3。 The Resemblances of Two Females Images 9

3。1 Appearance and Charming 9

3。2 Attitudes towards Difficulties and Fate 10

3。3 The master of Their Own Love and Marriage 11

4。 The Differences between Two Female Images 13

4。1 Different Family Background 13

4。2 Different Attitudes towards Social 源Q于W优E尔A论S文R网wwW.yOueRw.com 原文+QQ75201,8766 Ethics 13

4。3 Different Goals of Life 14

5。 The Inspiration for Modern Women 16

5。1 The Importance of Pursuing Economic Independence 16

5。2 Enlightenment for Family Life 16

6。 Conclusion  18

6。1 Review of Major Findings 18

6。1。1 The Similarities and Differences between Scarlett and Yukiho 18

6。1。2 The Inspirations Yukiho Got from Scarlett 19

6。1。3 Inspirations for Modern Women 19

6。2 Implications of Major Findings 19

6。3 Limitations and Further Research 20

References 21

Acknowledgements 23

1。 Introduction

1。1 A Brief Account of Margaret Mitchell and Gone with the Wind

Since the publication of Gone with the Wind in 1936, it has created a great sensation。 The author portrays a romantic love story of Scarlett with Ashley and Rhett, which runs parallel with the descriptions of the realistic American Civil War。 Searching the life of Margret Mitchell, it can be found that the appealing love story and mesquite war facts have a close relationship with her growth and life experience。

Margret Mitchell was born in Atlanta in 1900。 Her mother was a famous woman suffragist。 In consequence, her mother’s active feminism thoughts have brought certain influence on Margret’s writings。 In Gone with the Wind, there is a deep concern for women’s fate and encouragement for women’s pursuit for freedom and humanity。 So Gone with the Wind can also be regarded as a representative work of feminism。 Influenced a lot by the family, she was very interested in everything about Atlanta and American Civil War。 She would listen to her grandmother depicting the stories at that time。 She would visit the remains of war with old soldiers fighting for the Confederacy。 So when 26-year-old Margret Mitchell decided to create a novel about the Civil War, undoubtedly the city Atlanta became the background。