Scarlett O Har A True Hero

The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin, centers around Edna Pontellier, a female protagonist, who has slowly transformed herself from a traditional wife and mother, into a rebellious, independent, yet selfish woman. On the other hand, Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind grows into a brave woman through harsh experiences of the Civil War. While Scarlett O’Hara is portrayed as a hero, Edna Pontellier lacks heroic qualities. Scarlett O’Hara is strong in fighting for what she is determined to have; Edna is weak and selfish in dealing with the struggles in her life.
Scarlett O’Hara is a hero because she is strong and brave. Raised from a wealthy family, she is born a spoiled Southern belle, but she slowly changes when facing financial difficulties of her parents during the war. At first, all Scarlett cares
She is determined until the end. While all the chaos of war is going on around her, Scarlett always wants to go back home to her mother. She never wants to leave her family behind, even when Rhett asks her to run away with him. Seeing her mother laying on the dead bed, her father’s torn plantation, the burnt house, and the poor condition of her family because of the Yankees’ attack in the Civil War, Scarlett is now motivated to save her family from collapse. Scarlett even cheers her father up when she tells him that she is home now and not to worrying about anything anymore. Scarlett shows her father the strong spirit she has to convince herself that she has to continue fighting for her parents. Tara soon becomes her motivation, since she would do everything she can do save Tara because it is the comfort of her life. It includes slapping her sisters if she hears them complaining, selling herself to Rhett in the prison, sacrificing her marriage to Frank Kennedy, shooting a Yankee soldier if she has to. Scarlett continues to fight against the harsh impediments that hinder her