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The Wilkes' plantation is called "Twelve Oaks". Twelve Oaks is located...

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:00:13 PST

The Wilkes' plantation is called "Twelve Oaks". Twelve Oaks is located in Northern Georgia. It is a neighboring plantation to Tara, the plantation owned by the O'Haras.

I need the name of Ashley Wilkes' plantation in Gone with the Wind.

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:27:50 PST

I need the name of Ashley Wilkes' plantation in Gone with the Wind.

If we buy the fact that Rhett gave everything he had to the relationship...

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:59:19 PST

If we buy the fact that Rhett gave everything he had to the relationship with Scarlett, I cannot see how he can come back to her. I think that she would pursue them for a while, but if his heart really was ruptured by this relationship, I cannot see any reconciliation happening here.

I iike the essay questions in discussing heroism. I think another...

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:56:12 PST

I iike the essay questions in discussing heroism. I think another essay topic would be a discussion on how the book treats the issue of slavery. Somehow, I think the book does reflect the Southern belief that the war was about freedom and being left alone. I would also think that a good essay question would be to compare and contrast Scarlett and another heroine of literature.

It only appears in the sequel to Gone With the Wind. I have the feeling...

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:04:50 PST

It only appears in the sequel to Gone With the Wind. I have the feeling that there is nothing that trumps an iconic war like the Civil War backdrop that was the setting ofr the story. To infuse Irish culture would have detracted from the grandness of it.

I believe that Scarlett would never rest until she did win him back. He...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:33:30 PST

I believe that Scarlett would never rest until she did win him back. He is unable to resist her forever. Part of the joy of this couple is in driving the other crazy and then winning the other back. As much of a drama queen as Scarlett is, she is the catch of the South and Rhett knows it. They have had a marriage and a child--these are powerful bonds that will tie them forever.

True. And that is ironic considering that, upon visiting the Margaret...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:19:16 PST

True. And that is ironic considering that, upon visiting the Margaret Mitchell home in Atlanta (the museum), the first thing that comes in the tour are all the Irish superstitions that the family abided by, and the Irishness is quite a strong element in the everyday life of the author. It is most interesting. Would be great if you could visit it, though it is not as historical as you would think, but the diaries of the family are there.

Oh how I wish they did! I believe that Scarlett has enough ruthlessness...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:15:33 PST

Oh how I wish they did! I believe that Scarlett has enough ruthlessness and dominance to try really hard and get him back. I also think that he is quite wounded in his ego and might not give in for a while- but- once she starts playing a new dance, he might cave in. That would be just so delicious! They are the HOTTEST couple in American Literature!

In reply to #3: From all the wounding, they are in essence the North and...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:36:13 PST

In reply to #3: From all the wounding, they are in essence the North and South of the Civil war.

I don't think so. Rhett went into the marriage understanding Scarlett's...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:05:48 PST

I don't think so. Rhett went into the marriage understanding Scarlett's character and needs, but he also thought that by making sure she never wanted for anything, she would let herself love him. When he realized that even when she did have everything she wanted she was still carrying a torch for Ashley, I think that was the end of it for him. Even though Scarlett did, at the end of the book, realize she loved Rhett, I don't think she would...

Probably not. Scarlett and Rhett have too much emotional...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:41:15 PST

Probably not. Scarlett and Rhett have too much emotional baggage...they have wounded one another too many times to be able to completely put it behind them and begin fresh.

I don't think she will succeed in getting him back. I think it deals...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:57:55 PST

I don't think she will succeed in getting him back. I think it deals with a broader issue of values similar to the North and South. The War will end, but I don't think their history will come together. I think it is better like that. The North vs the South is very persuasive and emotional conflicts.

Scarlett and Rhett

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:50:10 PST

Consider the question readers most often ask themselves and each other after finishing the novel: Would Scarlett succeed in getting Rhett back? Why or why not, considering their basic characters and their history together?

Since Rhett Butler plays such a major role in the novel, I would include...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:42:22 PST

Since Rhett Butler plays such a major role in the novel, I would include an essay question that focuses on him. Here's one: In literature, the Byronic hero (created by and named for Lord Byron of English literature) is a complex man. He is strong, mysterious, and even dangerous; however, he is also capable of deep love, gentleness, and compassion. In Gone With the Wind, how is Rhett Butler developed as a Byronic hero?

Scarlett was imbued with what could be termed "the bulldog syndrome."...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:16:21 PST

Scarlett was imbued with what could be termed "the bulldog syndrome." When she took hold of something (or someone), she did not let go. Sometimes this worked to her advantage; in one situation, it did not. Her obsession with Ashley worked against her achieving happiness. The usually realistic Scarlett viewed Ashley through the prism of Romance, unable to see him for the man he was until she had wasted much time, effort, and emotion trying to...

I too feel that silver lining shining behind Scarlett's otherwise...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:11:19 PST

I too feel that silver lining shining behind Scarlett's otherwise dreadful personality. She was quite determined, and allowed herself to take quite a couple of hits from society before setting up her goals and working her head off to achieve them. Aside from the fact that Scarlett hurt a lot of people, she still maintained her backbone and helped out Melanie during her pregnancy and during the birth of her baby, and she did work hard to...

In response to #2: The south is and always has been full of...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:06:08 PST

In response to #2: The south is and always has been full of hard-working people (like Scarlett) who work with what they've got to do the things that need to be done. The north assigned the term "romantic" to the south, not the south. It may be one of the reasons for the Civil War in the first place--jealousy of a lifestyle which appeared to be one of leisure. The north did not see the amount of work that goes into growing food and...

Scarlett O'Hara is an icon for a reason; she personifies the Southern...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:05:34 PST

Scarlett O'Hara is an icon for a reason; she personifies the Southern woman, who will do whatever it takes to survive and thrive, and still look beautiful doing it. Scarlett is a force of nature; whatever life hands to her, she seizes it and gains the upper hand. She is the original unsinkable Molly Brown. Scarlett's strength in the antebellum Old South is her ability to charm men into seeing only her beauty, while her intelligence stays...

Perhaps what is what the South lacked as it went to war with the...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:08:16 PST

Perhaps what is what the South lacked as it went to war with the North. maybe she represents what people should have been like as opposed to being Romantic. In "Huck Finn," the Romantic ideals of Tom are definitely illusionary compared to the Pragmatic and Practical Huck. I can see the great disparity between a false sense of Romantic glory and Realistic Pragmatism in Gone With the Wind.

Scarlett

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:15:42 PST

Why, or should I say does' Scarlett O'Hara have the strength that deep down in our very souls we possess, however sometimes choose to surpress for the sake of societial pressures? Although a beautifully romantic perspective it has very little historical facts of the most horrible war fought among Americans However, I think in its own way romantic as it is has an element of humanity within it. I cannot help but see a beacon (however small...