Abstract:With the development of globalization, the cultural integration has become an inevitable tendency. The publications of Gone with the Wind and A Dream of Red Mansions did not occur at the same time. However, these two works both embody the social contradictions and conflicts in their own times. Obviously, the characters in both two literature works——Wang Xifeng and Scarlett have some similarities, both of which have become the controversial roles in the women image of the world literature. By the means of Parallel Study in Comparative Literature, this paper explores the sameness and differences between Wang Xifeng and Scarlett, two women that lived during social transition period. This paper introduces the images of these two women characters first and then has a comparison study between them to find similarities and differences. Further more, causes that resulted in these differences can be explored.

Keywords: Wang Xifeng; Scarlett; comparative study

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1.-Introduction-1

2. The Character Analysis-2

2.1 The Character Analysis of Wang Xifeng-2

2.2 The Character Analysis of Scarlett-4

3 The Comparison between Wang Xifeng and Scarlett-6

3.1 The Similarity between Wang Xifeng and Scarlett-6

3.2 The Difference between Wang Xifeng and Scarlett-7

4. Causes of the Difference between Wang Xifeng and Scarlett-8

5. Conclusion-9