In the light of few relevant researches, recently people come to realize there is something significant behind the big work so that more and more people are addressing themselves to study it from many perspectives, among which the study of feminist ideas on Scarlett’s Fight against the Fate has attracted the most attention.

For example, Jiang Xiaohong (2012) in Scarlett’s feminist charm viewed Scarlett as a woman hero because she could strive to win women's liberation from the bondage of old domestic life and manage to be independent economically. Luo Minyu (2005) in Analysis of Scarlett’s consciousness of tomorrow considered Scarlett’s consciousness of tomorrow as a kind of expectation: expecting the equality between men and women, a peaceful world and happy homeland and a true love. Moreover, there are some scholars giving their unique understanding of Scarlett’s rebellious character showed in the process of fighting against the seemingly predetermined fate.  

3. Feminist Ideas on Scarlett’s Fights against the Fate

    Scarlett’s awakening female consciousness is showed during the process of her fight against the fate. When confronted with the outdated regulations and irrational practices, she plucks up the courage to challenge and firmly defend her own rights. Likewise, when faced with the terrible natural environment, she refuses to yield to the poor soil and works hard in the field. Whether in front of the feudal ethics or in the presence of the wretched natural environment, what Scarlett does expresses feminist sentiments. “Scarlett is a brilliant image with feminist color whom Michel Margaret creates in Gone with the wind. She dares to go against the tradition and the treatment of females as inferior to males, and she dares to go out of the family and enter into the patriarchal world in order to obtain the female’s independence in economy and personality.”(Deng Yufen, 2005: 189).

3.1 Scarlett’s Fight against the Feudal Ethics

     In this novel, Scarlett was portrayed as a rebel against the feudal ethics with distinct feminism. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Scarlett was taught to learn traditional protocol knowledge at a very young age to behave herself decently like an elegant lady. At that time, ladies and gentlemen’s demeanor formed the atmosphere of the traditional society. However, Scarlett hated doing that and was disgusted with the hypocritical decorum. In this way, she pretended to be a lady in front of her parents, but she went her own way at other times. In her inner world, she wanted an unrestricted and free life.