摘  要

为了能够更好地理解文学作品《飘》的内涵和精髓以及作者玛格丽特米切尔的写作手法和她的生平经历，本篇论文通过比较《飘》中两位男主角阿希里和白瑞德的性格特征以及他们对女主角斯嘉丽的态度，旨在分析阐明这两位男主角的爱情婚姻观。本篇论文也查阅了一些早期其他评论家以及研究者对《飘》所作的学习和研究成果，如：以斯嘉丽为剖析对象的《飘》的女性主义解读；战前战后南方社会的变迁以及二战后美国女性意识的觉醒等等。但是在做这些调查研究的时候发现，到目前为止还并没有人学习研究作品中两位男主角的爱情婚姻观。通过比较两位男主角各自的爱情婚姻观，我们能够更清楚透彻地了解两位男主角的性格以及为人。

关键词：爱情婚姻观；女性主义解读；南方社会的变迁
 
Abstract

In order to have a better understanding of the connotation and essence of the literary work Gone with the Wind and its author Margaret Mitchell's writing style and her life experience, this thesis compares the two protagonists Ashley and Rhett's characteristics and their attitudes towards the actress Scarlett in Gone with the Wind, aiming to analyze the view towards marriage of the two protagonists. This thesis refers to some other early critics and researchers’ achievements of study and research on Gone with the Wind, such as the feminist interpretation in Gone with the Wind; the changes of the prewar and postwar of the southern society; the awakening of female consciousness of the United States of America after World War II and etc.. But among these survey findings, so far no one has studied the two heroes on the aspect of their views towards love and marriage. By comparing the two heroes of their concepts of love and marriage, we can more clearly understand the two protagonists’ characters as well.

Key words: view towards marriage; feminist interpretation; changes of the southern society

1 Introduction
   This thesis mainly focuses on the different attitudes towards marriage between Ashley and Rhett in Gone with the Wind. By studying and comparing their natures and the heroine’s attitude, we draw the conclusion Rhett was the man who loved Scarlett most while Ashley on one hand was loyal to his wife, on the other hand could not resist Scarlett’s blind strong love. The whole love story could be described as a tragedy.
1.1 The purpose and significance of this thesis
Gone with the Wind is as controversial a novel as it is magnificent. Even during its publication year, when Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize, the book attracted a glittering array of literary critics, including Malcolm Cowley and Bernard De Voto, who attacked the artistry and politics of the novel with a ferocity that continues to this day. The subject of marriage has been involved many times in Gone with the Wind. The characters’ marriages enrich the story to some extent. Different views on marriage reveal different personalities and display the characters’ different class natures as well.