The name 'Scarlett' may not mean a lot to many people, but to all those who have read 'Gone With The Wind' by Margaret Mitchell know what this name carries within itself.
Scarlett is blood.
Our heroine, Scarlett O'Hara witnessed the gore of the American Civil War and survived it. She not only saw the killings but also killed a 'Yankee' to save her beloved plantation, Tara. She got through all the hardships of the war to see another day and win over another situation.
Scarlett is passion.
She is passionate about life. Hardships, poverty, war or death nothing can drive away her deep love for life. Nothing defeats her, nothing can keep her down. She might be thrown down by life but she embraces it right back without flinching.
Scarlett is perseverance.
War, 3 failed marriages, death of father, mother and child, loss of love...no situation is capable of keeping Scarlett down. She goes from one day to the other following the simple motto - "I'll think about it tomorrow, because tomorrow is another day."
Scarlett O'Hara is one of the most powerful fictional character in English literature. She has become a symbol of feminine strength for women of all generations and from all over the world. Her characters stubbornness to always fight for what she wants and of never giving up on her dreams has made her the idol that she is.
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