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1、GonewiththeWind1936firsteditioncoverofGonewiththeWindAuthor:MargaretMitchellCountry:UnitedStatesTitleThetitleistakenfromthefirstlineofthethirdstanzaofthepoemNonSumQualiseramBonaeSubRegnoCynaraebyErnestDowson:"Ihaveforgottenmuch,Cynara!gonewiththewind."Thenovel'spro
2、tagonistScarlettO'Haraalsousesthetitlephraseinalineofdialogueinthebook:whenherhometownisovertakenbytheYankees,shewondersifherhome,aplantationcalledTara,isstillstanding,orifitwas"alsogonewiththewindwhichhadsweptthroughGeorgia".PlotsummaryMitchell'sworkrelatesthestor
3、yofarebelliousGeorgiaSouthernbellenamedScarlettO'Haraandherexperienceswithfriends,family,lovers,andenemiesbefore,during,andaftertheCivilWar.UsingScarlett'slife,MitchellexaminedtheeffectoftheWarontheoldorderoftheSouth,andtheaftermathofthewaronwhatwasleftofthesouther
4、nplanterclass.TheplotofGonewiththeWindcontainsmanydetailswhichhavetriggeredspin-offconcepts,parodies,andculturalinfluencesoverthepastdecades;however,theplothasbeenshortenedhereforthesakeofbrevity.PartOneThenovelopensatTara,theO'HaraplantationinGeorgia,withScarlettO
5、'HaraflirtingidlywithBrentandStuartTarleton,twinbrotherswholiveonanearbyplantation.Amidstthechatter,thepairtellScarlettthatAshleyWilkes,themanScarlettsecretlyloves,istomarryhiscousinMelanieHamilton,aplainandgentleladyfromAtlanta.Scarletthurriestofindherfather,Geral
6、dO'HarawhoconfirmsthatAshleydoesintendtomarryMelanie.HesharplywarnsScarlettthatsheandAshleywouldmakeaterriblematchandencourageshertoconsidertheattentionsofoneoftheotherlocalbeaux.ScarlettismiserableuntilsheconcludesthatAshleydoesnotknowsheisinlovewithhim.Sheplotsto
7、makeAshleyjealousbysurroundingherselfwithmenatthebarbecuethenextdayattheWilkesplantationofTwelveOaks,thenadmittohimthatsheprefershimabovealltheothers.AmongthefawninggentlemenareMelanie'sbrother,CharlesHamiltonandFrankKennedy,thebeauofhersister,SuellenO'Hara.Thingsd
8、onotgoaccordingtoplan;AshleyiskindtoScarlettbuttellsherthathewillstillmarryMelanie.TheunreceivedRhettButler,hiddenbehindacouchduringtheemotionals
