1、Gone With the Wind,By 吴勋,Contents,Gone with the wind,About the author,Gone with the wind,Margaret Mitchell,Margaret Mitchell was born in 1900 in Atlanta, Georgia and lived just 49 years. She attended Seminary in Atlanta and Smith College,Margaret Mitchell,About the author,Gone with the wind,Gone wit
2、h the Wind, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. The novel is one of the most popular of all time, and an American film adaptation of the same name released in 1939 became the highest-grossing film in the history of Hollywood and received a record-breaking number of Academy Awar
3、ds.,Characters,Gone with the wind,Scarlett OHara,She is The main character of the novel. She is the daughter of Gerald and Ellen OHara and is accustomed to getting her own way, whether with clothes or boys. She surrounds herself with young men, flirting打情骂俏mercilessly and is not above stealing the b
4、eaux of other girls. She is willful任性的, conniving, and yet far more intelligent than well-bred girls are supposed to be.,Characters,Gone with the wind,Ashley Wilkes,Husband to Melanie Hamilton and object of Scarletts life-long fantasy. He is a true member of the old south who feels unable to cope wi
5、th the new world.,Characters,Gone with the wind,Melanie Hamilton,Wife to Ashley Wilkes and sister-in-law to Scarlett. Described by Rhett as the only truly kind person he has ever known. Unable to believe anything bad about people she loves.,Characters,Gone with the wind,Rhett Butler,Scarletts third
6、husband who is in love with her from the moment he sees her. He is an opportunist willing to take advantage of any situation, but not without kindness or generosity under the right conditions.,Characters,Gone with the wind,Plot Summary,Gone with the wind,Gone With the Wind” is quite famous. The stor
7、y happens during Civil War. Scarlet, the daughter of a farmer was beautiful and attractive. Before the war, her life was placid. But when the war broke out, her life changed totally. Her husband died because of disease, and she became a widow. However, she was different from other women. She couldnt
8、 bear wearing dark clothes and staying at home all the time. Just at that time, Captain Butler came into her life. They were very similar, both treacherous奸诈的and avaricious贪婪的, so they soon became friends. Scarlet had to be feed the whole family, and this made her marble冷酷无情的.,Plot Summary,Later on,
9、 Scarlet had her own factory, and was gradually disliked by many people because of her arrogance.Captain Butler was very wealthy and charming as well. He loved Scarlet, and before long, they got married. On the other hand, Scarlet had been loving a man called Ashley for a long time, but Ashley had a
10、 wife, Melanie, who was respected by everyone, except Scarlet. Even after she got married with Butler, she still wanted Ashley.,,Plot Summary,Some time later, Scarlet and Captain Butler had a daughter. This made Butler become a kind father. But their daughter died. From then on, Scarlet and Butler q
11、uarreled much oftener than before. Otherwise, when Scarlet met Ashley on his birthday at the factory, people saw them hugging, and this made Butler fly into a rage.,,Plot Summary,Melanie fell sick and she was about to die. Scarlet talked with her beside her bed, and she suddenly realized that Melani
12、e was her only female friend, and she loved her very much. She also realized she didnt really love Ashley. But everything was too late. When she came back home, Captain Butler was leaving. Her tears couldnt do any help, and she could only watch him leave.,,conclusion,This story figured a lady who wa
13、s fortitudinous. But the society made her play hard, and her personality distorted. She only cared for money, and she didnt care about other peoples feeling. When she finally regretted, Butlers patience had been disappeared.In addition, Scarlet had a tag, “ Tomorrow is another day.” This showed that
14、 she was optimistic. When Butler left her, she also said, “Tomorrow is another day.” This sentence gave her courage, and made her feel much better. Maybe we should learn this point from her. No matter how difficult our life is, just face it optimistically, and tomorrow would be another day.,,Diagram,Fantasy versus Reality,Loss and Change,Survival,Major Themes,Gone with the wind,Thank You !,
