Margaret-Mitchell-介绍

November8,1900–August16,1949TheOnlyOnenovelbyMitchellwaspublishedduringherlifetimeTheAmericanCivilWar-eranovelFamilyHistoryGonewiththeWindMarriageEducation+MargaretMitchellwasbornin1900intoawealthyandpoliticallyprominentfamily+Hadtwobrothers,RussellStephensMitchell,whodiedininfancyin1894,andAlexanderStephensMitchellbornin1896+ASouthernerandalifelongresidentandnativeofAtlanta+MargaretMitchellspentherearlychildhoodonJacksonHill,eastofdowntownAtlanta+Herfamilylivednearhergrandmother,AnnieStephens+hergrandmotherwasagreatsourceofeye-witnessinformationabouttheCivilWar+MargaretMitchellbeganwithstoriesaboutanimals,thenprogressedtofairytalesandadventurestoriessinceageeleven+ShereceivedencouragementfromherEnglishteacher,Mrs.Paisley,whorecognizedherwritingtalent.+MayBelleMitchellplacedahighvalueoneducationforwomenandshewantedherdaughter'sfutureaccomplishmentstocomefromusinghermind.ShesaweducationasMargaret'sweaponandthekeytosurvival.+WhiletheGreatWarcarriedoninEurope(1914–1918),MargaretMitchellattendedAtlanta'sWashingtonSeminary,afashionableprivategirls'school+AftergraduatingfromWashingtonSeminary(nowTheWestminsterSchools),sheattendedSmithCollege+AnaveragestudentatSmithCollege,Mitchelldidnotexcelinanyareaofacademics+AfterfinishingherfreshmanyearatSmith,MitchellreturnedtoAtlantatotakeoverthehouseholdforherfatherandneverreturnedtocollege+Givingupcollegeandherdreamsofajournalisticcareertokeephouseandtakehermother'splaceinsociety+Mitchellarrivedhomefromcollegeadayafterhermotherhaddied.+MayBelleMitchellwroteherdaughterabriefletterandadvisedher:“Giveofyourselfwithbothhandsandoverflowingheart,butgiveonlytheexcessafteryouhavelivedyourownlife.”+MitchellmarriedBerrien“Red”Upshawin1922,buttheyweredivorcedafteritwasrevealedthathewasabootleggerandanabusivealcoholic+OnJuly4,1925,24-year-oldMargaretMitchelland29-year-oldJohnMarsh(Marshhadbeenbestmanatherfirstwedding)weremarriedNovember8,1900–August16,1949IfGonewiththeWindhasathemeitisthatofsurvival.—MargaretMitchell,1936Iwas13whenIfirstreadGONEWITHTHEWIND.IwasimpressedbyitsplotevenIdidn’tgetmuchaboutthethemeordeepthoughts.Scarlettservedasarolemodelformeatthatperiod“TomorrowisAnotherDay”