【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ly simply because Ashley rejects her love. The selfcentered girl cannot receive the humility. Capriciously she marries Charles just because“he has a lot of money , and he hasn’t any parents to bother me and he lives in Atlanta. And if I married him right away, it would show Ashley that I did not care a rap that I was only flirting with him. And it would just kill Honey. She had never, never catch another beau and everybody’s laugh fit to die at her, and it would hurt Melanie, because she loves Charles so much, and it would hurt Stu and Brent.” (Mitchell, Margaret 2001: 149) This marriage is very dramatic and childish! It seems that revenge plays a large role in it, but from a woman39。s point of view, Scarlett has a mind of wanting to be loved, to settle, hoping that through another person she can recuperate. Charles is a substitute, also a victim, but at the same time Scarlett also wants, through the wedding, to prove that Ashley loves her, to see him hurt, and to make him regret for the whole life. But the result is that Scarlett herself bees the hurted one. Her first marriage is a plete failure. Scarlett and Charles Hamilton do not gain anything from the marriage, and they do not feel happy. Scarlett utilizes Charles to fulfill her selfishness. She never treats Charles as her husband. She marries him, because it makes her feel closer to Ashley. If Charles does not die in the war, they will divorce someday, because there is no love between them. The Purpose of Scarlett’s Second MarriageThe second man who marries Scarlett is Frank, who has got engaged with one of Scarlett’s sister. It is the hardest time for Scarlett: the south bees very disadvantageous in the war and her home Tara has undergone earthshaking changes。 what she sees in her family deeply surprises her: her mother dies, her father is sick in his mind, and her sisters have scarlet fever. She supports the fallen big family hard. In a word, the war throws her into a homeless and starved state. In order to raise enough money to buy an umber factory, Frank, who is the finance’ of her sister bees her second target. She marries Frank because she needs money to pay for the taxes on Tara. When she cannot offer the tax money, she goes to Rhett firstly. She knows that Rhett loves her, and more important he is rich. Scarlett plans to take the advantage of Rhett’s love to her and her charming to borrow some money. But Scarlett fails. And Frank happens to be the only person except for Rhett who has the amount of money. In other words, if other people have the amount of money, she will also choose them. In addition, she has no feeling towards Frank, and she used to despise him. Scarlett does not love Frank, but she gets him. She thinks coldly: “Certainly, he’s no beauty, and he’s got bad teeth and his breath smells bad and he’s old enough to be my father. Moreover, he’s nervous and timid and well meaning, and I don’t know of any more damning qualities a man can have. But at least, he’s a gentleman and I believe I could stand living with him better than with Rhett. Certainly I could manage him easier. At any rate, beggars can’t be choosers.” (Mitchell, Margaret 2001: 458) This marriage can be seen as one that Scarlett is forced by life to make an immoral choice which is a pletely practical action for the sake of money. Thus, her extreme solipsism shows to a great extent. She breaks her sister’s marriage, neglecting ethics between sisters. Anyway she breaks all the normal moral ethics. Therefore Frank is not luckier than Charles。 both of them are a transition product and target of Scarlett. The Purpose of Scarlett’s Third MarriageWhile Scarlett is torn with guilt of causing the death of her second husband, Rhett appears and offers a marriage proposal, promising to give her everything. She marries him for the consideration that she will never have to bother about money again and never to worry about money again, and that Tara is safe, the family was fed and clothed, she would be safe. She marries Rhett because of money, vanity and the feeling of being loved, not for love.Firstly, Scarlett marries Rhett because of money, she says, “Well, money does help, you know, Rhett, and God knows Frank didn39。t leave any too much.” (Mitchell, Margaret 2001: 678) Rhett: did you say yes because of my money?Scarlett: well…yes, partly.Rhett: partly?Scarlett: well, you know, Rhett, money does help, and, of course, I am fond of you.Rhett: fond of me?Scarlett: well, if I said I wad madly in love with you, you’d know I was lying. (Mitchell, Margaret 2001: 678) Secondly, Scarlett is a girl with strong possessiveness and vanity. When a person gains success, his goal is no longer business, because there is not enough challenge. Perhaps Rhett is a goal for Scarlett to prove herself. She believes that she has the ability to conquer every single man she wants to conquer. Although she does not love Rhett, she wants to seize his heart. Of course Rhett is also very smart, but love can make a person an idiot. Rhett, smart and rational, in the end, is also subjected to love. Finally, Scarlett marries Rhett because she enjoys the feeling of being loved. She knows that Rhett is a man who can understand her and a man who has the ability to offer her support a