《飘》(Gone with the wind )(38)(2 / 2)
“motherasonlyfifteenhenshemarriedyou,andi’msixteen,”saidscarlett,hervoicemuffled
“yourmotherasdifferent,”saidgerald“sheasneverflightylikeyounoe,daughter,cheerup,andi’lltakeyoutocharlestonnexteektovisityouraunteulalieand,hatithallthehullabalootheyarehavingoverthereaboutfortsumter,you’llbeforgettingaboutashleyinaeek”
“hethinksi’machild,”thoughtscarlett,griefandragechokingutterance,“andhe’sonlygottodangleanetoyandi’llforgetmybumps”
“no,don’tbejerkingyourchinatme,”arnedgerald“ifyouhadanysenseyou’dhavemarriedstuartorbrenttarletonlongagothinkitover,daughtermarryoneofthetinsandthentheplantationsillruntogetherandjimtarletonandiillbuildyouafinehouse,rightheretheyjoin,inthatbigpinegroveand—”
“illyoustoptreatingmelikeachild!”criedscarlett“idon’tanttogotocharlestonorhaveahouseormarrythetinsionlyant—”shecaughtherselfbutnotintime
gerald’svoiceasstrangelyquietandhespokeslolyasifdrainghisordsfromastoreofthoughtseldomused
“it’sonlyashleyyou’reanting,andyou’llnotbehavinghimandifheantedtomarryyou,’touldbeithmisgivingsthati’dsayyes,forallthefinefriendshipthat’sbeteenmeandjohnilkes”and,seeingherstartledlook,hecontinued:“iantmygirltobehappyandyououldn’tbehappyithhim”
以上摘自美国小说《飘》
从上文可以看出,美国南北战争之前的南方,男女青年可以自由恋爱,当然是指自身自由的男女青年,其家庭背景多是庄园主家庭。一般情况下都是男青年追求女青年,也有女青年追求男青年的,但如果被发现女青年追求男青年,而男青年并不接受,会被认为是件不体面的事,连女青年所在的家庭也会因此感到不体面。
scarlett的父亲得知女儿是这种情况时,也是这么认为的,但他喜欢scarlett,女儿如果坚持,他会努力顺女儿的心的。
scarlett暗恋ashley,ashley是一个大庄园主的儿子,但scarlett的父亲不认为ashley有多好,不是ashley人品不好,而是ashley的一些模糊的特质让他觉得scarlett若嫁给ashley不会幸福。
以上段落人物关系和爱好、诉求,写得很真实,也很具跨越人类时代的普遍意义。
〈待续〉