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== = = ="Gone with the Wind Portrait" by Susan L. Sedia.=

//A Streetcar Named Desire.//
The movie "Gone with the Wind" reminds me of Blanche's character in A Streetcar Named Desire. "Gone with the Wind" is set during a time period in American society where Southern belles ruled the society. Scarlett represents the Southern belle at the height of her power; in contrast, Blanche represents what happens //after//. Blanche tries to pretend that she is still that Southern belle, but in the end, we see her fall apart. She, like other Southern belles, have a desire to fall in love and be swept off their feet by a rich man. In this sense, the portrait above could represent Blanche's dream of being rescued. Also, the woman in the background seems to be jealous of the man and woman in the foreground; this could possibly represent Blanche being jealous of Stella and Stanley's passion. Though their relationship is twisted, Stella is happy, whereas Blanche is left alone. In the end, neither of them get their "happy ending."

=//"Gone with the Wind." Directed by Victor Fleming// //(1939).//=

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