On the slaughter of Scarlett (from Movie list)

[Rachel Bray]

You know...I feel a bit responsible because I think it was 
my question about which books have EVER been truly adapted 
into movies that brought about GWTW.  I bit my tongue 
because I think I kinda irked some people to begin with 
with my "What more do you want?" exasperation.

Anyway....I COMPLETELY agree with you, Tab.  I was brought 
up with Gone With The Wind and it's in my top ten all time 
favorite movies....but.....when I finally read the book in 
High School, I have to admit I truly admired Scarlett in 
places.  In the movie, she just comes across as a spoiled 
brat with a very mean streak.

And I also thought, though she was beautiful and looked 
just right for the part, Vivien Leigh's accent sounded a 
bit too aristocratic for the Civil War south.

Watching the movie, I always thought Scarlett was a fool to 
love Ashley because, though a perfect gentleman...I thought 
he was rather.....wimpy.  Rhett was much more of a man than 
Ashley.  I just couldn't understand why Scarlett would 
waste her time with Ashley.  He was a joke.  A wus.  He's 
the kind of man that's always made me feel...queasy.  Like 
I needed to wash my hands after he's shaken it or 
something.  BUT...reading the book....OK, yeah...I can 
understand Scarlett's crush.

Am I remembering wrong or doesn't Rhett and Scarlett 
already have Bo (Beau....how the hell did they spell that 
kid's name?) by the end of the book?

And YES!!!!!  I always thought (even as a child) that the 
TaraTaraTara thing really took away from the classic 
"Frankly my dear" line.  

I'm so glad someone else has these thoughts.  I'm not 
allowed to speak against the movie in my house.  :-)

But let it be known...even with the bad ending (the 
TaraTaraTara lines) I still weep like a baby at the end.  
Even after all these years.

Rachel Bray
The Ohio State University
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