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Finally I finished Gone withthe Wind, written by Mitchell,M. It’s undoubtedly a masterpieceI’ve read. The 1386 pages depicted a love story happened during theAmerican Revolution.
Scarlett O’Hara was thedaughter of a planter Gerald O’Hara in Tara South America. She wasnot very beautiful, but very charm, vigorous and had a high-spirit.She loved Ashley Wilkes to distraction. She was heart-broken by thenews that Ashley would engage with his cousin Melanie Wilkes, thenshe decided in hastily to merry Melanie’s brother Charles asAshley’s sister India was in love with Charles. Several monthsafter their marriages, the Revolutionary War broken out and Charlesand Ashley both registered as a cavalry for South. And Scarlett andMelanie lived in Atlanta with Melanie’s aunt Pitty. After the newsof Charles’ death, Scarlett with her son and pregnant Melanie fledback to Tara only got to know that Scarlett’s mother Ellen had diedand her father Gerald hadn’t be himself any more. In order to raisethe whole family, Scarlett decided to back to Atlanta to merryRhett Butler, an ill-named speculator.
But by accidence, Scarlettfinally married Frank Kennedy, the beau of her younger sisterSuellen and bore a daughter Ella with him. Frank was murdered inone of a trap and then Scarlett married Rhett Butler and had onedaughter Bonnie, died in an horse accident.
At the end of the story,Melanie died of miscarriage. Upon that time did Ashley found he wasin love with Melanie not Scarlett and Scarlett also found the oneshe loved was Rhett. But when she backed home, Rhett told her hislove for her was drained and he decided to leave Atlanta. Scarlettdidn’t give up and she said to her self “After all, tomorrow isanother day.”
Through the entire story, I wasattracting by the book from the beginning to theend.
Scarlett is the protagonist ofthe story. She is charm, of course. Her emerald eyes, deep dimplesand merry peals of laughter almost arrest all the men to be herbeaux. Beyond that, she is also brave, decisive and never gives up.Whereas selfishness, cruelty, imprudence are also inalienable partsof hercharacter. Ifshe wants to possess something, she will get it by every art. Thatis Scarlett.
Rhett Butler is a veryimportant role in the story. He is outcaste by his family and theold society as his misbehaviors. But actually, he is just the onewho is brave enough to break through the constraint of the society,do and say things just as he like. He and Scarlett fall to the samecategory, conceited and brave.
Ashley Wilkes and MelanieWilkes belong to the same class. They’re cool good breeding, goodbook learning and share the same sterling qualities. They areaddicted to their old life and not brave enough to start a newlife. So they stuck in a paradox and not lead a poor and miserablelife.
Among all the figures, the oneI love most is Melanie, despite the fact that Scarlett is theprotagonist. Scarlett is too selfish to get my admiration or inother words, I bear contempt of her.
Melanie Wilkes is a good lady.She is Ashley’s cousin, inherited their family characters, but sheis more brave and decisive than Ashley. She and Aunt Pitty both aresheltered by their families. They just like children, believingeveryone and never bother to think people will bear illthoughts.
Melanie loves Scarlett asScarlett protects her in the siege of Atlanta and helped to feedher and her child Beau in Tara. She never doubts Scarlett and herHusband Ashley’s infidelity to her. Whenever Scarlett is underpeople’s criticism, Melanie always stands beside her with a swordin her small hand, ready to do fights for her. Now Melanie died,the sword which had flashed between her and the world was sheathedforever.
Melly has so weak, so gentleand so tender a heart that earned her the admiration of all peoplearound her, including me, a reader.
