Abstract:The novel Gone with the Wind written by American modern female writer, Margaret Mitchell has become one of the most famous classics around the world since it was published. There is no doubt that she is a writer of female consciousness. In Gone with the Wind, she lashed out at the old South and the traditional view on female. Meanwhile, she wrote the novel to reveal its hypocrisy and detriment to the society, also its essence of suppressing women. Such consciousness of female subject has not only literary significance but also realistic social significance. This paper analyses in detail the feminine consciousness of the heroine Scarlett from three time span---Pre-war, during the war and after the war. Scarlett’s feminine consciousness appears on three aspects: the courage to shoulder family responsibilities; her pursuit of happiness initiatively; her devottion to the business so as to realize the economic independence. As for the formation of Scarlett’s feminine consciousness, her character serves as one factor. On the other hand, as the civil war broke the conventional values, it also contributed to the development of feminine consciousness. At the same time, the author’s writing thought became another important source of the consciousness.To analyze and understand the characteristics of Scarlett has a positive significance for modern women to form independent, self-esteem and self-confident personality.
Key words: Gone with the Wind; Scarlett; feminine consciousness; character; the civil war
摘要：美国现代女作家,玛格丽特·米切尔笔下的小说《飘》自发表60年以来已成为世界最著名的经典名著。毫无疑问,她是一位女性主义作家。在小说《飘》中，她猛烈抨击旧南方和传统的女性观。与此同时，作者写这部小说揭示了社会的虚伪和弊端以及其抑制女性的本质。这样的女性意识不仅仅具有文学意义同时也具有现实的社会意义。本篇论文从内战前、内战期间以及战后三个时间的跨度详细分析了小说主人公斯嘉丽身上体现出的女性意识，即她勇于承担家庭责任，主动追求自己的幸福，积极从事自己的事业从而实现经济的独立。斯嘉丽女性意识的形成有其性格特征的原因，同时，战争的时代背景在打破旧的价值观的同时，对女性意识的发展也起到了促进的作用。另外，作者的创作思想也是主人公形成这一意识的主要来源。分析、了解斯嘉丽的特点对于现代女性形成独立、自尊、自信的人格依旧具有积极的现实意义。
关键词：《飘》；斯嘉丽；女性意识；性格；内战
注：本文全文为英语所写的英语论文。只有摘要是中英语写的，全文为英文。
