Abstract:Gone with the wind is a famous work that created with the history background of Civil War by Margaret Mitchell. It is not only a romantic novel, but also a great work of discussing the changes in 1860s’ America. It reflects preferably great historical projects such as the southern situation, social problem, disintegration of the southern plantation, feminism, etc. It has a deep literary value. 

 The topic focuses on the times that women were in a very low position and in the story, the women’s wisdom and courage were no less than men, and even beyond the men. Based on the theoretical foundation and through the exploration of Gone with the Wind in detail, the author attempts to study the close relationship between feminism and society. 

This thesis consists of two chapters with one introduction and a conclusion. The introduction scans the historical background and the women’s characteristics and position in that society. Chapter One mainly analyzes the pre-war social system and slavery in the south America, and Scarlett, Melanie and other women’s changing characteristics and struggle in the war. And then it leads out Chapter Two which explores the process of Feminine consciousness wakening and women’s movements.

The conclusion summarizes the views of this thesis and suggests that Gone with the Wind should be taken as a potential target of feminist studies.

Key words:  Scarlett; Melanie; feminism; self-wakening

摘 要:《飘》是玛格丽特·米切尔以美国内战时期的南方为历史背景创作的一部名著，它既是一部浪漫的爱情小说，也是一部探讨19世纪60年代美国南方所经历的种种变化的著作，它着实反映了较多当时的南方局势、社会问题、南方种植园经济的瓦解、女权主义等,具有重大历史意义的课题，具有深远的文学价值。

本选题着重在《飘》中所描写的在妇女地位十分低下的时代，故事中的女人所表现出的智慧和勇气丝毫不亚于男人，甚至超越男人。由此，本论文试图从具体文本出发，试图展现和探讨女性主义与社会的关系。

本论文由两个章节和一个引言和结语组成。引言部分主要是对《飘》的历史背景以及里面主要女性人物性格以及她们所处的社会地位概述。第一章主要分析战前的美国南方以男性为主体的社会以及其奴隶制度，还有斯嘉丽、梅兰妮等角色在战争中挣扎求存以及她们性格的转变。由此引出第二章具体探讨有关女性的觉醒及女性主义运动的发展过程。

论文的结语部分总结了本论文的主要观点并提出了《飘》中关于妇女觉醒的重要意义以及美国妇女的女性意识不断觉醒，她们不断地积累经验，努力争取自由和平等对社会起到的积极作用。

关键词： 斯嘉丽； 梅兰妮； 女性意识； 觉醒