Abstract: This paper analyzes the American racial discrimination showed in the novel，Gone with the Wind. It argues that the discrimination is revealed through the novel’s black character image creation, the presentation of the social system and the Yankees’ attitude toward black people. About the black people image creation, the author created various types, including absolute loyalty to white people, stupid and violent knowingly to smear the black image. In the novel, the position of the black people in the novel is also quite marginal. Besides, they have been discriminated against and trampled on in their social relations and cannot enjoy the same rights and obligations as the white people. At the same time, the author oppugns the purpose that the North give black people freedom and points out the Yankees treat them even worse in the discrimination and abuse. Margaret through the perspective of Scarlett, well presents the situation that Northerners utilize black people and they don't trust them. Therefore, it can achieve the aim to protest the superiority of slavery. On these details reveal in the novel, the discriminated attitude comes from the author’s prejudice. She lives in a society which discriminates against black people and that certainly becomes her attitude toward black people.

Key Words: the Civil War, slavery, discrimination, black people 

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Abstract:

Introduction-1

1.-Discrimination in the Black People Image Creation-2

1.1 The Type of Blind Loyalty-2

1.2 The Type of Being Stupid-3

1.3 The Type of Being Violent-5

2.-Discrimination Revealed in the System-6

2.1 Unfair Treatment in Social Status-6

2.2 Unfair Treatment in Political Status-9

3.-The Prejudice of Yankees-10

3.1 Untrusted-11

3.2 A Pawn of the Game of Politics-12

4.-The Prejudice Adopted by the Author-13

Conclusion-15

Bibliography-16

Acknowledgements-17