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OntheFeminineAwarenessofScarlettinGonewiththeWind
天津大学网络教育学院
专科毕业论文
题目:
OntheFeminineAwarenessofScarlettinGonewiththeWind
完成期限:
2012年12月26日至2013年5月6日
学习中心天津天狮学院年级2010级
专业应用英语指导教师陈大中
姓名陈茂琴学号102031343001
Abstract
Asafamouswriteroffeminineliteratureera,MargaretMitchellcreatesmanywomencharactersfeaturedwithuniquecharms,reflectingshe’sfeminismideas.ThroughthedeepanalysisofGonewiththeWind,wecangodeepintotheresearchofshe’sfeminism.Thisarticlediscussestheheroine’spersonality,pursuitandthegreatchangeaswell,whichrevealbothMitchell’sconceptagainstthetraditionandherfeminismopinions.Besides,throughtheexplorationofthesocialandculturalbackgrounds,wecanlearnthecauseofMitchell’sfeminismthought.
Keywords:
heroinecharacters;feminism;anti-tradition;backgroundculture
OntheFeminineAwarenessofScarlettinGonewiththeWind
Outline
ThesisStatement:
Byanalyzingfemalecharacters,thisessayfocusesonMitchell’sideologicalcharacteristicswithherknownfeministopinionscombinedwithherpersonallifeandfeminineliteratureerasocialbackground.
I.Introduction
II.FeminismandPygmalion
A.Theoryoffeminism
B.IntroductionofPygmalion
III.AnalysisofShaw’sFeminisminPygmalion
A.Woman’sIndependence
B.Eliza’sParochialism
C.Higgins’Weakness.
IV.TheSignificanceofShaw’sParochialFeminism
A.Shaw’sLifeExperiences
B.TheImpactofSocietyonGeorgeBernardShaw
V.Conclusion
OntheFeminineAwarenessofScarlettinGonewiththeWind
一、Introduction
Intheearlyyearsofthenineteenthcentury,Britishdramaappearedasarealistictendency.Mostoftheworksdescribedtheregularlifeoflowerpeople,revealingthedarksideofthesocietyinanaturalandsimplelanguagestyle.Familylifebecamethecenterofwritersdiscussed.Asafamouswriterinthattime,MargaretMitchellcreateswomencharactersfeaturedwithhisfeminism.Thisarticlediscussestheheroine’spersonality,pursuitandgreatchangeaswell,revealingbothMitchell’sconceptagainstthetraditionandherpositivefeminismopinions.
(一)IntroductionofMargaretMitchell
MargaretMitchellwasborninalawyer’sfamilyin1900,Whenshewasyoung,sheoftenheardpeopletalkaboutthecivilwarwhichmadeherconcernforthewarandpeople’slifeconditioninthatperiod.Inthebeginningof1930s,sheworkedfortheAtlantanewspaperoffice,whereprovidedherlotsofhistoricalmaterialsaboutAmericancivilwar.Afterhermarriage,sheresignedfromtheAtlantanewspaperofficeandbeganhercompositionofGonewiththeWind.Ittookher10yearstocompletethismasterpiece.In1936,Gonewiththewindwasalltherage.Sofar,itwasregardedasoneofthemostfamouslovenovelinAmericaliterature.MargaretMitchellhaswrittenanoutstandingplay,Gonewiththewind.Inthiswriting,womenaretheleadingcharacterswithgreatpersonalityanduniquecharms.Theyarewarmlypraisedbytheauthoraswellasheartedlyacceptedbythereaders.Inthemeansofartisticexpression,sheisgoodatshowingcharacterconflictsthroughthecharacters’dialogue.Underhisinfluence,manywritersbegintopaycloseattentiontotheproblemsofsocietywithnewwritingtechnique.Therefore,Mitchell’sfeminismisbecomingavaluableresearchingtask.
Ofcourse,weshouldfirstadmitthatMitchellhasobviousfeminismopinions.Byencouragingwomentobeindependentandself-respected,Shawadvocatesthatwomenshouldbeinstinctive,wise,politeandhigh-spiritandbeevenequalwithman.Mitchellpromotesthedevelopmentofwesternfeminism.
(二)IntroductionofGonewiththeWind
InGonewiththeWind,MargaretMitchellportrayedtheinferiorpositionofwomeninthesouthofAmericaduringthe19thcentury.ShealsodescribedaheroineScarletandherloveentanglementwithAshleyandRhett.“ScarlettistheoldestdaughterofGeraldO'Hara,theIrish-AmericanownerofTarawhoworkedhiswaytowealth,andEllenLorillardO'Hara,ahigh-bornSouthernerofFrenchdescent.”[1]Shehastwoyoungersisters,SullenandCareen.Bytheendofthenovel,Scarletthasbeenmarriedthreetimesandhasachildfromeachone.
Scarletwasself-partialandpriggishwhenshewasayounglady.Shewasselfishandkindwhenshewasawidow;shewasshrewdandgainfulwhenshewasabusinesswoman.Herlifewasfilledwithlegend.Herupsanddownsfullyembodiedherlifeconditionandherattitudetowardlife.Shewasacommonwomanbutsheactedlikeagreatwomandid.Shewasamodernwomaninoldages.Herbravery,independence,resolutionandotherpersonalitiesalwaysencouragewomeninmoderntimes.
二、FeminismandGonewiththewind
Fromeverlasting,fairystoryisthemostattractiveplayinliteratureallroundtheworld,andGonewiththewindisthefamousexample.GonewiththewindnarratestransformationofanindependentgirlrevealingMitchell’sopiniononfeminism.
(一)Theoryoffeminism
Theinterpretationsoffeministlieintherealizationofequalitybetweenmenandwomenofallmankind.Itisthebasicpremiseofallinthetheory.Insuchacrosshistoryandculturalwidespreadsocialstructure,womenhavenoequalstatuswithmeninthepolitical,cultural,andeconomicarea.TheaimofFeministmovementistogainwomen’srights,includingfemalesuffrageandproperty.Violenceandsexismareopposedbythem.Womenaredemandingbothequalrightsandopportunitieswithmen.Inthisstage,feminineconsciousnessbecomesawakening.
“Feministtheorycanbedividedintothemacroscopictheoryandmicroscopictheory.”[2]Macroscopictheoryincludessomegrandnarrativewhichexplainstheworldandhistory.Womenarenolongerasamemberinafamilywhichmendominate.Theinterestsoffamilymembersarenolongeralwaysregardedasconsistent.Itexplainsthefemalerolesasfulltimelabor,familyworker,foodproducerandothercharactersintheeconomicsociety.Microscopictheoryhasmanycategories,suchasroletheory,involvingwomen’sdoubleroleconflictbetweenfamilyandwork.Therefore,womenlosemanyjobopportunities.Itdeclinesfemalemotivepowerondoingbusinessandlowersthesocialvalueoffemale.Thesocialconditionsofmaterialandthechangeofproductionrelationhavemadegenderinequalityanoutdatedconcept.Underthesecircumstances,somecriticismoftraditionalconceptandsystemappeared.Mr.HeChengZhouheldaview:
“Feministliterarycriticismisseenasacriticismgenre.Thisbecauseittoucheswomen’sbasicrightswhichismorethanliterarycategory.”[3]SoMitchell’sfeminismisworthtostudying.
(二)IntroductionofGonewiththewind
GonewiththeWindiswrittenbytheAmericanfemalewriterMargaretMitchell.Eversinceit’spublishing,theAmericanCivilWarromancehasbrokenallpublishingrecordsamongthecircles.Now,ithasbeenregardedtobetheclassicloveromancebasedontheU.SCivilWar.InGonewiththeWind,MargaretMitchellhaswrittenasolidandvividlyinterestingstorywhichmainlydescribesseveralyoungpeople’sloveduringtheCivilWar.TheprotagonistScarlettisabeautifulgirlwhorepresentstheclassofdegeneratednoble.Therearemanyessentialcharacteristicsofslaveownersuchasindependence,courageandself-confidenceinScarlett.TheCivilWaristhegreatsettingthatmadetheheroinegrowupfromachildishgirltoamaturewoman.Andshehasportrayedadistinctivewoman—Scarlett,whohadenoughcouragetoendureanddoanything,enoughrebelliontobreaktheconventions,enoughoptimismtofaceeverything.
Gonewiththewindwasfirstpublishedin1936.ThishistoricalromanceoftheCivilWarhadbeenfamousalmostovernight.PraisedasthefirstCivilWarnoveltobetoldfromasouthernwoman’spointofview,GonewiththeWindwonthe1937politerprizeinfiction.Itsoonspreadoverthecountryandattractednumerousreaders.Until1949,thisbookhadalreadybeentranslatedintoeighteenlanguagesandmorethaneightmillionvolumeshadbeensoldinfortycountries.However,thisworkdidnotgainhighliteraryframeintheAmericanLiteratureforthewriter’sattitudetowardtheU.SCivilWarandslavery.SomecriticsholdthatMargaretMitchellhadbeautifiedthedecliningmemorializeofthesouthandshowedhergreatsympathytothoseslaveholders.AnAmericanfilmbasedonthisnovelwasreleasedthreeyearsafteritspublication,whichwasoneofthehighest-grossingblockbustersinthehistoryofHollywood,andhadreceivedarecord-breakingnumberofAcademyAwards.
ThecentralthemeofthethesisistheanalysisofScarlett’scharacterfromtwoaspects:
thefirstoneisthemeritsofhercharacter,suchasthecourageandindependenceduringandafterthecivilwarandheroptimismandcostiveness;thesecondoneisherrebellionandselfishness. Theanalysisaimsatshowingtheeternalcharmofherimage,anddrawsthenaturalconclusionthatsheisanindependentandoptimisticladydespitesomedemerits.ThereasonsoftheshapingofScarlett’scharacterareresearched;theinfluenceontheeraconcerningthemainfigurearealsopointedoutthatmodernwomanshouldlearnfromScarletttoholdactiveandpositiveattitudetowardssocialpressureandcruelreality.
三、AnalysisofMitchell’sFeminisminGonewiththewind
(一)Scarlett’sIndependence
ScarlettwasborninafarmerfamilyintheSouthAmericanduringthecivilwar.Scarlettshowsherdifferenceattherightopeningofthenovel.Shehasa“gentlybredCreolemotherfromtheseacoast”[4].EllenO’Hara,hasneverbeenseen“stirredfromheraustereplaciditynorherpersonalappointmentsanythingbutperfect,nomaterwhatthehourofdayorni
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