In 1918 when Margret was 18 years old, she met her “Ashley” Henry who was handsome and poet-like。 But in the September of this year, the young man lost his life in a war, which depressed Margret and made her suffer from separation and death。 

After Henry’s death, Margret lost her mother due to the flu。 What Margret’s mother Maybelle to her father Eugene Muse Mitchell is what Scarlett’s mother Ellen to her father Gerald O’Hara。 As the motive power and courage, Margret’s mother had an irreplaceable position in her father’s mind。 Thus the loss of Margret’s mother destroyed her father’s spirit, which is similar to Scarlett’s father。 

There’re two marriages in Margret’s life。 Margret took her first husband Upshaw as the prototype of Rhett Butler。 The failed marriage with Upshaw and the indifference and wildness of Upshaw contributed to the character of Rhett Butler。 Just like Scarlett never got to know Rhett, Margret knew little about Upshaw。来自优Y尔L论W文Q网wWw.YouERw.com 加QQ7520~18766

Obviously Margret took her life experience as the valuable resources for her writing。 Though she only wrote one novel, it was a big success and won her many titles, such as feministic writer。 It is not only a romantic love story but also a historical novel。

1。2 A Brief Account of Higashino Keigo and White Night

Due to its particular glamour, detective novels have been attractive to numerous readers all the time。 Besides, with the development of society and the need of readers, the writing purposes of detective novels have been widened and social problems and humanity have gained more attention in such novels。 In modern Japan, as one of the representatives of Japanese detective writers, Higashino Keigo also goes with the tide。 Almost all the cases in his novel are set upon the social problems existing in Japan。 So the readers not only are attracted by the mystery and suspense in his novels, but also identify with the characters in the novel。 For example, the cruel juvenile delinquency and the rough and unfair dealing with it are sharply pointed out in The Blade of Hesitation。 Concerning the setting of The Sky Bee, we are easily reminded of the event of Fukashima nuclear crisis。 As we can see, Higashino has been trying to talk about different topics in his novels by his penetrating words, dramatic plots and unpredictable endings。 Besides, there’s one thing in common with his works that whatever the topic is, it can easily stir up the readers’ reflection of humanity, which is also quite obvious and profound in White Night。 

White Night, written by Higashino Keigo, is a very popular full-length detective novel。 It tells a fateful love story between Karasawa Yukiho, a double dealer, and Kirihara Ryouji, whose father is a pedophilia and once intended to commit a crime upon Yukiho。 The original start of the whole story is that in order to save Yukiho from his father, Ryouji killed his father accidently。 Since then they have been yoked in terror and solitude, and they have become each other’s guardian and the sun in the world。 To escape from the detection and chase by the policy workers and detectives both of them keep on committing crimes for protecting each other。 

After the publication of the novel, the novel caused a great response among readers and Higashino’s fans。 Though it didn’t win Naoki Prize, the most valuable award of Japanese detective novel, it is regarded as the uncrowned king of all his works, and it also makes Higashino Keigo a king class writer in Japanese detective literature。 

1。3 The social backgrounds of Gone with the Wind and White Night

There are three essential items of all the novel creation: character, plot and environment。 It is often the case that the element environment is pided into two ranges: natural environment and social environment。 As for the social environment, it is not only a place where characters perform, but also the important factor influencing the development of persons’ character。 Just as Kate Millet, an American feminist novelist and the leader and spokesman of American women movement, once said, “social and cultural context must be studied if literature was to be properly understood。” (Liu, 2010:14) Therefore, getting to know the social background of works can benefit readers to have a deep understanding of persons’ character, thoughts and their formation。