G Dear Rocky - Gone With The Wind

Dear Rocky,

Well, you don't get more classic than Gone With The Wind.  I saw it at the movie theatre on its 50th anniversary with my best friend Brett.  What an awesome experience to see it on the big screen.

Of all the relationships I could choose to analyse, I have chosen to write about Scarlett's relationship to Tara - her family plantation.

Along with Rhett Butler, Tara remained a constant in Scarlett's life - no matter where she was.

I wonder if most of us feel this way about our home.  No matter where we are.  And I wonder if in some way, we all long to go back.  Home.

Scarlett goes to great lengths to ensure Tara remains in her family.  She marries for money to save the plantation, works in the fields, fights, starves and even kills for it.  At the end of the movie, it's the thought of waking up at Tara the following morning that brings her peace amongst her pain, knowing that with her home, she has a solid foundation from which to live her life.

I have always felt a similar way for my family home, although it is the presence of my parents as opposed to the structure that draws me there.  Unfortunately for Scarlett, she didn't have the luxury of having her parents as I do.  But I can see the similarities.

I give it a 9.5/10 Rocky - after all, it is a little long!

Jodie

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