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1、【标题】An Analysis of Rhett Butlers Character in Gone with the Wind 【作者】成 慧 【关键词】瑞德?巴特勒；性格；人性美；矛盾性；原因 【指导老师】白 敏 卢 静 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionMargaret Mitchell, the author of the book Gone with the Wind, was born in a family with ancestry like the Scarlett OHaras in the book in Atlanta. Her mother was
2、of Irish-Catholic ancestry, and her father descended from Scotch-Irish and French Huguenots. There were many soldier-members of the family who had fought in the American Revolution, Irish uprisings and rebellions and the Civil War in her family.1 The author, an imaginative child, was fascinated with
3、 stories of the Civil War that she heard from her parents and great aunts. And her life experiences and two marriage life led her complete the book Gone with the Wind that made her world famous.The author sets the growth and the experience of a girl and several youth in the background of the Civil W
4、ar. The main character of Gone with the Wind is Scarlett OHara, a daughter of an owner of a plantation in the South. Her love, her experiences and the changes of life value are the plots of this book. There are many studies about Scarlett OHara: her ardent towards life; the character of hardhearted,
5、 unscrupulousness but with strong mind and capableness; her feminism and so on. This thesis mainly focuses on the character of the male figureRhett Butler, a bold, cynical rule-breaker, and he is deeply attracted by Scarlett, and sees her as his soul mate in rebellion.2 There are three parts mostly
6、using description and contrast to show Rhetts character.We can get Rhett Butler is full of challenge by description he is an impious son and a current-leader and a supporter of feminism; he has a so sober-mind that he has his clear understanding of the society and clear knowledge about the southerne
7、r; he is so intelligent and courageous that he runs blockading successful in the war time and saving the members of the Klan. No one is perfect that Rhett has his defectcontradiction through his thoughts and actions: despising the Confederacy but fighting for the South, and determination and wit but
8、 not daring to express his love. From two aspects of Rhetts special experience of growing up and the uniqueness of social background, the fourth part briefly analyses the reasons forming his character.II. The Virtues in the Character of Rhett ButlerThe old saying says that each person has his virtue
9、, even if he is a desperately rascal. Towards Rhett Butler, a man has a deadly reputation at the beginning of the novel and during the war time, there are many virtues in his character: challenging, sober-mind, intelligent and courageous, kindness and so on.A. ChallengingIn the most character, even
10、in the virtues of Rhett Butler, his challenge is most conspicuous. However, he is so challenging what he represents is not welcomed by the people, even though his family and friends.1. An Impious Son and a Current-leader from Noble FamilyTo some extent, Rhett Butler and the most gentlemen in the Sou
11、th are fundamentally alike. They come of the same kind of class, they are raised in the same pattern, brought up to think the same things, and somewhere along the road they take different turnings, they still think alike but react differently,3 which cause Rhett as an impious son and a current-leade
12、r.Rhett Butler is well-known to the southerners, but for the most terrible fame. He is from a well reputation family like many gentlemen, while for his challenge, he refuses to marry a girl who stays out with him nearly all night just as some unexpected accident, and shoots the girls brother; he is
13、expelled from West Point and nobody receives him. And of course he is thrown into the world without a penny by his fatheran old gentleman with an iron will and a ramrod for a black bone, when Rhett is just twenty without any training, and his name is stricken from the family by his father.Rhett must
14、 continue his life although he has not a cent, then the challenge of his character play the most roles. He is an impious son that causes he is different from other men for his challenge leads him to choose some careers which are not a gentleman should take, and even professional gambling also is inc
15、luded in Rhetts careers. Therefore, he has been unpopular and receives the hatred from the citizen who have gotten many help from Rhett, even theirs lives.At the same time, as one of the most Southerners, Rhett Butler unlike other people, especially the typical gentlemen Ashley Wilkes, always lives
16、in his past times and is afraid to look on the naked realities. Rhett is cast by his father, while he lives a good life. Instead of spending much time to recall his beautiful memories, he makes clear that he has to work hard for his life. The fact evidences that he gains success. Instead of dying of the hungry or some other disease, he lives a well life, even better that other Southerners. Just as his words to Scarlett,“you were a good risk, an inter
