In the book, Gone with the Wind, Scarlett is staying home because she's supposed to be mourning the death of Charles, and wants to go outside. There is a party that is meant to raise money for the hospital and some of the soldiers who are fighting in the civil war are going to be there. Two of the girls where were supposed to sell stuff at a booth, got sick. Melanie and Scarlett volunteer to help. When Scarlett is at the both, she goes on about how she wants to dance and wear pretty dresses. She begins to realize how different she is from the rest of the towns people. They all truly believe that the South will beat the North and that the war is necessary but Scarlett doesn't care about it. The doctor makes a speech about how everyone should give up jewelry to pay for the war. Scarlett tosses her wedding ring when giving it away because she never loved Charles while Melanie takes her's off while almost crying. While Scarlett is working in the booth with Melanie, she catches the eye of Rhett Butler. Scarlett tries to ignore him but he starts talking to her. She is nervous around him because he knows about what happened with her and Ashely. He explains that he is a blockade runner who supplies the town with things like dresses, medicine. He also see's the war as a opportunity to make lots of money. He's sarcastically polite to her and makes Scarlett mad. Scarlett says she cares about the war but Rhett won't buy it and says that he can see how badly she wants to dance, even though she is a widow. Then, a auction begins for who can dance with each girl. People start yelling how much they'll pay but Rhett offers to pay a hundred and fifty dollars in gold to dance with Scarlett. Scarlett doesn't care about the negatively she will receive and dances with him. He keeps offering money to dance with her throughout the entire night.
I think the story will continue with Scarlett and Rhett getting along more and talking about how different they are from everyone else. If I had to write a spinoff, I would like to write it from Rhett's perspective because so far he has been my favorite character and really contradicts what the book has been about so far. I think it would be interesting to write about how he thinks. I think the main conflict would be the same as the book I am reading, but will help paint a more complete picture about what is happening in the story. I would recommend this book to a friend because it is historical fiction and has many references to historical events that people who like history might be interested in. I will comment on Rachna, Matthew and Michael´s blog posts.
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