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Gone With The Wind : Analysis : Gone With The Wind

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1. An explanation of how the couple fell in love. That is, how did they choose one another? You will apply a mate-selection theory to explain the couple’s attraction for one another

The film Gone With The Wind depicts a love story between protagonist Katie Scarlett a tease with the boys, deemed by society forever unmarriageable, and Rhett Butler, a mysterious ladies man, with his eyes set on her. The two fall in love through their uncanny similar personality traits, views, and morals in life, in spite of Scarlett’s prolonged belief her ideal man, Ashley Wilkes was her romantic destiny. Through the exchange theory, the film showcases Katie Scarlett’s struggle to accept the fact that her dearest friend Ashley has chosen to marry his cousin Melanie, over her. As a young adult, Scarlett was spoiled and entitled as her father favored her the most as the head of the household. This made it difficult for her to accept defeat thus instilling in her the notion that Ashley was who she had to have. This determination and drive appeals to Mr. Butler, as he is able to view her for what she truly is, able to see himself in her, “we’re alike, bad lots both of us, selfish and shrewd, but able to look things in the eye and call them by name.” Rhett is able to identify himself within Scarlett, and this brings to him a sense of familiarity and attraction, as he is able to connect with her beyond the surface. Although believing to have loved Mr. Wilkes her whole life, Scarlett assesses the

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