Scarlet+O'Hara+Character+Analysis

 Scarlett O'Hara: The Southern Belle of the Ball



//Who was Scarlett O'Hara?//

Scarlett was the main female character in the famous novel....**__Gone With the Wind__**. Set in in the later half of the 1800's, Scarlett was a young woman who was very progressive for time and day. She was a famous lady who was known for her fashion and style...in addtion to her unsurpassed attitude for life and men. You see, Scarlett was the original feminist, and her actions in life would lead one to believe that she was the epitomy of a "woman with an attitude." Perhaps is was her long dark hair, or her 17 inch waste, or her green eyes....who knows; but one thing is for certain... men wanted her, and women abhored her. However, some might conisder her actions similar to that of a bad attitude, Scarlett considered it her way of life.
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//What did Scarlett O'Hara do with her life?//

Scarlett was a strong woman found herself juggling her affections and needs for multiple men in her life. The novel shows her transisitoning from a young naiive 16 year old, to a shameful mother who had the ability to lead and direct an entire southern plantation. We see her transition through the novel, into a strong independent woman. Scarlett, lived her life during a time of many historical transistions. While struggling to maintain her plantation, she also had to fight off starvation for her and her family...now working the land like a slave in order to survive. Even though she once was a spoiled, immature young girl; she now has to become a strong independent woman. Along the way, she burned many bridges though and crossed many people. The one thing she thought she wanted with her life was the one man she never got....Ashley Wilkes. Not until the very end did she realize that the true love of her life was Rhett Butler...ironically she came to this realization to late and Rhett walked out on her. Her selfishness did come back to bite her in the butt as the end of the novel sees Scarlett living a cold and lonely life. 
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1. Style:
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 * //Scarlett O'Hara was known as a fashion trendy lady. Her pure beauty was nicley complimented with her keen sense of style. At any given ball, Scarlett was dressed the finest and looked the best. Her style and beauty could also be seen as setting her as a trend setter and somewhat a feminist leader. Hey style truly portrayed her attitude in life.//**

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2. Determination:


 * //Scarlett O'Hara was perhaps one of the earliest known female characters that showed total determination. She was determined to not let life's hardships get her down. Even though she almost lost Tara to the Yankees, she didn't let this get her down...and vowed to march on and declare "I'll never be hungry again." She was also determined in her love life. Scarlett wasted most of her life pining for Ashley, and realized to late that Rhett Butler was the one true man for her. However, as the title of the book states, some things, once we burn them, are "Gone With the Wind."//**

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 3. Feminist:


 * //Scarlett was an early feminist, even before women had the right to vote! She was the epitomy of what a woman of the times could only dream of becoming. Rather than "mourn" her late husband, she was a lady that moved on to the next man to suite her own needs. She was also a land owner, who owned and ran her own business...taking much criticism for it. She single handedly saved Tara...whereas many men lost their homes due to incompetancy! Scarlett was a leader in her own right, and many other women feared her out of pure jealously of her confidence and beauty. She was also envied by many, and many men couldn't handle what she had to offer.//**

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 4. Conniving:

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 * //Even though Scarlett O'Hara was a strong woman, she was also deceiving. She would hurt anyone, or walk on anyone to attain what she wanted...whether it was stealing a girl's boyfriend, making a dress out of green drapes to trick a man into marriage, or shooting a Yankee in the face! Scarlett wasn't always liked as she wasn't shy about her intentions of deceiving people. This is clearly seen in her move to Atlanta to steal her sister's fiance. Having repsect for other's wasn't always this deceitful lady's method.//**