Biểu tượng đất trong tiểu thuyết Cuốn theo chiều gió của Margaret Mitchell

Abstract

In the novel Gone with the Wind, along with interpretations of the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the immortal love story between Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler, Margaret Mitchell created a new myth of land fully characteristic of Southern United States culture during the second half of the nineteenth century. Land in this work is very abundant in symbolic meanings: the promising land for Gerald O’Hara’s career in association with cotton plantations; Tara symbolizing agriculture civilization as well as an eternal mother guarding Scarlett. And analyzing land symbols is also the best way to explain Mitchell’s political views.