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mynxcat
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Gone With the Wind - An all time classic
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May 28 17:23 UTC 2002 |
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slynne
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May 28 18:22 UTC 2002 |
I kind of felt sorry for Scarlett and kind of disliked her throughout
most of the book but she kind of redeemed herself at the end. Rhett was
quite awesome and the romance between them really captured that whole
Old South/New South kind of thing.
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mynxcat
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response 2 of 9:
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May 28 18:42 UTC 2002 |
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slynne
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response 3 of 9:
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May 28 21:29 UTC 2002 |
I think Ashley was just a young man faced with a choice. Do you pick
the most beautiful one who has a kind of nasty personality and who is
pretty shallow or the plain looking one who is all kindness and love.
Personally, I think he made the right choice. I always saw that
relationship as symbolic of Scarlett's desire to have things the way
they were before the war. Ashley is everything that Scarlett wants but
cant have. He is parties on the lawn, no worries, innocence, etc.
Everyone kind of wants those things sometimes but when we grow up and
especially when we mature because of extreme adversity like Scarlett,
we just cant get that innocence back. Scarlett realizes all of this
eventually but it does take her a while.
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gelinas
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May 29 04:36 UTC 2002 |
Someday, I should re-read that book. Maybe.
What was that last line? "If she had understood men, she would never have
loved Ashley and never lost Rhett."
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mynxcat
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response 5 of 9:
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May 29 17:25 UTC 2002 |
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slynne
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response 6 of 9:
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May 29 17:36 UTC 2002 |
I can totally see that. She just wanted what she couldnt have and never
really saw Ashley for what he was.
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gelinas
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response 7 of 9:
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May 30 02:38 UTC 2002 |
'Twas from the book; I don't think I've seen the movie. Remember, though,
that she "fell" for Ashley before she knew that he was to marry Melanie. She
did set out to to win him away from her after she found out, though. And so
embarrased herself in front of Rhett.
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slynne
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response 8 of 9:
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Jun 9 20:29 UTC 2002 |
yes, but would she have remained so in love with him for so long if she
could have had him in the first place?
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gelinas
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response 9 of 9:
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Jun 10 04:07 UTC 2002 |
Probably. 'Twas the experiences with her other husbands, especially with
Rhett, that finally opened her eyes. If she had gotten Ashley at the
beginning, the rest wouldn't have happened.
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