Ve^` <Cuo^'n Theo Chie^`u Gio'> va` Margaret Mitchell

[huong@haiti.cs.uni-potsdam.de (Dinh Thi Thanh Huong)]

Dear all!

To^i muo^'n no'i the^m va`i lo+`i ve^` ta'c gia? Margaret Mitchell.
Truye^.n "Cuo^'n theo chie^`u gio'" la` sa'ch go^'i dda^`u giu+o+`ng 
cu?a to^i ne^n to^i dda~ ddo.c ca? ba(`ng tie^'ng Vie^.t, tie^'ng 
Ddu+'c, tie^'ng Anh va` cu~ng ddo.c 1 quye^?n vie^'t ve^` ta'c gia?.

Margaret Mitchell sinh ra va` lo+'n le^n o+? Atlanta, trong 1 gia 
ddi`nh co' ho.c. Bo^' va` anh trai cu?a ba` dde^`u la` lua^.t su+ no^?i
tie^'ng. Me. ba` la` ngu+o+`i ra^'t tho^ng minh, nhu+ng chi? o+?
nha` giu'p cho^`ng con. Me. ba` co' a?nh hu+o+?ng ra^'t lo+'n dde^'n
su+. gia'o du.c cu?a 2 con.

Margaret Mitchell tu+` be' dda~ co' tri' tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng, co' ta`i 
ke^? chuye^.n. Nhu+ng kho^ng hie^?u vi` sao kho^ng ddu+o+.c qui' me^'n
o+? trong gio+'i matrons o+? Atlanta. (Scarlett cu~ng kho^ng ddu+o+.c
ngu+o+`i cu`ng gio+'i ye^u, tru+` me. va` Melly). Vi` the^' ba` quye^'t
ddi.nh ddi le^n mie^`n Ba('c ho.c College, tu+` gia~ Atlanta. Nhu+ng 
ra^'t dda'ng tie^'c ra(`ng ba` kho^ng hoa`n tha`nh ddu+o+.c study, vi`
me. ba` o^'m ma^'t, na(m ba` mo+'i 19 tuo^?i. Ba` ddi ta`u ve^` Atlanta
ga^'p nhu+ng kho^ng ga(.p ddu+o+.c ma(.t me. la^`n cuo^'i cu`ng. 
(Scarlett cu~ng ma^'t me. na(m 19 tuo^?i, cu~ng kho^ng ga(.p ddu+o+.c
me. tru+o+'c khi me. ma^'t). Sau khi me. ma^'t, ba` pha?i o+? nha` dde^?
cha(m so'c cho bo^' va` anh trai. 

Khi co`n o+? Atlanta, Margaret co' ddi'nh ho^n vo+'i 1 ba.n cu?a anh trai,
1 ngu+o+`i con nha` kha' gia? go^'c mie^`n Ba('c, sinh vie^n Harward. 
Nhu+ng anh ta hy sinh trong chie^'n tranh the^' gio+'i la^`n thu+' nha^'t. 
Nhie^`u ngu+o+`i cho ra(`ng ba` ddi'nh ho^n vo+'i ngu+o+`i na`y chi? vi`
muo^'n tra? thu` du+ lua^.n o+? Atlanta. (Nho+' la.i cuo^.c ho^n nha^n
giu+~a Scarlett va` Chales).

Sau ddo' ba('t dda^`u cuo^.c ti`nh tay ba giu+a Margaret, 1 ngu+o+`i te^n
la` gi` ddo' to^i que^n ma^'t te^n, nhu+ng te^n ga^`n gio^'ng nhu+ Rhett,
ta.m go.i la` R, va` John Marsh. John Marsh ye^u Margaret, nhu+ng kho^ng
ta^'n co^ng ma.nh me~, co`n R. la` 1 ngu+o+`i co' qua' khu+' (tru+o+'c 
ddi buo^n ru+o+.u), nhu+ng ta^'n co^ng ra^'t ma~nh lie^.t. R. thua Margaret
ma^'y tuo^?i. Margaret cho.n R., nga`y cu+o+'i, John la`m bestman. 

Cuo^.c ho^n nha^n na`y la` 1 su+. sai la^`m. R ru+o+.u che`, dda'nh 
Margaret. Chi? sau va`i tha'ng, hai ngu+o+`i kho^ng so^'ng chung vo+'i
nhau nu+~a. Co' 1 la^`n R quay la.i nha` Margaret va` ddi.h ha~m hie^'p
ba`, may co' ngu+o+`i nha` cu+'u. Tu+` ddo', lu'c na`o ddi ngu?, ba` cu~ng 
ddem theo 1 kha^?u su'ng lu.c.

Margaret vie^'t thu+ cho John, lu'c ddo' dda~ chuye^?n ddi
1 no+i kha'c. John bo? co^ng vie^.c quay ve^` Atlanta. sau ddo' 2 ngu+o+`i 
ye^u nhau, Nhu+ng vi` R. bie^'n ma^'t kho?i Atlanta, kho^ng la`m le^~
ly di. ddu+o+.c ne^n 2 ngu+o+`i kho^ng la^'y ddu+.o+.c nhau. Ma~i sau ddo'
ma^'y na(m, nho+` ta`i cu?a 2 o^ng lua^.t su+ trong nha`, Margaret va` John
mo+'i la`m le^~ cu+o+'i. 

Chuye^.n ti`nh tay ba na`y ddu+o+.c pha?n a'nh la.i trong "Cuo^'n theo chie^`u
gio'" trong mo^'i ti`nh giu+~a Scarlett, Rhett va` Ashly. Rhett ddu+o+.c hu+ ca^'u
tu+` nha^n va^.t R.

Trong tho+`i gian tru+o+'c khi la^'y John, Margaret la`m pho'ng vie^n cho 1 to+`
ba'o o+? Atlanta. Vie^.c na`y do John gio+'i thie^.u (John la` editor). John
cu~ng chi'nh la` ngu+o+`i di`u da('t Margaret trong nghe^`. Chi'nh trong tho+`i
gian na`y, Margaret co' ddie^`u kie^.n pho?ng va^'n nhie^`u ngu+o+`i, y'
ddi.nh vie^'t "Cuo^'n theo chie^`u gio'" na?y sinh tu+` ddo'.

Sau khi la^'y cho^`ng, Margaret tho^i kho^ng la`m nu+~a ma` o+? nha`.
Ba` ta^.n du.ng tho+`i gian na`y dde^? ddo.c sa'ch ngie^n cu+'u ve^` 
cuo^.c chie^'n tranh Nam Ba('c. Ba?n tha?o "Cuo^'n theo chie^`u gio'"
ra ddo+`i trong tho+`i gian na`y.

Ti`nh ye^u mie^`n Nam cu?a Margaret ddu+o+.c me. truye^`n la.i. Ma(.c
du` sinh ra sau chie^'n tranh ra^'t la^u, nhu+ng ba` luo^n ca?m tha^'y 
nhu+ chie^'n tranh vu+`a qua nga`y ho^m qua. Ngu+o+`i mie^`n Nam ra^'t la^u
sau kho^ng que^n ddu+o+.c su+. tha^'t ba.i na`y. Me. Margaret hay da^~n 
2 con ddi cho+i, qua mo^~i ho`n dda', mo^~i go^'c ca^y ba` dde^`u ddu+`ng
la.i va` ke^? ve^` su+. ti'ch cu?a no' trong chie^'n tranh Nam Ba('c.

Khi ddu+o+.c ho?i chu? dde^` cu?a  "Cuo^'n theo chie^`u gio'" la` gi`,
Margaret co' tra? lo+`i la`: "Ne^'u cuo^'n sa'ch co' 1 chu? dde^`, thi`
ddo' la surival". Y' chi' pha?i  survive ddu+o+.c Margaret ca?m nha^.n
tu+` cuo^.c so^'ng gia ddi`nh. O^ng ba` cu?a ba` dda~ tu+`ng ma^'t he^'t
ta`i sa?n trong chie^'n tranh, va` tu+. la`m la.i tu+` tay tra('ng. 
Bo^' me. ba` co' 1 la^`n cu~ng ma^'t ga^`n he^'t ta`i sa?n sau 1 vu. cha'y
lo+'n o+? Atlanta. Sau vu. ddo', me. ba` ba?o ca'c con ra(`ng: "ca'c con 
ha~y du`ng tie^`n dde^? ddi du li.ch, ti'ch luy~ kinh nghie^.m so^'ng.
Kinh nghie^.m so^'ng se~ kho^ng bao gio+` ma^'t ca?, co`n tie^`n ba.c
thi` co' the^? ma^'t ra^'t nhanh."

Ta'c pha^?m "Cuo^'n theo chie^`u gio'" la` cuo^'n truye^.n duy nha^'t cu?a
ba`. Co' ngu+o+`i cho ra(`ng sau su+. tha`nh co^ng lo+'n na`y, ba` so+. 
kho^ng da'm vie^'t the^m nu+~a. 

Margaret Mitchell ma^'t so+'m, trong 1 tai na.n xe ho+i.