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OntheCharacterizationofScarlettinGoneWiththeWindByXuXiaoliA2008UndergraduateoftheSchoolofForeignLanguagesofAnqingTeachersCollegeSupervisor:ChengYaoMay23rd,2008OntheCharacterizationofScarlettinGoneWiththeWindThesisstatement:ThispassagestatesthefourperiodsofthecharacterizationofScarlett,asacharming,naive,selfish,vainandcarefreegirlatthebeginning,thewarandlifeurgeScarlettgrowupasabrave,determined,masculine,indomitableandstrong-willedwoman.OutlineI.IntroductionA.IntroductionaboutGoneWiththeWindandMargaretMitchell.B.ThesocialbackgroundofGoneWiththeWinda.TheCivilWarintheU.S.A.b.TheReconstructionaftertheCivilWarⅡ.AnalysisofthecharacterofScarlettinfourperiodsA.Naive,vainobstinate,vigorous,charming,self-importantandegocentricinearlylifeinTara.B.Brave,selfish,carefree,self-centeredandresponsibleinthefirstperiodoflivinginAtlanta.C.Brave,selfish,greedy,determined,obstinateandself-strivinginthesecondperiodoflivinginTara.D.Selfish,independent,determined,indomitableandself-centeredinthesecondperiodoflivinginAtlanta.Ⅲ.ConclusionOntheCharacterizationofScarlettinGoneWiththeWindAuthor:XuXiaoliSupervisor:ChengYaoI.IntroductionA.IntroductionaboutGoneWiththeWindandMargaretMitchell.MargaretMitchellwasborninAntlanta,Georgia,whereshelivedherentirelife.ThedaughterofEugeneMitchell,anattorneyandpresidentofAntlantaHistoricalSociety.SheattendedSmithCollegeforoneyear,butthedeathofhermotherrequiredhertoreturnhometomanagethehouseholdofherfatherandherolderbrother.AnunsucessfulmarriagetoBerrienUpshawin1922endedindivorce,andin1925,shemarriedJohnRobertMarsh.Ayearaftertheirmarriage,sheforcedtoresignherpositionwiththeAntlantaJournalasaresultofanankleinjury.WiththeencouragementofJohn,shebegentowritenovel.Mitchellspentsixmonthsrecheckingthehistoricalfactsofthenovel.Onseveraloccasions,shestatedthatshetookgreaterprideinitsaccuratedates,places,dialectsandarchitecturaldetailsthaninitsplotorstyle.Thenoveldidnotappearuntil30June,becausetheBook-of-the-MonthClubchoseitastheJulyselection.Mostofthereviewsrangedfromfavorabletoenthusiastic,withtheexceptionofthoseinthe“left-wing”press,whichcondemneditasaglorificationofracism.Inanycase,thebookbrokeallpublicationrecords:50,000copiessoldinoneday,amillionsoldinsixmonths,twomillioninayear.Theentirenationseemedentrancedwiththegiganticnovel(1,037pagesand460,000words).Nevertheless,itwonboththePulitzerPrizeandtheNationalBookAwardin1937.On30July1936shesignedacontractwithDavidO.Selznickgrantingherthefilmrightsfor$50,000—thehighestfeeHollywoodhadeverpaidforanovelatthattime.Formorethanthreeyears,shesteadilyresistedeffortstoinvolveherinmakingthemotionpicture,thoughshewassuccessful,shewasnottobefreeofthenovel.Shehadtobecomeaninternationalbusinesswoman,dealingwithcopyrights,translations,andpiraciesuntilshediedinatrafficaccidentin16Aug,1949.B.ThesocialbackgroundofGonewiththeWinda.TheCivilWarintheU.S.A.AmericanCivilWar(1861–1865)wasasectionalconflictintheUnitedStatesofAmericabetweenthefederalgovernment(theUnion)ledbyPresidentAbrahamLincolnandtheRepublicanParty.11SouthernslaveStatesledbyPresidentJeffersonDavis,onopposingexpansionofslaveryandrejectinganyrightofsecession.FightingbeganonApril12,1861whenConfederateforcesattackedaFederalfort.In1861,theUnionassertedcontroloftheBorderStatesandestablishedanavalblockadeasbothsidesraisedlargearmies.In1862,thelarge,bloodybattlesbegan.AftertheBattleofAntietaminSeptember1862,Lincoln'sEmancipationProclamationmadethefreeingoftheslavesawargoal,despiteoppositionfromCopperheadswhosupportedslaveryandsecession.IntheEast,RobertEdwardLeerolledupaseriesofConfederatevictoriesovertheArmyofthePotomac.IntheWest,theUnionNavycapturedtheportofNewOrleansin1862,andUlyssesS.GrantseizedcontroloftheMississippiRiverbycapturingVicksburg,MississippiinJuly1863,thussplittingtheConfederacy.By1864,long-termUnionadvantagesingeography,manpower,industry,finance,politicalorganizationandtransportation.GrantfoughtanumberofbloodybattleswithLeeinVirginiainthesummerof1864.Leewoninatacticalsensebutloststrategically.In1865,theConfederacycollapsedafterLeesurrenderedtoGrantatAppomattoxCourtHouseandtheslaveswerefreed.ThefullrestorationoftheUnionwastheworkofahighlycontentiouspostwareraknownasReconstruction.Thewarproducedmorethan970,000casualties(3%ofthepopulation),includingapproximately620,000soldierdeaths—⅔bydisease.Thecausesofthewar,thereasonsforitsoutcome,andeventhenameofthewaritselfaresubjectsoflingeringcontroversyeventoday.ThemainresultsofthewarweretherestorationandstrengtheningoftheUnion,andtheendofslaveryintheUnitedStates.b.TheReconstructionaftertheCivilWarReconstruction,oneofthemostturbulentandcontroversialerasinAmericanhistory,beganduringtheCivilWarandendedin1877.ItwitnessedAmerica'sfirstexperimentininterracialdemocracy.JustasthefateofslaverywascentraltothemeaningoftheCivilWar.Reconstructionremainsrelevanttoday,theroleofthefederalgovernmentinprotectingcitizens'rights,andthepossibilityofeconomicandracialjusticearestillunresolved.CentraltoReconstructionwastheeffortofformerslavestobreathefullmeaningintotheirnewlyacquiredfreedom,