A Comparative Study of Female Images of Scarlett and Melanie in Gone with the Wind

摘要

Gone with the Wind is the masterpiece of American famous female writer Margaret Mitchell.Based on the background of American civil war,the novel shows a magnificent picture of southern United States before the civil war and postwar times in front of the readers.The novel depicts two distinctive characters,Scarlett and Melanie.Scarlett has glamorous outlook,she is smart,brave and strong,but also selfish,vanity,kitsch and greed.Melanie looks mediocre,but she is a woman of great integrity,inner strength and generosity.This author analyzes the two controversial heroine based on elaborate observations.Scarlett is a innovative women with the sense of independence,while Melanie is a kind and righteous traditional women,both of them are excellent female in turbulent times.