In the brutal times of the Civil War, fate did not favor Hao Sijia very much. The war made her a widow, and the war made her have to face hunger, poverty, and changing social status. She had to protect her tawny estate, she had to make a living for her family and the Wesley family, and, of course, she wanted to make a good life for herself. She decisively abandons the dainty facade of a Southern noblewoman of her mother's lineage and reveals her patrilineal Irish toughness. She relies on her toughness in her bones, and with Baird's deep love for her, she quickly amasses a great deal of wealth after the war and lives the life she wants. It's just a shame that her dreams for Wehiri refused to wake up, ignoring the massive amount of love she already had for Baird. It wasn't until the end, when Mei Lan died and she could rightfully be with Wei Hsi Li, that she realized that she had been enjoying Bai Reed's love without knowing it. While Reed leaves quietly in despair, she vows to rediscover Reed's love.
The story has always had a bleak tone, seemingly writing about Hoskar's personal destiny, but actually writing about the entire Southern society with the end of the Civil War, the old aristocratic life "with the wind and gone". And Hoskia's famous phrase "Tomorrow is a new day" became a slogan for new women to face life.
Characters like Scarlett, who was a woman who fought for the best interests of her land in those days, are obvious, and I admire her. Reed's personality was one that didn't fit in at that time, but he could have been a brother to the hypocrites for the sake of his daughter.
Scarlett, in addition to her intelligence, had a sense of responsibility, and with a family of four or five to support, she was a young woman. She was a little girl even after the war and the trials and tribulations of the war Rhett turned his attention to Bonnie, she became desperate for money, psychologically she was insecure from the pain of the war, so she dreamed of being in a fog and in the end she realized that Rhett was the answer to the riddle of her dreams
Losses are not to be cherished, I pity this woman but I can't agree with some of the things she did. In that era, he can be strong to survive is not easy, but love is not a person can squander the capital! When love is on your side, remember to recognize it, cherish it, and take care of it!
The end of the book makes me very disappointed and feel lost, when the loss of time to know who is their own true love, true love is often around, but lost
Hosgard and White Reed is the first male and female protagonist of the book, the image of this pair of characters is shaped extremely full. Hoskar has the tenacity to survive no matter what the predicament is. She is not entirely dependent on men, but is a smart, courageous, aggressive and committed woman. But the most striking thing is her humanized shortcomings, such as selfishness, vanity, indifference and so on, which makes us feel that this character is not "fictional", but not "perfect". Therefore, the character image is more real and believable, full and moving. Besides, Breed, his male image is admired by many women, I think it is mainly due to his persistence in treating his feelings. He is a politically opinionated man with a firm stance, but without forgetting his roots. He is cynical on the outside, but profoundly persistent in his love for someone. The conflict between reason and emotion, coldness and tenderness is expressed in him as a contradictory unity. Therefore, Reed's image is relatively speaking, and is shaped more "perfect".