I still remember how I accidentally encountered my favorite book “Gone with the Wind”. It was a hot summer day, I was about to attend an extracurricular class which I didn’t want to go very much. Suddenly I saw a flash of lightning in the sky and soon after the lightning I could hear crashes of thunder. Then came the violent storm with thunder and lightning. “I won’t go out in such bad weather.” I thought, “But Mom will blame me if I waste the whole afternoon.” So I went to the bookshelf and get a book randomly. However I was ecstasized by the book soon after I had read a few pages.
The story took place in the context of the Civil War. The heroine Scarlett O’hara was born in a rich family. With a charming cheek and a slim body she enjoys parties and always wants to capture all the young men. She had lived an insouciant life like other girls whose family also owned manors when one day the war broke out and shattered the golden peace of the south. Everything changed permanently. Plantations, treasures, honors and capabilities are ruined. They don’t have enough food, they have no money to pay tax, most slaves run away… but the heaviest shock to Scarlett is her mother’s death and her father’s insanity. Such big changes can and do pull down most people. Many people don’t know how to face new live so they try to escape from reality and live in the past dreams. However, Scarlett shows surprising strength and resilience. She used her fair hands to work in the fields in the burning sun in order to raise the whole family, looked after her ill sisters, buried a foeman on her own, uses all the tricks she has in mind to marry her sister’s boyfriend only for getting enough money to pay tax in order to pertain Tara…… It’s amazing how a girl who did herself proud can change so quickly to bear hardship and adapt to hard life.
I just can’t help love Scarlett. Yes, she is selfish, vain and manipulative, but her loyalty to Tara, her strong desire to lead a better life, and her optimistic conceal her weaknesses. These valuable qualities also encourage me to carry on working hard and to hope for a better future because “Tomorrow is another day.”
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This morning, I got my exam result which really made me down. Though I knew it did not reflect the whole thing about my English ability, it was a real shock. However, since a plain girl could endure such a big loss and picked herself up again, I can also make it. I think your summary of the story gives me many inspirations. It is the high time that I should put more effort in English study and pay more attention to strategies. Thanks for your excellent introduction.
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