Gone with the Wind Revisited

Fiddle-dee-dee

Gone with the Wind has long been a favorite movie of mine,

It has a certain charm mixed with grit that makes it so divine,

The cast of characters is a blend of beauty, grace, strength and determination,

Along with the drama of betrayal, destruction and humiliation,

Scarlett O’Hara is the ideal heroine, caught up in her own obsession,

The dashing Rhett Butler is the charismatic “gentleman” who makes a striking impression,

The delicate and kind Melanie, is Scarlett’s only obstacle to attaining her man,

Scarlett only wants what she cannot have, and is devoted to her plan,

Ashely Wilkes, her childhood and lifelong crush, is a man of integrity,

She cannot seduce him away from his wife; he has true loyalty,

The plot thickens in the midst of the Civil War,

When Atlanta burns, the South is shaken to its core,

Yet amid this dire situation, is an inkling of humor, particularly quaint,

Aunt Pittypat appears, with her ridiculous curls and tendency to faint,

Prissy is also one of my favorite characters with her famous quote:

“I don’t know nothin’ ‘bout birthin’ no babies”; as Margaret Mitchell wrote,

 Mammy, the house servant to Miss Scarlett is sassy and memorable as well,

She strives to wrangle the antics of her mistress, but continues to fail,

“It ain’t fittin!’” spews out of her mouth for Scarlett is not compliant,

“Fiddle-dee-dee” is Scarlett’s reply, as she is certainly defiant,

Rhett Butler has the last say as he “doesn’t give a damn”,

But “Tomorrow is another day” is uttered after the big door slam,

It is a southern historical, fictional story with many a twist and turn,

True to life?  Larger than life? That is for you to discern,

This four-hour movie is a long saga, not for the weak of heart,

I took my Dad, back in the day, and he went to sleep at the start!

Tammy Harvey

Written:  8/27/2019