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1、ContentsContent abstractAuthor introductionIntroduction for main charactersconclusionPlot summaryContent abstract: Gone with the Wind Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive aft
2、er the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarle
3、tt does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. 飘所讲述的是一个以美国南北战争为背景的爱情故事。 飘展现了美国南北战争时期南方动乱的社会现实,以“乱世佳人”斯嘉丽为主线,描写了几对青年的爱情纠葛。斯嘉丽年轻貌美,但她的所作所为显示了没落奴隶主阶级的某些本质特征:残酷、贪婪、自信;为了振兴家业,她以爱情和婚姻作为交易,三次婚姻没有一次出于真心,所以仍无法得到梦想的爱情,糊涂的她发现今生至爱时,爱又离她而去。 Author introduction:Ma
4、rgaret Mitchell玛格丽特玛格丽特 米歇尔米歇尔 Margaret Mitchell is a famous American author. She was born in Atlanta and she ever got the doctors degree of literature. She worked as a Atlanta Journal journalist .In 1937,she won the Pulitzer Prize. In 1939,she won a gold medal of south association in New York. Unfo
5、rtunately ,she died in a car accident . She didnt leave too many compositions. But she established the position by Gone with the wind. Margaret Mitchell admired people who fought their way through hard times successfully and came out survivors. She said that if her novel, Gone with the Wind, had a t
6、heme it was survival, I wrote about the people who had gumption and the people who didnt. With Gone with the Wind Margaret brought a promising message to all people - Tomorrow is another day. Plot summary The story happens during Civil War. Scarlet, the daughter of a farmer, was beautiful and attrac
7、tive. When the war broke out, her life changed totally. Her husband died because of disease, and she became a widow. However, she was different from other women. She couldnt bear wearing dark clothes and staying at home all the time. Just at that time, Captain Butler came into her life. They were ve
8、ry similar, both treacherous奸诈的and avaricious贪婪的, so they soon became friends. Later on, Scarlet had her own factory, and was gradually disliked by many people because of her arrogance. Captain Butler, who was very wealthy and charming as well, loved Scarlet. And before long, they got married. On th
9、e other hand, Scarlet had been loving a man called Ashley for a long time, but Ashley had a wife, Melanie. Even after she got married with Butler, she still wanted Ashley. Some time later, Scarlet and Captain Butler had a daughter. This made Butler become a kind father. But their daughter died. From
10、 then on, Scarlet and Butler quarreled much oftener than before. Otherwise, when Scarlet met Ashley on his birthday at the factory, people saw them hugging, and this made Butler fly into a rage勃然大怒. Melanie fell sick and she was about to die. Scarlet talked with her beside her bed, and she suddenly
11、realized that Melanie was her only female friend. She also realized she didnt really love Ashley. But everything was too late. When she came back home, Captain Butler was leaving. Her tears couldnt do any help, and she could only watch him leave. Introduction for main charactersScarlett OHara Scarle
12、tt is a pretty, coquettish Southern belle who grows up on the Georgia plantation of Tara in the years before the Civil War. Selfish, shrewd,and vain, Scarlett inherits the strong will of her father, Gerald, but also desires to please her well-bred, genteel mother, Ellen.When hardships plague Scarlet
13、t, she shoulders the troubles of her familyand friends. Scarletts simultaneous desire for the Southern gentleman Ashley and the opportunisticNew Southerner Rhett Butler parallels the Souths struggle to cling to tradition and still survive in the new era.Rhett Butler Scarletts third husband, and a da
14、shing, dangerous adventurerand scoundrel. Expelled from WestPoint and disowned by his prominentCharleston family, Rhett becomesan opportunistic blockade-runner duringthe war, emerging as one of the only rich Southern men in Atlanta after the war. Rhett proves himself a loving fatherand, at times, a
15、caring husband. Thoughhe loves Scarlett, his pride prevents himfrom showing her his love, and it even leads him to brutality. Candid, humorous, and contemptuous of silly social codes, Rhett exposes hypocrisy wherever he goes. He represents postwar society, a pragmatic,fast-pacedworld in which the st
16、rong thrive and the weak perish.Melanie Hamilton The frail, good-hearted wife ofAshley Wilkes. Melanie provokes Scarletts jealous hatred throughout most of the novel. After the two women suffer togetherthrough the Civil War, however, a strong bond forms between them. Eventually, Scarlett understands
17、that Melanies unflagging love and supporthas been a source of strength for her. Like Ashley, Melanie embodies the values of the Old South, but in contrast to Ashleys futile dreaming, Melanie faces the world with quiet but powerful inner strength.The handsome, chivalrous, and honorable heir to theTwe
18、lve Oaks plantation near Tara. Ashley bewitches Scarlett through most of the novel. After the war, Ashley becomes resigned and sad, and he regrets not marrying Scarlett. Committed to his honor and Southern tradition,he cannot adjust to the postwar South. Ashley represents the values and nostalgia of
19、 the Old South.Ashley Wilkesconclusion This story figured a lady who was fortitudinous. But the society made her play hard, and her personality distorted. She only cared for money, and she didnt care about other peoples feeling. When she finally regretted, Butlers patience had been disappeared. In a
20、ddition, Scarlet had a tag, “ Tomorrow is another day.” This showed that she was optimistic. When Butler left her, she also said, “Tomorrow is another day.” This sentence gave her courage, and made her feel much better. Maybe we should learn this point from her. No matter how difficult our life is, just face it optimistically, and tomorrow would be another day.Fantasy versus RealityLoss and ChangeSurvivalGone with the wind