世界名著现实关联读《飘》（Gone with the wind）（41） (第2/2页)

itNo，’tisproudIam.Anddon’tbeforgettingthatyouarehalfIrish，Miss!AndtoanyonewithadropofIrishbloodinthemthelandtheyliveonisliketheirmother.’TisashamedofyouIamthisminute.Iofferyouthemostbeautifullandintheworld—savingCountyMeathintheOldCountry—andwhatdoyoudoYousniff!”

    GeraldhadbeguntoworkhimselfupintoapleasurableshoutingragewhensomethinginScarlett’swoebegonefacestoppedhim.

    “Butthere，you’reyoung.’Twillcometoyou，thisloveofland.There’snogettingawayfromit，ifyou’reIrish.You’rejustachildandbotheredaboutyourbeaux.Whenyou’reolder，you’llbeseeinghow’tis…Now，doyoubemakingupyourmindaboutCadeorthetwinsoroneofEvanMunroe’syoungbucks，andseehowfineIturnyouout!”

    “Oh，Pa!”

    Bythistime，Geraldwasthoroughlytiredoftheconversationandthoroughlyannoyedthattheproblemshouldbeuponhisshoulders.Hefeltaggrieved，moreover，thatScarlettshouldstilllookdesolateafterbeingofferedthebestoftheCountyboysandTara，too.Geraldlikedhisgiftstobereceivedwithclappingofhandsandkisses.

    “Now，noneofyourpouts，Miss.Itdoesn’tmatterwhoyoumarry，aslongashethinkslikeyouandisagentlemanandaSouthernerandprideful.Forawoman，lovecomesaftermarriage.”

    “Oh，Pa，that’ssuchanOldCountrynotion!”

    “Andagoodnotionitis!AllthisAmericanbusinessofrunningaroundmarryingforlove，likeservants，likeYankees!Thebestmarriagesarewhentheparentschooseforthegirl.ForhowcanasillypiecelikeyourselftellagoodmanfromascoundrelNow，lookattheWilkes.What’skeptthempridefulandstrongallthesegenerationsWhy，marryingthelikesofthemselves，marryingthecousinstheirfamilyalwaysexpectsthemtomarry.”

    以上摘自美国小说《飘》

    Scarlett父亲的婚姻观：父母包办。女人结了婚才有爱情。

    Scarlett的婚姻观：爱情。

    Scarlett的父亲：土地是最重要的。土地实际就是事业。小女孩子家竟为要嫁给某个特定小伙子而烦恼。

    Scarlett：对土地毫无感觉，爱情才刻骨铭心。

    〈待续〉