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mallory09 's review for:
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
I've seen this movie a bazillion times, but the book was amazing. Scarlett O'Hara is one of the most infuriatingly selfish, single-minded, and unkind characters I've ever read about. But she is written so well, with incredible complexity. Her change of heart in the last few pages of the book was beautiful.
I especially loved Melanie's character, particularly during the scene where Scarlett finally realizes at the end how much she loves and appreciates her. She acknowledges Melanie's strength of character, even though her strength looks very different than Scarlett's strength. This was beautiful and profound to me, this message that strength of character can look different in different people. That means a lot to me right now, as I see so many strong female characters being portrayed in books and movies lately, which I am SO excited about, but that I don't necessarily always relate with very well because I, personally, am not a particularly outspoken or career-driven woman. I don't see myself as having that same gumption and fearlessness that so many female characters seem to have. I found myself relating much more to Melanie throughout the book, and it was amazing and eye opening to see her quiet, persistent strength acknowledged by a character with a much more obvious and modern strength like Scarlett's.
I especially loved Melanie's character, particularly during the scene where Scarlett finally realizes at the end how much she loves and appreciates her. She acknowledges Melanie's strength of character, even though her strength looks very different than Scarlett's strength. This was beautiful and profound to me, this message that strength of character can look different in different people. That means a lot to me right now, as I see so many strong female characters being portrayed in books and movies lately, which I am SO excited about, but that I don't necessarily always relate with very well because I, personally, am not a particularly outspoken or career-driven woman. I don't see myself as having that same gumption and fearlessness that so many female characters seem to have. I found myself relating much more to Melanie throughout the book, and it was amazing and eye opening to see her quiet, persistent strength acknowledged by a character with a much more obvious and modern strength like Scarlett's.