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091212Bookreport09121215陈忠华1学生姓名：陈忠华学号：09121215指导教师：王军日期：2012.6BookReportofGoneWiththeWindBackgroundofthenovelGonewiththeWindiswrittenbyMargretMitchell.MargaretMitchellwasanAmericanauthorwhowonthePulitzerPrizein1937forhernovelGonewiththeWindandsheonlywrotethisonebookinherentirelife.MargaretMitchellwasborninAtlanta,GeorgiatoEugeneMitchell,alawyer,andMaryIsabelle.HerchildhoodwasspentinthelapsofCivilWarveteransandofhermaternalrelatives,whohadlivedthroughtheCivilWar.IthinktheexperiencelikethismadeherwritethebookGonewiththeWindfinally.Gonewiththewindisoftenconsiderdedasthemostpopular,enduringandmovingworknotonlyofthattimebutofalltime.SidneyHoward’sscriptwasderivedfromMargaretMitchell’sfirstandonlypublished,best-sellingCiviaWarandReconstructionPeriodnovelof1.037pagesthatfirstappearedin1936,butwasmostlywrittenMitchell’snovelinJuly,1939for$50,000-arecordamountatthetimetoanunknownauthorforherfirstnovel,causingsometolabelthefilm“Selznick’sFolly”.Atthetimeofthefilm’srelease,thefictionalbookhadsoldmorethan1.5millioncopies.Whenthenovelwasfilmedandairedontelevision,morerecordsweresetintwopartsinlate1976,andcontroversyarosewhenitwasrestoredandreleasedtheatricallyin1998.GonewiththeWindisoneofthemostfamousromanticnovels.ThenovelissetinthetimeoftheAmericanCivilWar,from1861to1865whentheSouthernplantationownersfoughtagainstthenorthernYankeesfortherighttoownslaves.WhentheSouthernplantationlostthewar,theysufferedfromgreatlossesoflifeintheprocess,andtheromanticplantationlifedepictedintheearlychaptersofthenovelisutterlydestroyed.091212Bookreport09121215陈忠华2SummaryofthenovelScarlettisastubborn,headstrongandworldlylady,whoseextraordinarybeautyattracteslotsofpeopleandalmosteveryyoungguyslikedherverymuchandwantedtomarryher.Shelivedinawealthymanorhome.Hermotherhasfrenchfamilyintheblood,askedhertoabidebyallfeministtradition.HerfatherwasanoutbreakofIrishimmigrants,andhewantedhertoclosetoanyoneoftherichyoungmenandgetmarriedtooneofthem.Inthebeginningofthebook,onecannotlikeScarlettdeeplybecauseherbeauty.However,ScarlettwasattractedbyAshleyWilkes—whobehavedgentlytoothersandwonagreatreputationattheregiontheylivedin.ScarlettthoughtAshleylikedher,butunfortunatelyintheparty,hetoldpeoplethemessagethathewantedtomarrytohiscousin—MelanieHamilton,whichmadeScarlettfeltverysadandheartbroken.ScarlettwantedtoaskAshleywhetherheloveherornot.WhensheknowedthetruththatAshelyindeeddecidestomarryMelanie,Scarlettcried.ThewholeprocesswassawbyRhettButler,whohadthereputationasarogue.AstheCivilWarbegan,ScarlettacceptedaproposalofmarriagefromMelanie'sbrother,CharlesHamiltonasarevengetothemanwhohurtedhe.Lateronwhenthegunsofwarcomeclosearoundthecountry,someyoungpeolpl,includingScarlett’shusbandandAshley,joinedthearmy.Twomonthslater,ScarlettreceivedaletterthatCharlesdiedofphenomena,followedbythemeasles.Scarletthadtowearmourningclothes,mourningforherhusbandthoughtshedidnotlovehim,andnotgotoparties,oratleastnothaveanyfunatparties.Everyonethoughtthatwhenshewept,itwasforCharlie,butindeeditwasforherself.Atoneoftheparties,otherladies’beautifullycoloreddressesmakeScarlettenvious.Comparingittoherown,shewishedshecoulddanceliketheothersandhavefunlikeothers.Then,Rhettwasintroducedastheheroandhecametocollectthejewelry,sayingthattheywillbemeltedandusedtobuymoremedicineforthewouldedsoldierswhoinjuriedfromthewar.ScarletthesitatedforawhileandtookoffCharlie’sweddingring,andputitinthebasket.Mellysaw,andwastouched,andtookoffherweddingringtoo,sayingitwillhelpAshleymoreoffherfinger.RhettlookedatScarlettandknew091212Bookreport09121215陈忠华3thatCharliewasnothingtoher.Atthetimeoffinaldance,theorilyScarlettwasimpossibletodance,butwhenRhettputupagreatsumforScarlett,Scarlettsaid“Yes,Iwill”.Aloughpeopletalkedandgossipedabouttheherbehaviouralot,butScarlettdidn’tmind.Afterthewar,ScarlettinheritedTaraandmanagedtokeeptheplacegoing.WhenScarlettcouldn’tgetmoneyfromRhetttopaythetaxesonTara,shemarriedhersister’sfiance—FrankKennedy,andtookcontrolofhisbusiness.ThesuccessfulbusinessmademanyAtlantansresentedher.FrankwaskilledwhenheandotherKuKluxKlanmembersraidashantytownwhereScarletwasassaultedwhiledrivingalone.RemorsefulafterFrank'sdeath,ScarlettfinallymarriedRhett,whowasawareofherpassionforAshleybutstillhopedthatonedayshewouldatlastcometolovehim.ScarlettwasanappleintheeyesofRhett.Notlongafterwards,theygotalittlegirl,whowasaprettylittlebabyandtheycalledherBonnie.Bonniegrewuplikehermother,andRhettlovedherandspoiledherashewouldhavespoiledScarlett.Hewantedaplaceinthesocietyforhisdarlinglittlegirl,sohestartedtotalktopeopleallfriendlyuntilallhisbadreputationdrainedaway,andhebecameasrespectableasever.Hedidn’tcareifallthismadeScarlettseemworsethaneverintheirneighbor’sminds.ScarlettwassoonjealousoftheattentionRhettwasgivingBonnieandeverynightshewentdownstairsanddranksecretly.AllofthesemadeRhettveryhurt.Byaccident,Bonniewasdead,whichdamagedbothScarlettandRhettandtheyneededatimetorecover.Melaniedied.Ashleywasoutside,andhetoldherthattheonehelovedwasMelanie,nother.Scarlettwasangry,forshehadthoughtthatAshleylovedherallthes