时代女性范文篇1

说实话，早在30年或更前的若干年，80后的父辈们、祖辈们又何尝不是在一无所有的情形下步入了婚姻的围城？而今，当他们的下一代又要如他们一样“白手成家”时，他们总要对沉醉在爱情中的年轻人问上一句：“你们真的想清楚了吗？”这一问，字面上简单，其深意却如同西方人在教堂结婚时接受神父的那一问：“今后无论祸福、贵贱、疾病还是健康，你是否愿意一直爱他，尊重他，接纳他？”然而，无论长辈们多么担心，婚姻终究有多么沉重，父母必须让孩子们自己亲身去体会。恰恰是因为对前路艰辛的畏惧，很多80后拒绝了爱人，拒绝了为爱情而裸婚。他们因为现实的无情扼杀了自己的感情。这多少有些让人难过，但谁也不能替别人做选择。

心理学家们往往具有与普通人全然不同的审视人生的视角，在他们看来，利与害的衡量最终要以灵魂是否获得成长作为标准。美国心理学大师托马斯・摩尔的力作《关注灵魂》曾带给人们心灵的革命，在这本书中，托马斯・摩尔认为：财富上的贫穷或富有其实并没有一个客观的标准，“穷”和“富”其实是我们面对金钱时的一种主观的感受。所以“如果一个人对金钱的态度是首先不让自己贫穷的话，那这个人永远不会体悟到自己的富有。……对某些人，富有就是用信用卡而不欠债，而另外一些人的富有则是要求拥有一辆或两辆劳斯莱斯车。富有并不能用银行财产来衡量，因为首要的是我们如何想象它。忽视灵魂和它自己对富有的标准，我们就可能会在对金钱的追逐中头晕目眩，因为我们总是害怕真正的贫困正在不远处等着自己。”用托马斯・摩尔的理论来分析欣然“裸婚”的年轻人的心理，简单地说就是，因为彼此之间互相信任与依赖的情感的作用，婚姻在物质上的缺乏并没有带给他们严重的“贫穷感”。趋利避害，是人的本能。但问题在于，一开始的“利”会持续多久，一开始的“害”又是否在未来的发展中永远无法改变？对曾经的与正在打算裸婚的人们来说，他们都是怀着一份对未来无限的憧憬开始一贫如洗的二人世界的。

憧憬，是一种积极的心理姿态。憧憬会带给人们创造和奋斗的力量。托马斯・摩尔说：“（金钱）把我们从纯洁的理想主义中领出，带我们进入一个通过实际介入的文化的创造，从而锤炼出权力、威望和自尊的更深层的更有灵性的部分。因此，金钱能给予灵魂以基础和勇气，否则灵魂将会在清闲安逸的纯洁中消失。”《裸婚时代》中的童佳倩，固然纯洁可爱，但过于“清闲安逸”，如果不是与刘易阳的裸婚，她的心灵真的就可能会在这种安逸之中逐渐黯然失色。裸婚给了她历练，让她看到了生活现实的一面，所以虽然与刘易阳的婚姻分分合合，再次走到一起之后的童佳倩却已经获得了真实的成长。但如果选择躲避婚姻中可能的物质困境，用财富标准来确定配偶的人选，从心理学的角度看，至少这样的人失去了一个重要的机会，一个可能激发自己创造力的机会，或者说一个靠自我的力量赢得权力、威望和自尊的机会。

了解民国社会改良思潮的人，会很自然地从“裸婚”联想到民国思想家王凤仪先生的“先天结婚”。今日“裸婚”的内涵，较之历史上曾经存在的“先天结婚”，要贫乏单薄得多。旧时代男女婚媾，女方的嫁妆和男方的彩礼都是必不可少的，这也让许多普通乡村家庭背负了沉重的经济甚至债务负担。王凤仪先生晚年提出建设“新农村”并在辽宁朝阳一带付诸实践。1925年，王凤仪先生在他倡办的女子义学和道德讲堂中，开始宣讲“先天结婚”，又名“崇俭结婚”，作为“新农村”建设的重要内容之一。“先天结婚”与以往那种“后天结婚”的区别是“不带嫁妆，也不要彩礼。男女自立，建立新家庭。”崇俭结婚是自主的，完全不受财产、地位、容貌、资历的局限，唯以德业为重。忠诚朴实、善良稳健、胸襟开阔的男子与贤淑文静、通情达理、资性温柔的女子，结为终身伴侣。婚后，彼此互不管束，互不依赖，男女自立，同甘共苦，互谅互助，为了共同的人生目的而奋斗终生。这种婚姻给出了社会转型期女权与进步的另一种路线，王凤仪先生称为“以天命为主的婚姻”。当时许多青年男女受到感召，自觉地实行崇俭结婚，效行者达数千对。以后，先生又为他们举行集体婚礼。从此，在东北地区一时兴起集体崇俭结婚婚礼之风。

时代女性范文

thispapermainlydiscussesscarletto′hara’sparticularcharacters,hersecretofsurvival,herrelationswithotherrolesandwhysheisalwayscriticized.scarlett,who’sclever,coquettish,stubbornanddiligent,isdifferentfromotheraristocraticwoman.shehasbeenmarriedforthreetimesandkilledathievingyankeesoldier;thenbuyssawmills,peddlestimberingherselfandearnsmoneyopenly.theworstthingisshesucceedsinbusinesswhileothergentlemenleadpoorlives.sheisdifferent,andalsodamned.butsheisjudgedasanewwomanintheoldtime.

undoubtedly,ifscarlettwereinoursociety,shewouldlivecomfortably.meanwhile,sheisagoodexampleofsurvival.butwecannotimitatescarlettinallherways.ontheotherhand,criticsnowadaysshouldcriticizescarlettinanewway,thewayofhowtosurviveinmodernsociety.

thatistosay,“bedifferent〞isnotequalto〝bedamned〞.

keywords

rebellious;different;newwoman

摘要

这篇文章主要描述了文学名著《飘》中的女主人公—斯佳丽·奥哈拉，她独特的个性，与小说中其他人物的关系，以及她总是被批判﹑谴责的原因。斯佳丽不同于其他贵族妇女，她聪明﹑迷人﹑勤勉并且倔强而坚定。她共有三次婚姻，枪杀了一名正在家中行窃的北方士兵；后来买下锯木厂，自己为卖木材而四处奔波，最后公然地赚取了很多钱。在许多绅士还过着贫困潦倒的生活时，她却获得了成功，这是人们认为最不能接受的事情。她与众

不同，因此被谴责，但却是“旧”时代的“新”女性。

毫无疑问，如果斯佳丽生活在当今社会，她会很幸福，同时也是我们学习的好榜样。当然，我们不能效仿她的一切；另一方面，当今的评判家应该从怎样在现代社会生存的角度，来对她作出全新的评价。

与众不同，并不意味着该被批判。

关键词

反叛；与众不同；新女性

introduction

katiescarletto′hara,theleadingroleofgonewiththewindbymargaretmitchell,alwaysgetsmixedreception.however,nomatterhowselfish,indifferentandcunningorstrong,ableandcleversheisjudgedas,sheisanewwomanintheoldtime.

scarletto′hara,thedaughterofawell–bredsouthcarolinamotherandarichself–madeplanterfather,beautifulandcharming,hasmanybeaux.butsheonly“loves”ashleywilkes,“sincethatdaytwoyearsagowhenashley,newlyhomefromhisthreeyearsgrandtourineurope,hadcalledtopayhisrespects,shehadlovedhim.itwasassimpleasthat”(margaret,27).atthatday,inscarlett’seyes,ashley’s“drowsygreyeyeswidewithasmileandthesunsobrightinhisblondhairthatitseemedlikeacapofshiningsilver”(margaret,27).fromthenon,theaureoleonashley’sheadshiningallalonginherheartuntilshefinallyrealizesthatwhatshehasreallylovedandpursuedforsuchlongtimeisnotashleyhimselfbuttheaureoleonhishead.becauseofthe“love”toashley,scarletthas“hated”melaniehamilton,thewifeofashleywilkes,formanyyears.simultaneously,becauseofthe“love”toashley,scarletthasneglectedandrefusedrhettbutler’sgenuinelove.andnotuntilmelanie’sdeathdoessherealizewhomherclosefriend,firmpartnerisandwhomherreallover,stablesupporterisandalsowhomshetrulyandsteadfastlyloves.

throughthewarandduringthereconstructionscarlettactsasaheroine.“shesurvivestrialbyfireandhunger”(dawson,10).butunlikeotherepicheroes,scarlettloses,shemissesthebestfriendandlostthebesthusbandinherworld.however,scarlettisscarlett,astubbornwomanwhoalwayssays,“anyway,tomorrowisanotherday”toherselfandthensolvestheproblems.thistime,“withthespiritofherpeoplewhowouldnotknowdefeat,evenwhenitstaredthemintheface.sheraisedherchin.shecouldgetrhettback.sheknewshecould.therehadneverbeenamanshecouldnotget,onceshesetherminduponhim”(margaret,1011).thisisscarlett,rebel,willfulandstubborn,differentfromotheraristocraticwoman;sheisself-confident,independent,sagaciousandcandid.thesecharactersmakescarlettbescoldedmuchbycritics,“bedifferentandbedamned”(margaret,663).

ⅰ.descriptionofscarlett’sspecialcharactersandstyles

beforethecivilwar,scarlettlivesinanearlyperfectfamily.agentlemother,arichfather,andablackmummylookafterherwell,andtheymakeherabeautifulbutspoiledgirl.ontheotherhand,she’sclever,diligent,braveandstubborn.owingtothesecharacters,heractionsmakeherverywelcomeingentlemenbutunwelcomeinladies.

a.thebackgroundofscarlett’sfamily

scarlettshowsherdifferenceattherightopeningofthenovel.shehasa“gentlybredcreolemotherfromtheseacoast”(john,253).elleno′hara,hasneverbeenseen“stirredfromheraustereplaciditynorherpersonalappointmentsanythingbutperfect,nomaterwhatthehourofdayornight”(margaret,42).“therewasasteelyqualityunderherstatelygentlenessthatawedthewholehousehold”(margaret,43).scarlettregardshermotheras“somethingholyandapartfromalltherestofhumankind”and“theembodimentofjustice,truth,lovingtendernessandprofoundwisdom—agreatlady.”youngscarlett,orscarlettantebellum,wantsverymuchtoemulateellen,butinordertoavoidmissingjoysoflife,shewillfollowhermotheronlyonconditionthat“somedaywhenshewasmarriedtoashleyandold,somedaywhenshehadtimeforit”(margaret,62).nevertheless,ellendoesinfluencescarlettmuch.

ontheotherhand,scarlett’sfather,geraldo′hara,alittle,hard-headedandblusteringirishman,isnotwelleducated,hebelievesthatamanwhowantstoberichshouldbestrongandunafraidofwork.andgeraldishardy.“whengeraldwantedsomething,hegainsitbytakingthemostdirectroute”(margaret,48).thisconclusionseemedtofitforscarlett,too.

b.scarlett’sdifferentattitudestothesociallifeandherhappinessantebellum

asforscarlett,inherface“weretoosharplyblendedthedelicatefeatureofhermother,acoastaristocratoffrenchdescent,andtheheavyonesofherfloridirishfather”(margaret,1).attheageofsixteen,thankstomammyandellen,“shelookedsweet,charmingandgiddy,butshewas,inreality,self-willed,vainandobstinate.shehadtheeasilystirredpassionsofheririshfatherandnothingexceptthethinnestveneerofhermother’sunselfishandforbearingnature”(margaret,61).sheishighhearted,vivaciousandcharming,differentfromotherladies’elegance.sheisbeautifulthatshehasmadealmostalltheyoungmenintheneighborhoodcourther;shehasherownviewthatshealwaystriesherbesttogainwhatshewants—ashley,ortara,thenrhett.shewillneverknow,andshewouldbepleasedbutunbelievingifshehasbeentold,thatherownpersonality,frighteninglyvitalthoughitwas,wasmoreattractivethananymasqueradeshemightadopt.because“thecivilizationofwhichshewasapartwouldhavebeenunbelievingtoo,foratnotime,beforeorsince,hadsolowapremiumbeenplacedonfemininenaturalness”(margaret,82).undoubtedly,sheisdifferent,andbecauseofthisdifferences,scarlettisdestinedtobedamned—“nogirlinthecounty,reallylikedscarlett”(margaret,87).

c.scarlett’srebelliousactivitiesinatlantaduringthecivilwar

thencomesthecivilwar.afterherimpulse(marrycharleshamiltonto“retaliate”ashleywilkes’marriagetomelaniehamilton)scarlettissoonwidowed,toherdismay,motherhoodfollows.ofcoursescarlettcannotfellcontentedinherwidowlife,shestillwantstodance,laughandbecourtedasscarletto′hara,notscarletthamilton.andso,withthehelpofrhettbutler,scarlettbeginstosearchforanotherparadiseinherlife.whensheisstillinmourning,scarlett“tossedherheadandspedoutofbooth”(margaret,189),hurriedlystepsintothedancingfloor,andbeginsheranotherrebellife.shebeginstothinkforherselfinsteadoflettingothersthinkforheragain.atthatverytime,sheforgetsherselfandherrearingneglectsthelookonthechaperons’faces,caresnotwhatshewillbecriticized,shejustwantstodance,toreleaseherpartlyfrommourning.

d.scarlett’spursuitoffreedomandhappiness

onewholeyearaftercharleshamilton’sdeath,scarlettispartlyliberated.despitewearingmourning,sheisbackagainwhereshehasbeenbeforeshemarriescharles,asifshewerescarletto′haraagain,thebelleofthecounty.carelessofthedisapprovalofothers,“shebehavedasshehadbehavedbeforehermarriage—wenttoparties,danced,wentridingwithsoldiers,flirted…”(margaret,215).lifeisstillattractive,likesheis.sheenjoyshernormal-likelifeagain.she,scarlett,energeticandanimated,howcanshebedefinedforever?muchless,themanshemarriedhasnevergainedherloveatall!sothatscarlett,whoiswillingto,anddestinedto,pursueapassionallife.obviously,sheisdifferent,andstillisscoldedforbeingdifferentfromthesocialcode.however,inmodernsociety,noonehastherightofobstructingawidowedladyfrompursuinghappiness,especiallyremarriage.

scarlett’semotion,asthechristmasseasonof1863coming,issurgedupbecauseashleywilkeswillcomehomeonfurlough.whenscarlettlooksatashley,she“knewherfeelingofthatlong-pastnightwerethoseofaspoiledchildthwartedofatoy”(margaret,259).butunfortunately,shestilllooksuponherfeelingtoashleyas“love”,evenmorethanbefore.accordingtosuchdeepfeeling,orlove,atleastshethinksso,scarlettpromisesashleythatshewilllookaftermelanieforhim.

e.scarlett’sbraveryandstubbornness

notlonglaterashleygoesbacktoteam,heiscaptured.meanwhile,melaniefindsherselfpregnant.asthebattlefieldsituationgetsworse,theresidentsofatlantabegintofleeaway.sameastheothers,scarlettwantstogobacktotara,too.butmelanie’sdangeroushealthconditionretainsheratatlantatoaccompany,protectandhelpher.originally,scarlettfearsyankees,fearsbombsandmissestara,especiallyhermotherterribly.shehasplannedtoleavetotara,butwhenmelaniereferstoherpromisetoashley,andpraisesherforherbraveryandsturdiness,andbegshertostaythere,scarlettnods.thenduringthesiege,scarlettisfidgetytoliveinatlantacitywiththehomesickbitingherheart.inthosedays,shecanleavemelaniewithothermadamsandsheherselfgoesbackhomewithherson.infact,scarlettdoesthinkitover,butbecauseofvariousreasons,thechiefoneofwhichisherpromisetoashleythatshewilltakecareofmelanieforhim,shestayswithmelanie,whosetimeisapproachingduringtheshelling.isitakindoffoolishchivalry?certainlynot!itisthekindheartedaspectofhernature.thatistosay,scarletthasnotonlybraveryandstubbornness,butalsosenseofresponsibilityinhercharacters.thistime,sheisstilldifferent,butthisistheonlytimesheisnotscoldedforthedifference.maybeitisbecausesheisnursingagenerallyacknowledgedlady—melanie.

sooncomesthefirst“theendoftheworld”inscarlett’slife.that’sasultryday,fromtheverymorninghassheknownthatmelanie’spainsaregettingharderandshesurelywillhaveahardtime.atthisemergentmoment,thedoctorcannotcomebecausehehastodealwithhundredsofwoundedsoldiers.andatthatverynastyday,theyankeeswilltakethecityinnotime.nevertheless,theworstthingis,shehastofacethereality,shewilldeliverthebabybyherself!

tillthenightfalls,scarlettsucceedstohavemelanie’sbabybathedthefirsttime.melanietoo,succeedstofallasleep.“nowthattheexcruciatingordealofhelpingmelaniethroughchildbirthisover,scarleet’sselfcontrolcollapses.”fearoverwhelmsher,turnsherintoahystericalchildwhowants“toburyherheadinhermother’slap....ifonlyshewashome!homewithmother”(blanche,7).againwiththehelpofrhettandhishard–earnedstolenhorse,scarlettisledthroughtheburningcityandthedangerouscountrysideuntilshecangoonsafelyalone—atleastinrhett’sviewshecan.therestdistanceislightless,bumpyandendlesstoher,andtheremightbenorthandsoutharmiesonherwayhome.duetoherbraveryandstubbornnessonceagain,afteradayandnight’spainfuljourney,scarlettandothers,safelyarrivesattara,herhome.

f.scarlett’swisdomanddiligenceinthereconstruction

outofscarlett’sexpectation,themoreterribledisasteroccurs—elleno′hara,hergentle,amiablemother,hasdied;herfatherhasturnedtoaterriblyoldmanwithschizophrenia.nowheislikeachild,nolongerastrongman,thebackboneoftara.bothofhersistersareillinbed;slaveshaverunaway,withonlythreedarkiesstillremaining.thereremainsnotenoughfood,andalltheircottonhasbeenburnttoashes.meanwhile,theirlotofconfederatecashbecomesworthless.themostimportantisthatshe,scarlettthamilton,willcontinuetocarryherburdens.

thelongroadfromatlantatotarahasended,“inablackwall,theroadthatwastoendinellen’sarms”(margaret,409).neveragaincanscarlettliedown,asachild,securebeneathherfather’sroofwiththeprotectionofhermother’slovewrappedaboutherlikeaneiderdownquilt.“therewasnosecurityorheaventowhichshecouldturnnow”(margaret,410);thereisnooneonwhoseshouldersshecanrestherburdens.nowscarlettisseeingthingswithneweyes,forsomewherealongthelongroadtotara,shehaslefthergirlhoodbehindher.sheisawomannowandyouthisgone.theo′hara’sdonottakecharity.theo′haraslookafterthemselves.herburdensareherownandtheyareforshouldersstrongenoughtobearthem.shecannotdeserttara,“shebelongedtotheredacresfarmorethantheycouldeverbelongtoher.herrootswentdeepintotheblood–coloredsoilandsuckeduplife,asdidthecotton”(margaret,411).

thenextmorningscarlettforceshertoendurebody’sstiffnessandsore,goesouttosearchforsomefood.inthenegroes’gardenpatchesofwilkes’plantation,sheislickeddownbyhungerandtiredness.whenshearisesatlastandseesagaintheblackruinsoftheplantation,herheadisraisedhighandsomethingthatis“youthandbeautyandpotentialtenderness”hasgoneoutofherfaceforever.thelazyluxuryoftheolddaysisgone,nevertoreturn.“therewasnogoingbackandshewasgoingforwardthroughoutthesouthforfiftyyearstherewouldbebitter–eyedwomanwholookedbackward…butscarlettwasnevertolookback”atthatmomenthungergrowsatheremptystomachagainandscarlettsaysaloud:“asgodismywitness...theyankeesaren’tgoingtolickme.i’mgoingtolivethroughthis,andwhenit’soveri’mnevergoingtobehungeragain.no,noranyofmyfolks.ifihavetostealorkill—asgodismywitness,i’mnevergoingtobehungeragain”(margaret,419).thisisherdauntlessness.

whatanannouncementofstruggle!indeeditisadaythatisworthyofcelebration.thatsymbolizesthebirthofacompletelynewwoman,aheroineintheoldtime.fromthenon,theshellofhardness,whichhasbeguntoformaboutherheartwhensheliesintheslavegarden,isslowlythickening.scarlett,whoismoreadvancedthanothers,firstlyrealizesthathermother’sorderedworldisgoneandabrutalworldhastakenitsplace.“shesees,orshethinkssheseesthathermotherhasbeenwrong,andshechangesswiftlytomeetthisnewworldforwhichsheisnotprepared”(margaret,425).thisisherperceptivity.

bothofscarlett’stwosistersandtheslavesallrefuse,ordonotdare,tofacethereality.melanie,whocanfacethesituation,butonlyenduresandsufferspassively,andsheisnotwillingto,orcannot,struggleagainstthebadluckpositivelyandenergetically.thatistosay,onceagain,scarlettisdifferentandcomplainedbyeveryoneexceptmelanie—whydoesshebecomesocool,sochilly?

asforhercourageandfieriness,scarlettkillsathievingyankeessoldier,imperturbablyanddeterminately—rightbeforetheyankee’sshoot.suchanactismasscriticizedbythecritics,theyaccuseherofbrutalityandmurderer.theycondemnherlivingbyhookorbycrook,notlikeafairlady.butactually,sheonly“doeswhatunderthecircumstancesmustbedoneifsheistosurvived”(w.j,109).inmodernsociety,thatiscalled“legitimatedefense,”isthereforeguiltless.anyway,scarlettsavesotherthreesickgirlsandthebabies.thatisworthwhile.evenifmelaniewereinthesamesituation,“she’dhavedonethesamething”(margaret,431).

withscarlett’swisdomanddiligence,thetaracansurelyofferabetterandbetterlifeiftherewerenotthetaxationaffair.then,inordertoraisemoney,scarletthastogotoatlantatodroponrhett,“beingamerewomaninasocietythatisbankruptandstilldominatedbymenwhoareeitherstupidoridealistic—andinanycaseineffectual—scarlettmustusetheonlymeansavailabletoherforsavingthefamilyplantation:sex”(w.j,108).however,thisdecisionisnotaneasyoneforher,scarlettfightsaquickbattlewiththe“...threemostbindingtiesofhersoul—thememoryofellen,theteachingsofherreligionandherloveforashley.sheknewthatwhatshehadinhermindmustbehideoustohermothereveninthatwarmfaroffheavenwhereshesurelywas.sheknewthatfornicationwasamortalsin.andsheknewthatlovingashleyasshedid,herplanwasdoublyprostitution...”(margaret,528).unfortunately,althoughshehasplannedtosacrificeherselftorhett,shefails,forrhettisinprison.

butinanycaseshewillnotgiveuptara,andherfolks.“shewillseducehersister’sfiancéinordertogethismemory”(w.j,108)—ifhersisterisalittlelessselfishthanher,scarlettwillneednottomarrysuchanoldman.afterall,shevictimizesherself.

togetandsaveenoughmoney,scarlettbuysasawmillherself.sheshuttledbackandforthinatlantacitywiththewholetowntalkingabouther.andshemakesasuccess.simultaneously,sheisexcludedoutofsocialcontacts.allshehasdoneistobedifferentfromotherwomenandshehasmadealittlesuccessofit.thatistheoneunforgivablesininanysociety.〝bedifferentandbedamned〞.asrhettsaystoher,“scarlett,themerefactthatyou’vemadeasuccessofyourmillisaninsulttoeverymanwhohasn’tsucceeded.remember,awell-bredfemale’splaceisinthehomeandsheshouldknownothingaboutthisbusybrutalworld”(margaret,663).bynow,weknow,perhapsonlypartly,thereasonwhysheis〝differentanddamned〞.

g.scarlett’ssecretofsurvival

onlygrandmafontaine,“givesscarletttheformulaforsurvivalandsuppliestherationalforscarlett’stooth-and-fangcodeofmorality”(w.j,109):“weplayalongwithlesserfolksandwetalkwhatwecangetfromthem,andwhenwearestrongenough,wekickthenecksofthefolkswhoseneckswe’veclimbedover.that,mychild,isthesecretofsurvival”(margaret,701).scarlett,too,refusestobeoneofthelesserfolks,shewantsnotonlytosurvivebutalso〝prevailandwilluseanymeansathandtogainherends.〞andscarlettwinstheeconomicbattleatlast,thoughshelosesthebattleofheart(w.j,110).scarlett’stragedylinesinher“inabilitytounderstandthemeaningofbeingalady”(elizabeth,402).“noladywouldadmitthatshe,andnotherhusband,rantheplantation.noladywouldadmittobeinghungryinpublic.noladywouldadmittosexualdesireorpleasure”(elizabeth,399).

ⅱ.therelationbetweenscarlettandotherimportantcharacters

surely,scarlettisthesoulfigureinthenovel,however,therearemanyotherimportantrolesaccompanyher.amongthem,rhettbutlerisscarlett’sgenuinelover,melanieishertruefriend,andashleyactuallyisherillusion.

a.scarlettandrhettbutler

afterthebirthofhersecondchild,scarlettloseshersecondhusband,too.thenshemarriesrhettbutler,whomshe“hates”much,andherneighborhoodhatethoroughly.naturally,sheiscriticizedterribly.buttothecloseofthenovel,sheloseshimwhenshefinallyfindsthathowmuchshedependsonhimandloveshim—“shemusthavelovedrhettallalong,asanadultloves,notasagirlloves”(dawson,10).rhettbutler,a〝rogue〞,scarlett’smalecounterpart,arenegadearistocratoriginallyfromcharleston,asreprehensibleasscarlettinmorals,butmuchhersuperiorbyreasonofhisromanticallycynicalintelligence(john,253).“wheneverscarlett’sgumptionfails,whensheneedsmoney,rescue,consolation,orchallenge,rhettbutlerappears”heissopowerfulthatscarlettevenwantstobeamanasstrongashim.withrhettbesideher,shedoesnotfearanything.asweallknow,scarlettlovesrhettforhissagacity,factualism,andmuscularity.morethansheloveshim,rhettfallsinlovewithscarlettthefirsttimehesawher.butheknowsher,atleasthethinksso,sheis“sobrutaltothosewholoveyou,scarlett.youtaketheirloveandholditovertheirheadslikeawhip”(margaret,1003).heiswillingto,indeedhedoes,anddoeverythingforherexcepttellingherhelovesher.hesupportsherandridiculesher,helpsherandleavesher.perhapsrhettreallyknowsscarlett’sorwomen’scharactersmuch,however,hedoesnotknow,orfailstograsp,scarlett’sheart.asfoolishasscarlettis,rhettbelievesthatherheartbelongstoashleywilkes,alwaysandforever.healsodoesnotrealizethatashleyis“ayounggirl’sdreamoftheperfectknight...”(floyd,97).(heremeansbeforemelanie’sdeath).

inthefinalchapterofthenovel,rhetttellsscarlettwhyhisfeelingforherhaschanged:“iwantedyoutoplaylikeachild—foryouwereachild,abrave,frightenedbull-headedchild.ithinkyouareachild.noonebutachildwouldbesoheadstrongandsoinsensitive...iliketothinkthatbonnie(theirdaughter)wasyou,alittlegirlagain”(margaret,1004).rhetttellsscarlettthisaftersheadmitsthatherimageofashleyhasbeenalittlegirl’sillusion...indiscardingtheillusion,theimagefromthepast,scarlettdiscardscompletelyhergirlhood;shebecomesanadult,thepointtowardwhichthenovelhasbeenmoving.andbythetimeshehasbeenanadult,scarlettalsolosesrhett...rhettwanted,inotherwords,“tobethemaster...,thefatherofthechild-woman,allowingherthebenevolenceofhispaternity”(dawson,17).

inthefinalscenebetweentwoadults“thiswasthefirsttimehehadevertalkedtoherinthismanner,asonehumanbeingtoanother,talkedasotherpeopletalked,withoutflippancy,mockeryorriddles”(margaret,1003),inthisfinalscene,scarlettmatures,melanie’sdeathburiestheoldpatternofbehavior(likeshehasdone).timehasbroughtchangesthatcallfornewmodesofbehavior.thefemaleparent,theoldorderhaspassedaway.scarlett,thewoman,isfreetoexertherownvitalself;sheisemancipated(gratifyingorlamentable?).“andonlycompletelysoafterrhettleaves”(dawson,17).accordingtothis,rhett’sleavingisnotsad,weshould,instead,bepleased.“he’sgottogoaslongasshefeelsthatscarlettshouldhaveremainedachild.”hisleavingisnotamaskofstrength,butofweaknessandofblindness,theblindnessthattraditionhasproduced(dawson,18).

b.scarlettandmelanie

melanieisintroducedas“atiny,fraillybuiltgirl,whogavetheappearanceofachildmasqueradinginhermother’senormoushoopskirts”(margaret,102).sheremainsafrailgirl,herbreastsundeveloped,herbodyunabletodeliverachild;andyetshemotherseveryone,takingcareofthosewhoostensiblyprotecther—ashley,scarlett,andrhett(blanche,9).“sheislikemother,”scarlettthinksasmelanieliesdying,aconvenienttimeforunwelcomerelations:“everyonewhoknewherhasclungtoherskirts”(margaret,988).

butitisthisquiet,pliableanddelicatemelaniewhoisthetowerofstrengthofscarlett.withmelanie,thereisthestrengthuponwhichscarletthasreliedunknowingforsomanyyears.melanie“istheonlywomanfriend”scarletteverhas,“theonlywomanexceptmotherwhoreallyloved”scarlett(margaret,988).melanie“hadalwaysbeentherebesideherwithaswordinherhands,unobtrusiveasherownshadow,lovingher,fightingforherwithblindpassionateloyalty,fightingyankees,fire,hunger,poverty,publicopinionandevenherbelovedbloodkin”(margaret,988).melanieistheonlyonewhonevercriticizesscarlett’sbeingdifferentforsheknowsthatonlypeoplelikescarlettcansurvive.whatapitythatshecannotfollowscarlett!

thereasonisthatmelaniebelongstotheoldorder.she,ofcourse,is“theidealofsouthernfemininegraciousness,thegreatladypersonifiedasiselleno′hara,scarlett’smother;butthereisatoughnessinherthatissurprising.itisshewho,thoughmaystarve,cannotcompromiseherprinciples(roberty,144).

c.scarlettandashley

ashleywilkes,thelastcharactertobediscussed,hasbeenscarlett’slovershehasdreamedformanyyears.thesameasscarlett,hethinksthathelovesscarlett,too.hethinkshelovesherforsheis“sofineandstrongandgood,”sobeautiful,notjusthersweetface,butallofher,herbodyandhermindandhersoul(margaret,270).heeventellsher“iloveyou,yourcourageandyourstubbornnessandyourfineandyourutterruthlessness.howmuchdoiloveyou?somuchthatamomentagoiwouldhaveoutragedthehospitalityofthehousewhichhasshelteredmeandmyfamily,forgottenthebestwifeanymaneverhad,enoughtotakeyouhereinthemudlikea...”(margaret,520).alsowhilemelanieisdyinghefinallyrealizesthathisloverismelanie.isn’tthattoolate?

conclusion

bothashleyandmelanieareanachronismsastheresultofthedisruptionofthewar(dawson,14).theoldorder,thelifeoftraditionis,ofcourse,representedinthem.thewilkesesarebookworms,theyalwayssendoffforbooksofpoetry,takeeuropeantours,andmarrytheircousins.theirplantation,twelveoaks,iseverythingromanticistswouldliketobelieveabouttheoldsouth.

nowwesee,scarlettandrhett,thetwostrongfigures,andmelanieandashley,thetwoweakones,“wereproductsofexternalcharacterizationratherthanpsychologicalmotivation,yettheygavetheappearanceofrealityinmannersanddialogue,seemingtobeshapedbyinnerstressesandsocialforcesratherthanbyprefabricatedtemperaments”(jamesd,263).onlythosewhoadaptthemselvestothechangescansurvive,eveniftheyaredifferentintheoldtime.theweakonesaredestinedtobeeliminated.

inthisaspect,scarletthasdonewell.shecanloveandhatewithaviolence,“hervoicewasbriskanddecisiveandshemadeuphermindinstantlyandwithnogirlishshilly-shallying.sheknewwhatshewantedandshewentafteritbytheshortestroute,likeaman,notbythehiddenandcircuitousroutespeculiartowomen”(margaret,624).shewantsnotonlytosurvive,butalsotoprevailandwilluseanymeansathandtogainherends,andshewins,stillkeepsanuneasilyknownkindheart.thosearecharactersneededforsuccess,in21stcentury.ifscarlettwerelivinginmodernsociety,insteadoftheoldtime,shesurelycouldleadahappyandcomfortablelife,likemanyotherwhite-collarwomendo.

inshort,scarlettisanewwomanintheoldtime.sheisdifferentanddamned.however,thesocietywhichweliveinisanadvancedone,sowecanimitateher,ofcoursenotinallherways.fortunately,wecould〝bedifferent〞assheis,moreover,not〝bedamned〞assheis.

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时代女性范文

作为女同胞中的一员，我认为要当好新时代的女性，不外乎2个方面：家庭与事业，这2方面是相辅相成的，其中家庭是事业的基础，只有家庭温馨和睦，才会有充沛的精力投入工作。事业是家庭的保证。一个没有事业、依附于他人而存在的人，无论是在社会上还是在家庭中都不可能真正得到别人的尊重的，甚至不可能得到丈夫、子女的尊重。

人们常说：女人是家庭的支柱，因此作为新时代的女性，首先要扮演好妻子、母亲、媳妇等多种角色，处理好夫妻、婆媳、母子或母女等多种关系。而要扮演好这些的角色，还是一门较大的学问。但假如我们把婚姻当作了索取和交换，只想得到，而不想去付出。那么得到的，只能是永无休止的不满足和由此而产生的烦恼。因此在生活中，作为家庭主角的妇女，我们要用一颗真诚、理解、宽容的心，去构建一个温馨的家庭。

同时作为新世纪女性，我认为我们应该是一个自信、自强的人，像我们学校女教师的人数远远超过了男教师，女教师的能力和素质的高低，决定了学校将来发展的水平。为此我认为起码要从以下几方面做起。做个适应时展的要求、自强自立、自尊自爱的新女性。

一、做一个学习型女教师。

渊博的学识是真正立足社会之本。只有不断地提高自己，扩大自己的知识面，才能不被时代淘汰，才有资格当一个好老师。这就要求教师与时俱进，学习不止，做适应时代要求的学习型教师。通过学习来“更新”，“充电”，“提升”，“完善”自我，通过学习来影响造就学生。假如你停止了学习的步伐，学生是新的，教案是老的，这绝对不行，最终被淘汰出局。

二、做一个有素质女教师。