOVELYGREENEYESANDFRANKCHARACTERMAKESHERTHEMOSTPOPULARGIRLINANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINTHENOVELGONEWITHTHEWIND2THETOWNABOUTHERCHARACTER,SCARLETTSHOWSMOREHARDHEADEDNESSINHERITEDFROMHERIRISHFATHERTHANFROMHERMOTHERSDOCILEMANNERSALTHOUGHSHETRIESHERBESTTOBEHAVELIKEAWELLE
16、DUCATEDNOBLEGIRLUNDERHERMOTHERSEDUCATION,HERINSTINCTRISESUPAGAINSTTHESOCIALRESTRICTIONSHERFATHERGIVESHERTHEIRISHDETERMINATIONWHICHDRIVESHERTOACHIEVEEVERYTHINGSHEWANTSBYALLMEANSHERSTRONGDESIREOFLIFEGIVESHERSUPPORTTOSURVIVETHROUGHTHEWARANDBECOMESASUCCESSFULBUSINESSWOMANSHEISCONFIDENTANDCAPRICIOUSLIKEH
17、ERFATHER,ANDALSOBRAVEANDINDEPENDENTLIKEHERMOTHERSCARLETTSLOVEANDMARRIAGEISANOTHERSPOTWHICHISWORTHSTUDYING,ESPECIALLYHERPURELOVETOASHLEY,ALTHOUGHNOTWORTHEVENFOOLISHASHLEYSMARRIAGETOMELANIEHAMILTONANDREJECTIONOFSCARLETTDRIVENEARLYALLOFSCARLETTSIMPORTANTSUBSEQUENTDECISIONS黄德军，200616SCARLETTMARRIESCHARL
18、ESHAMILTONINORDERTOHURTASHLEYSHESTAYSBYMELANIESSIDETHROUGHTHEWARFORSHEPROMISESASHLEYTHATSHEWILLPROTECTHISWIFESHELOSESHERTRUELOVE,RHETTBUTLER,BECAUSEOFHERPERSISTENTDESIRETOWINASHLEYINTHISPROCESS,HERNARCISSISTICANDWILLFULNESSBRINGHERSOMUCHHURT,BUTAFTERSTRUGGLINGFORALONGTIMESHEDEFEATSTHEFAULTSALLSCARLE
19、TTPOSSESSESREMARKABLETALENTFORBUSINESSANDLEADERSHIPSHERECOVERSHERFATHERSPLANTATION,TARA,THATISDECIMATEDAFTERTHEWARLEAVES,ANDSHEACHIEVESGREATSUCCESSWITHHERSAWMILLINATLANTATHISARTICLEWILLFIRSTLYSHOWSOMECOMMENTSONCOMMENTATORSWHICHARENOTCOMPREHENSIVESECONDLY,THISARTICLEWILLUNIFYTHETEXTTOANALYZESCARLETTS
20、DIFFERENTATTITUDESTOWARDSLIFEANDTRYTOCONCLUDEHERLIVINGVALUE,SOTHATWECANHAVEACOMPREHENSIVEANDSYSTEMATICUNDERSTANDINGOFTHECOMPLEXINDIVIDUALSCARLETTANDALSOINTHISPARTTHEREISANALYSISOFHERATTITUDETOWARDSLOVEANDMARRIAGETHENONTHETHIRDPART,WEWILLANALYZETHEORIGINOFHERCOMPLEXDISPOSITIONFROM3FACTORSTHEFAMILYINF
21、LUENCE,THEMARITALMISFORTUNEANDTHESOCIALVICISSITUDE,SOTHATWECANHAVEAMOREOBJECTIVEPOINTOFVIEWONTHECOMMONWEAKNESSESOFHUMANNATURESHOWNBYSCARLETT2COMMENTSONSCARLETTINTODAYSSOCIETY,THEREAREVARIOUSCOMMENTSONSCARLETTSOMEONESAYSSHEISSOSELFISHTHATLOOKSLIKEADEMONSOMEONESAYSSHEISONLYAREBELLIOUSANDSELFINDULGENTG
22、IRLSOMEONESAYSSHEISJUSTANAVEANDROMANTICGIRLANDALSOSOMEONESAYSSHEISAVAINGLORIOUSANDNARCISSISTICGIRLWHICHISHERTRUESIDEOFNATUREISSHETHECOMBINATIONOFALLSIDES21SELFISHDEMONPEOPLESEESCARLETTFULLOFDISADVANTAGESBEFORETHECIVILWARSHELIVESSOCOMFORTABLETHATANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINTHENOVELGONEWITHTHEWIND3A
23、LLPEOPLEADMIREHERHAPPINESSSHEISRICHANDSHEISTHEFOCUSINHERWORLDHERFAMILYANDTHEMENALLAROUNDHERMAKEAPETOFHERTHATGIVESHERTHECHANCETOMAKEHERDOALLTHINGSSHELIKES“SHEISASELFISH,CONCEITEDANDCAPRICIOUSGIRLWHOISDISLIKEDBYALLTHEPEOPLE”谭海英，20039）SHEHATESTHEWAR,BUTTHEREASONISNOTTHESAMEASOTHERSTHEYDONTLIKETHEWARBEC
24、AUSEOFTHESTRUGGLINGOFLIVESHOWEVER,SCARLETTTHINKSSHECANTATTRACTTHEMENANYMORESHEHASLOSTHERFUNOFRIDICULETOMENTHATMEANSWHENALLSOUTHERNWOMENAREWORRIEDABOUTTHEWARANDWANTTODEDICATETHEMSELVESTOTHEWAR,SCARLETTISANGRYWITHTHATSHECANNEVERSHOWHERBEAUTYSHEDOESNTLOVEFRANKATALL,BUTSHEROBSHERSISTEROFHERBELOVEDSHEPRE
25、TENDSTOBETENDERANDLOVELYINTHEFACEOFFRANKSHELIESTOFRANKTHATHERSISTERHASMARRIEDSHESEDUCESFRANKTOGETMARRIEDWITHHERSHEDOESALLTHESEJUSTBECAUSEOFMONEY,ANDSHEEVENHASNTTHOUGHTABOUTHERSISTERFORASECONDSHEUSESTHEMONEYGIVENBYRHETTTOBUYTHESAWMILLFACTORYANDINORDERTOEARNMOREMONEY,SHEEVENDENIGRATESOTHERTIMBEROFBADQ
26、UALITYWITHHIGHPRICESHETRIESALLWAYSTOEXPLOITFROMTHEPOORSHEDOESNTCAREABOUTATALLINHEREYESTHEREISONLYHERSELFRHETTSAYS,”EVERSINCEIKNOWNYOU,YOUVEWANTEDTWOTHINGS,ASHLEYANDTOBERICHENOUGHTOTELLTHEWORLDTOGOTOHELL”MARGARETMITCHELL,1991253WHATA“SELFISHDEMON”谭海英，20039SHEJUSTTHINKSABOUTHERSELFALLTHETIME22REBELLIO
27、USANDSELFINDULGENTGIRLOURANCESTORCONFUCIUSEVERSAID,”ITSDIFFICULTTOTALKWITHWOMENANDVILLAINS”PRESUMABLYHEHADTHEEXPERIENCETOGETALONGWITHTHESELFWILLEDWOMANBUTINTHISSENTENCEWECANTFINDANYABOMINATIONBUTALITTLEHELPLESSNESSANDABITPETTOTHEWOMANSCARLETTISAWOMANWHOISCAPRICIOUSANDDIFFICULTTOKEEPSHARPBUTMAYBEITSO
28、NEOFTHEREASONMAKETHEMENLOVEHERSOMUCHATTHATTIMEWOMENWERETAUGHTTOBESHYWHENTHEYMETAMANBUTSCARLETTISNOTAWOMANLIKETHATSCARLETTSHOWSMOREOFHERFATHERSHARDHEADEDNESSTHANHERMOTHERSREFINEDSOUTHERNMANNERSANDSHEONLYWANTSTOBEHAVELIKEAGENTLEWOMAN,BUT“INSIDEHERTHEREISALLKINDSOFETHICALAWARENESSREBEL”黄德军，200616ASARIC
29、HMANSDAUGHTER,SHEHASWEALTHANDSTATUS,SHELIVESEASILY,ANDSHEHASATTRACTIVEAPPEARANCE,SOSHEOFCOURSEHASAWAYWARDCAPITALSHEEVENREQUESTASHLEYTOELOPEWITHHERINHISWEDDINGAFTERASHLEYREFUSES,SHESTARTSHERRETALIATIONYES,SHETHINKSTHATISAWAYOFRETALIATIONSHEPROMISESTOMARRYWITHCHARLESINAFITOFANGER,ANDSHESAYS“ASFASTASPO
30、SSIBLE”ITMAKESHERLOOKLIKEACHILDWHOISSPOILEDSHECANTGETTHESWEETSHEWANTSTHENSHECRIESOUTTOLETOTHERSPAYATTENTIONTOHERALLTHESEACTIONSARETOCAUSEASHLEYSATTENTIONSHECANTFULFILLHERWISHSOSHEDOESANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINTHENOVELGONEWITHTHEWIND4MORETOFINISHITINALLWAYSSHESSUCHACAPRICIOUSGIRLWHOLOOKSLIKEACHIL
31、DTHISBRINGSBACKTHEMENSMALECHAUVINISMTHEYALLWANTTOTAKEGOODCAREOFSCARLETTTHEYWANTTOATTRACTTHIS“PRINCESS”23NAIVEANDROMANTICGIRLSCARLETTSANAIVEGIRLFIRSTLY,HERROMANISMANDNAIVETYAREPERFORMEDINHERFIRSTLOVEANDTHREETIMESOFMARRIAGEWHENSHEFALLSINLOVEWITHASHLEY,SHECANGIVEUPTHELANDTARATOFLEEWITHHIMASTOGETTHESWEE
32、THEARTSHEDOESNTLISTENTOANYWORDSFROMHERMOTHERORANYONEELSEHOWEVER,ASHLEYNEVERTELLSHELOVESSCARLETT,EVENTHOUGHHEKNOWSCLEARLYTHATSHELOVESHIM,“ANDYETANDYETSHEKNEWHELOVEDHERSHECOULDNOTBEMISTAKENABOUTITINSTINCTSTRONGERTHANREASONANDKNOWLEDGEBORNOFEXPERIENCETOLDHERTHATHELOVEDHERTOOOFTENSHEHADSURPRISEDHIMWHENH
33、ISEYESWERENEITHERDROWSYNORREMOTE,WHENHELOOKEDATHERWITHAYEARNINGANDASADNESS,WHICHPUZZLEDHERSHEKNEWHELOVEDHER”MARGARETMITCHELL,199179BUTINFACT,ASHLEYDOESNOTLOVEHER,ANDHEONLYWANTSTOKEEPAVAGUERELATIONSHIPWITHHERSCARLETTKNOWSASHLEYDOESNOTLOVEHER,BUTSHESTILLWANTSASHLEYTOMARRYHERATTHATTIMEANDSTRONGLYHOPEST
34、OBEHISWIFEBUTACTUALLYTHATMEANSNOTHINGTOASHLEY“HOWCHILDISHAWOMANWHENSHEFALLSINLOVE”（吴喜才，20067）ALTHOUGHSHEMARRIESTHREETIMES,SHENEVERUNDERSTANDSTHEMEANINGOFLOVEORGETSTHETRUELOVEINTHENOVEL,SCARLETTHASBEENTHINKINGTHATSHELOVESASHLEYANDSOMEDECISIONSSHEMAKESAREALSORELATEDWITHASHLEYHOWEVER,SHENEVERCONSIDERSM
35、ARRIAGEASASERIOUSMATTERBUTJUSTTREATSITASPLAYGAMES,ANDSHEMARRIESWITHTHEMENSHEDOESNTLOVEJUSTINORDERTORESOLVELIVINGPROBLEMSINHERMINDLOVEISEVERYTHINGBEFORETHECIVILWAR,ANDSHEJUSTLIVESINHEROWNWORLD“SHETHINKSALLTHINGSINHEROWNWAYSHEDECORATESHERLOVEBEAUTIFULLYSHEHASNEVERCALMEDDOWNFORAWHILETOTHINKABOUTHERACTI
36、ONS”（吴喜才，20067）24VAINGLORIOUSANDNARCISSISTICSPOILEDANDBEAUTIFULSCARLETTISAPROUDPRINCESSSINCESHEHASBEENJUSTABABYBEFORETHEWARBEGINSSHEISALSONAIVEANDCAREFREEFORSHEISBROUGHTUPINARICHFAMILY,INWHICHTHEYHAVEMANYLARGEFERTILEFIELDSTOGROWCOTTONSANDMANYSLAVESTHATWORKFORTHEMSHEDOESNTHAVENECESSARYTOTHINKABOUTANY
37、THINGSHEONLYCONCERNSHOWTOBEDRESSEDANDCATCHTHEBOYSSIGHTINTHEBALLWHEREVERSHEGOES,SHEISALWAYSTHEFOCUSANDCENTERAMONGTHEYOUNGGIRLS,ANDSHEISADOREDBYMANYMEN,WHICHIRRITATESTHEOTHERGIRLSSOSHEGRADUALLYBECOMESAGIRLWHOISCODDLED,UNDISCIPLINED,EGOTISTIC,FRACTIOUSANDNARCISSISTICANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINTHENOV
38、ELGONEWITHTHEWIND5SHEBELIEVESEVERYMANINTHEVILLAGEWILLFALLINLOVEWITHHER,ANDSHECANTENDURETHETALKWITHOUTATOPICOFHER“BUTHERSELFCENTEREDANDEXCLUSIVECHARACTERCAUSESTHETRAGEDIESOFHERLOVE”HTTP/WENDATIANYACN/WENDA/THREADTID0B4CCFF502701978SHELOVESASHLEYSOMUCHWITHVANITYSHEDOESNTGIVEUPBECAUSESHECANTADMITTHEREI
39、SAMANWHODOESNTWANTTOMARRYHERSHEDOESALLTHINGSJUSTTOGETTHELOVEOFASHLEYSHETHINKSSHEISTHEMOSTATTRACTIVEGIRLINTHEVILLAGEANDINHERMINDASHLEYISTHEPERFECTMANWHOCANMATCHHERSHEWANTSTOHEARTHEPRAISEOF“WHATAPERFECTCOUPLE”INHERDEEPHEARTSHETALKSWITHALLMENLIKEAHAPPYMAGPIESHEENJOYSPLAYINGWITHTHEMNOMATTERWHATTHEYTHINK
40、SHEDOESLIKETHISJUSTTOATTRACTALLTHEMENTOSATISFYHEROWNVANITY“SHEJUSTWANTSTOLIVELIKEAPRIDEPRINCESS,ANDSHOWHERBEAUTY”安妮，1987233THECOMPLEXCHARACTEROFSCARLETTASWEKNOWSCARLETTISAWOMANWHOHASSOMUCHCHARMTHATALMOSTALLTHEMENTURNAROUNDHERTHATISNOTALIEATLEASTTHETWINBROTHERSLOVEHER,FURTHERMORETHEYEVENDONTCAREABOUT
41、WHOISSCARLETTSTRUELOVE,ANDTHEYAREFULLOFSWEETWHENSCARLETTTALKSWITHTHEMANDCLEARLYWESEECHARLESSAFFECTIONTOSCARLETTMAYBEHEISTHELUCKIESTONEBECAUSEHEDOESNTKNOWHERINFIDELITYINADDITION,FRANKISANOTHERMANWHOISIMPRESSEDBYHERCHARMALTHOUGHSCARLETTMARRIESWITHHIMJUSTBECAUSEOFTHEMONEYANDALTHOUGHHELOVESHERSISTERBEFO
42、RE,HESTILLLOVESSCARLETTMOREWHYARETHERESOMANYMENSITTINGDOWNATHERFEETWHYCANSHEMAKERHETTTOPAYSOMUCHPATIENCEONHERWHATISHERCHARMCERTAINLYWECANFINDSHEISDIFFERENTFROMTHEBEGINNINGTOTHEENDOFCIVILWARCHANGEALWAYSMEANSTOBEDIFFERENT,BUTINMYOPINIONSHEISNOTONLYSIMPLYCHANGINGBUTALSOGROWINGSHETRANSFORMSINTOABUTTERFL
43、YFROMACATERPILLARTHEPOWEROFGROWTHINHERMAKESA“BUTTERFLY”THISISABOOKOFSCARLETTSGROWINGRECORD,SOINTWELVEYEARSSHEHASBEENCHANGING,FROMAGIRLTOAWOMAN,FROMAFIRSTCLASSLADYTOABUSINESSWOMAN,FROMTOGETMARRIEDBECAUSEOFENVYTOTOGETMARRIEDBECAUSEOFMONEY31SCARLETTSATTITUDETOWARDSLIFESCARLETTSCOMPLEXCHARACTERSARESHOWE
44、DBYHERATTITUDETOWARDSHERLIFEWEKNOWMUCHABOUTHERSHEISNOTSIMPLYSELFISH,NAVE,ORREBELLIOUSCLEARLYCANWEFINDSHEISDIFFERENTWHENHERLIFEISCHANGINGBECAUSEOFTHEWARHERIMAGEBECOMESMOREANDMOREPLENTIFUL,ANDOURAFFECTIONTOHERBECOMESSTRONGERANDSTRONGER311SCARLETTSREBELLIONAGAINSTSOCIALRESTRICTIONSPEOPLEMAYSAYSHEISOVER
45、CONFIDENTATTHATDECADEALMOSTTOBENARCISSISTBECAUSESHEANALYSISOFSCARLETTSCHARACTERINTHENOVELGONEWITHTHEWIND6CANREVOLTAGAINSTSOCIALRESTRICTIONSBUTACTUALLYBECAUSEOFHERNARCISSISTSHECANBESOBRAVETOINSISTONHERLOVINGTOASHLEYSHEDOESNTCAREABOUTOTHERSWORDS,ANDLIVESUPTOTHEWONDERFULSCARLETTSHOWEDHERDISTAINFORTHEAR
46、TIFICIALMANNERSSHESAYSSHEISTIREDOFEVERLASTINGLYBEINGUNNATURALANDNEVERDOINGANYTHINGSHEWANTSTODOSHESTIREDOFACTINGLIKESHEDOESNTEATMORETHANABIRDANDWALKINGWHENSHEWANTSTORUNANDALSOFEELSFAINTAFTERAWALTZ,WHENSHECOULDDANCEFORTWODAYSANDNEVERGETSTIREDSHESTIREDOFSAYING,HOWWONDERFULYOUARETOFOOLISHMENWHOHAVENTGOT
47、ONEHALFTHESENSESHEHASGOT,ANDSHESTIREDOFPRETENDINGSHEDOESNTKNOWANYTHINGSOMEDAYSHEISGOINGTODOANDSAYEVERYTHINGSHEWANTSTODOANDSAY,ANDIFPEOPLEDONTLIKEITSHEDOESNTCARESHEISSOCONFIDENTTHATSHECANSHOWHERREBELLIONAGAINSTSOCIALRESTRICTIONSANDALSOBECAUSEOFHERCONFIDENCESHEATTRACTSALLTHEMENINTHEVILLAGESHEISSOCONFI
48、DENTTHATSHECANSHOWALLHERREALTHOUGHTOFLOVE,ANDSHEFIRMLYBELIEVESASHLEYWILLFALLINLOVEWITHHERWHENCIVILWARCOMES,UNFORTUNATELYBYHERIMPULSEMARRYCHARLESHAMILTONTORETALIATEASHLEYWILKESMARRIAGETOMELANIEHAMILTONSCARLETTISSOONWIDOWED,TOHERDISMAY,ANDMOTHERHOODFOLLOWSTHEREISNODOUBTTHATBEAUTIFULSCARLETTCANNOTFEELC
49、ONTENTEDINHERWIDOWLIFE,ANDSHESTILLWANTSTODANCE,LAUGHANDBECOURTEDASSCARLETTOHARA,NOTSCARLETTHAMILTONANDSO,WITHTHEHELPOFRHETTBUTLER,SCARLETTBEGINSTOSEARCHFORANOTHERPARADISEINHERLIFESHENEVERSTAYSFORANYONEEXCEPTSCARLETTSHEKNOWSCLEARLYWHATSHEWANTSTODOWHATEVER,SHEKNOWSSHESHOULDFIGHTFORHEROWNWELLBEINGBYHERSELF312SCARLETTSAWARENESSOFPRESENTREALITYRIVERANDMOUNTAINSAREEASYTOCHANGE,MANSCHARACTERMUCHHARDERPEOPLEALWAYSSAYSHEISCHANGEDBYTHECIVILWAR,BUTITSACTUALLYJUSTARESULTOFHERGROWINGFIRSTLYSHEBELIEVESEVERYMANAROUNDTH
