世界名著现实关联读《飘》（Gone with the wind）（39） (第2/2页)

it’snotcrazyI’mmeaning.He’snotqueerliketheCalvertswho’dgambleeverythingtheyhaveonahorse，ortheTarletonswhoturnoutadrunkardortwoineverylitter，ortheFontaineswhoarehot-headedlittlebrutesandaftermurderingamanforafanciedslight.Thatkindofqueernessiseasytounderstandforsure，andbutforthegraceofGodGeraldO’Harawouldbehavingallthosefaults!AndIdon’tmeanthatAshleywouldrunoffwithanotherwoman，ifyouwerehiswife，orbeatyou.You’dbehappierifhedid，foratleastyou’dbeunderstandingthat.Buthe’squeerinotherways，andthere’snounderstandinghimatall.Ilikehim，butit’sneitherheadsnortailsIcanmakeofmosthesays.Now，Puss，tellmetrue，doyouunderstandhisfolderolaboutbooksandpoetryandmusicandoilpaintingsandsuchfoolishness”

    “Oh，Pa，”criedScarlettimpatiently，“ifImarriedhim，I’dchangeallthat!”

    “Oh，youwould，wouldyounow”saidGeraldtestily，shootingasharplookather.“Thenit’slittleenoughyouareknowingofanymanliving，letaloneAshley.Nowifehaseverchangedahusbandonewhit，anddon’tyoubeforgettingthat.AndasforchangingaWilkes—God’snightgown，daughter!Thewholefamilyisthatway，andthey’vealwaysbeenthatway.Andprobablyalwayswill.Itellyouthey’rebornqueer.LookatthewaytheygotearinguptoNewYorkandBostontohearoperasandseeoilpaintings.AndorderingFrenchandGermanbooksbythecratefromtheYankees!AndtheretheysitreadinganddreamingthedearGodknowswhat，whenthey’dbebetterspendingtheirtimehuntingandplayingpokeraspropermenshould.”

    以上摘自美国小说《飘》

    以上文字很有意思，特別是Scarlett的父亲一句:……没有哪个妻子能够成功改变丈夫一厘一毫……，太有意思了，东西方文化虽不同，人之本性相同，本性天生而来，要改变本性是不能的，有的只是对于本性的约束***。

    男人和女人结合，本质是本性的互相理解和接纳，但不是互相改变。

    〈待续〉