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Scarlett O'Hara was raised as a genteel southern belle. When the Civil War hits her, it affects her whole life. She is forced to change her selfish ways and she realizes just how tough she can be when faced with dire circumstances. Similar to the Outsiders, she struggles care taking, relationships, and survival situations.
"Gone With The Wind" is mentioned very often in "The Outsiders". It has a great impact on the characters and great meaning in the story.
Ponyboy Curtis
Scarlett O'Hara
Johnny Cade
Melanie Hamilton
One very powerful reason to include "Gone With The Wind" is the relationship between the two texts. Here they are:
- The rivalry between two groups {The Yankees and The Confederates, The Socs and The Greasers}
- Characteristics shared between characters from different stories
Gone With the Wind
Major Characters:
Scarlett O'Hara: A southern genteel who lived in Tara (plantation in Georgia). Married three times. 1st to Charles Hamilton, next to Frank Kennedy, and 3rd to Rhett Butler. She throws herself at anyone she needs, especially Ashley. She does whatever she needs to be successful, even after deaths occur.
Melanie Hamilton: She is tenderhearted, kind, quiet, and thoughtful. She is compassionate, and naiive, and she thinks the best of everyone. She is married to Ashley Wilkes, her cousin, and they have a son.
Ashley Wilkes: A strong, passionate man, married to Melanie Hamilton. He went to war for the South, and returned to Tara having been destroyed by the Yankees. He leads Scarlett on, who had a crush on him.
Rhett Butler: A handsome, but scandalous man. He remains rich, even after the war. He was the third to marry Scarlett, who he had teased for a while after hearing her freak out at Ashley. He is not very proper. He ends up leaving Scarlett.
On the surface, "Gone With The Wind" is just a book mentioned in "The Outsiders". It is also something that bonded Johnny and Ponyboy. The book definitely strengthened their friendship.
Another reason S.E. Hinton might have included "Gone With The Wind" in her own book is because of the connection Johnny and Ponyboy had to the characters of "Gone With The Wind". Just like Scarlett, Ponyboy has little patience and gratefulness. However, they both stay strong, battle a lot, and have to do whatever it takes to fend for their family. But they don't come to the realization of just how important some people are until it is too late. Just like Melanie, Johnny is a lighthearted person who is just dragged along for the ride. They are both like wounded warriors, not only because they were both very ill, but they kept their courage through all the tough times the both had been through.