SCARLETT O’ HARA Scarlett O’Hara (full name Katie Scarlett Rollibard O’Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler) is the protagonist in Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the later film of the same name. She also is the main character in the 1970 musical Scarlett and the 1991 book Scarlett‚ a sequel to Gone with the Wind that was written by Alexandra Ripley and adapted for a television mini-series in 1994. During early drafts of the original novel‚ Mitchell referred to her heroine as
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Scarlett O’Hara: Tragic Hero? According to Aristotle‚ there are three common occurrences in the lives of all tragic heroes. The classic tragic hero of Aristotelian poetics is of noble derivation and nature. The fatal flaw which is usually hubris‚ or pride‚ commonly precipitates a catastrophic downfall (Greenberg par.1). Lastly‚ a humbled recognition of his flaw‚ and a reversal of fortune must occur. Scarlett O’Hara‚ from Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind‚ exhibits all the qualities of a tragic
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(place): Atlanta; Tara‚ the O’Hara plantation in northern Georgia. • Major conflict: Scarlett struggles to find love‚ trying out Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler‚ while simultaneously trying to adjust to the changing face of the South. • Rising action: Scarlett confesses her love to Ashley; Scarlett marries Rhett; Scarlett and Ashley embrace. • Climax: Bonnie dies while horseback riding‚ breaking the tie that binds Rhett and Scarlett. • Falling action: Scarlett falls down the stairs and miscarries;
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has many representations. Some will regard it as a romantic story between Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler. Others may view it as a glimpse into the rise‚ fall and rise (again) of southern aristocrats before‚ during and after the Civil War. Both points of view are valid. The Civil War and its consequences serve as the background of this love affair. Along with the war (and its aftermath) the story of Rhett and Scarlett can genuinely be called a great but stormy romantic adventure. It can also
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3/27/13 Vivian Leigh There have been hundreds of thousand world renowned actors and actresses from all over the world. Many of which have won numerous awards and have made quite a name for themselves. Often times actors and actresses start from the very bottom‚ even from childhood working hard to get where they are or once were. This is much like actress Vivian Leigh. She had a hardworking childhood‚ and worked her way up the food chain to earn what is now considered a household name. “Born on
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around the protagonist‚ Scarlett O’Hara. Scarlett is in love with Ashley Wilkes‚ but in the beginning of the novel‚ she learns that Ashley plans to get married to Melanie Hamilton. Though she is sad‚ the news that she received did not discourage her attempts to win Ashley’s heart. Many of the decisions that she made were driven by her love for Ashley and her determination to win him. In the poem‚ the speaker says‚ “I am desolate and sick of an old passion.” Scarlett felt unhappy and alone
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SCARLETT O’ HARA Analysis Essay 02/13/12 SCARLETT O’ HARA Scarlett O’ Hara is a woman who does what it takes to survive no matter what the case may be. In the book Gone with the Wind‚ Scarlett O’ Hara plays a role of what most people might think is crazy. This upper class southern belle living in the country side of Atlanta‚ Georgia just before the Civil War takes place. She embarks on an adventure of turmoil‚ death‚ and deceitfulness. In this era of time during the Civil War Scarlett did not care
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http://gutenberg.net.au/licence.html To contact Project Gutenberg of Australia go to http://gutenberg.net.au Title: Author: GONE WITH THE WIND Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell PART ONE CHAPTER I Scarlett O’Hara was not beautiful‚ but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were. In her face were too sharply blended the delicate features of her mother‚ a Coast aristocrat of French descent‚ and the heavy ones of her florid
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Paraphrasing S. Kathleen Kitao Kenji Kitao When you write a paper‚ you use some information that you have read in books‚ journals‚ on the Internet‚ etc. Your teacher might have told you‚ “Use your own words.” In other words‚ even when you use someone else’s information‚ you are not allowed to use the words they wrote. You have to use your own. You have to say the same thing in a different way. This is called paraphrasing. For example‚ if the book you are reading from says‚ “John Adams‚ who was
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2nd period Gone with the wind is based on a novel by Margaret Mitchell that was written in 1936 directed by Victor Fleming. The film has multiple stars including Clark Gable as Rhett Butler ‚ Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara‚ Leslie Howard‚ Olivia de Havilland‚ and Hattie McDaniel. Gone with the wind was a fictional story released in 1939 telling about the civil war and the reconstruction era from a white southern point of view. This movie has made more money than
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