History Literature / Scarlett

It was adapted into a MiniSeries by Creator/{{CBS}} in 1994 starring Creator/JoanneWhalley as Scarlett O'Hara, Creator/TimothyDalton as Rhett Butler, and Creator/SeanBean as Lord Richard Fenton.

** Also Scarlett [[spoiler:agreeing to marry a {{Jerkass}} English count in Irish territory. Mrs. Fitz and Colum stay loyal to her, but it ends up turning her tenants in Balyhara against her.]]

* LiteraryNecrophilia: ''Scarlett'' is from Scarlett's perspective and gives her the chance to grow out of being 16 and become a semi-normal if still manipulative and sociopathic woman, mostly by putting her through the emotional and physical wringer (this takes so much time and effort that the book is incredibly long, and several years have to pass in-story for it to happen). While still giving a faithful reproduction of Scarlett's romanticized world view, extrapolated from where she is at the end of ''Gone With The Wind'', it does provide evidence that this view is grounded in a larger reality that is somewhat harsher and less melodramatic than she believes it is (to her shock and horror). It gives both Rhett and Scarlett's parents' backstories, making sense of both how Rhett came to be who he is and deconstructing the social tragedy of the "belle and beau" idiom. It takes the view that when all is said and done, and both are willing to treat each other with some modicum of respect, Scarlett and Rhett have as much chance of making each other happy as anyone. This was universally panned by critics, who all hated it - criticized as being insanely uneventful, probably because of the amount of time spent examining the different societies of the era through which Scarlett moves and which shape her. Nevertheless, a lot of fans loved it and thought exactly the opposite, so much so that it was a commercial success and is still in print (making it one of the most successful fanfics ever, ''before'' the internet). Yes, this is a polarizing phenomena, and what you think of it is very much up to individual opinion. A mini-series was based on this, but the plot is quite different (time might have been an issue).

It [[https://youtu.be/JT9NuR4n2SY was]] [[https://youtu.be/dQ6288G6qhc adapted]] [[https://youtu.be/E91T0UvS2h0 into]] [[https://youtu.be/1Fz6PKIxB-U a]] MiniSeries by Creator/{{CBS}} in 1994 starring Creator/JoanneWhalley as Scarlett O'Hara, Creator/TimothyDalton as Rhett Butler, and Creator/SeanBean as Lord Richard Fenton.

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* RealityEnsues: Rhett and Scarlett's relationship becomes this in the end, and it deconstructs their MasochismTango. After [[spoiler:divorcing her and saying multiple that Scarlett loving him doesn't matter, that her loving him isn't enough, Rhett has the gall to be insulted that Scarlett is preparing to marry Fenton. Scarlett is rightly offended by this when he insults her while drunk, pointing out that he was happy to move on and marry another woman while leaving her to rot. It takes her learning that Anne died to even give him a second chance and hear him out. Rhett in the meantime learns that he accidentally made their third child illegitimate and they had a third child. When he asks why Scarlett didn't tell him sooner, Scarlett points out he made the law work in his favor for the divorce and marriage to Anne. Knowing him, he would sue to win custody of Cat and leave Scarlett with nothing because he has that power and money. Rhett is then forced to concede that while Scarlett hasn't been the best wife, he also didn't give her any reason to trust him with his actions. He promises to Scarlett that if they're reconciling, he's going to work to earn her trust again and she, in turn, promises to be more faithful]].

It was adapted into a miniseries by Creator/{{CBS}} in 1994 starring Joanne Whalley-Kilmer as Scarlett O'Hara, Creator/TimothyDalton as Rhett Butler, and Creator/SeanBean as Lord Richard Fenton.

It was adapted into a miniseries by Creator/{{CBS}} in 1994.

* SpoiledSweet: Cat becomes this; Scarlett explicitly tells [[spoiler:Rhett]] that Cat is not one to be easily spoiled.

* AdaptationalDistillation: By it's final quarter, the MiniSeries wildly diverges from the book--Scarlett is brutally raped by Fenton and charged with his murder, and unable to remember if she did it or not.

''Scarlett'' is one of the authorized sequels to ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind''. It's an ImmediateSequel detailing how Scarlett handles the aftermath of the previous book, including [[spoiler:Rhett leaving her]], and how she finally grows into a proper person.

* LiteraryNecrophilia: ''Scarlett'' is from Scarlett's perspective and gives her the chance to grow out of being 16 and become a semi-normal if still manipulative and sociopathic woman, mostly by putting her through the emotional and physical wringer (this takes so much time and effort that the book is incredibly long, and several years have to pass in-story for it to happen). While still giving a faithful reproduction of Scarlett's romanticized world view, extrapolated from where she is at the end of ''Gone With The Wind'', it does provide evidence that this view is grounded in a larger reality that is somewhat harsher and less melodramatic than she believes it is (to her shock and horror). It gives both Rhett and Scarlett's parents' backstories, making sense of both how Rhett came to be who he is and deconstructing the social tragedy of the "belle and beau" idiom. It takes the view that when all is said and done, and both are willing to treat each other with some modicum of respect, Scarlett and Rhett have as much chance of making each other happy as anyone. This was universally panned by critics, who all hated it - criticized as being insanely uneventful, probably because of the amount of time spent examining the different societies of the era through which Scarlett moves and which shape her. Nevertheless, a lot of fans loved it and thought exactly the opposite, so much so that it was a commercial success and is still in print (making it one of the most successful fanfics ever, ''before'' the internet). Yes, this is a LoveItOrHateIt phenomena, and what you think of it is very much up to individual opinion. A mini-series was based on this, but the plot is quite different (time might have been an issue).

** At the end of the book, Scarlett and Rhett call each other out for their actions over the books, such as [[spoiler:Scarlett leaving in a rush and leaving only a note that Rhett's sister burns, Rhett divorcing Scarlett out of spite, and Scarlett not telling Rhett that she was carrying his child. Scarlett's justification for the last bit was that she was scared that Rhett would take Cat from her.]]

** Charles Ragland [[spoiler:getting shot when Scarlett runs into him in her rush to get home to Ballyhara and reunite with Rhett.]]

''Scarlet'' is one of the unauthorized sequels to ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind''. It's an ImmediateSequel of how Scarlett handles the aftermath of the previous book, including [[spoiler:Rhett leaving her]], and how she finally grows into a proper person.

** Two in a row, separated by a succession of weeks: [[spoiler:''DIVORCED ON THE GROUND OF DESERTION,'']] and a news announcement about [[spoiler:Rhett marrying Ann Hampton]].

** Subverted when [[spoiler:Scarlet has Cat]], though it's a close call. If not for Grainne's DeuxExMachina arrival, [[spoiler:Scarlett and Cat would have died together.]]

* DeuxExMachina: In the middle of a thunderstorm with the doctor too far away and the midwife's actions being murderous, a wise-woman arrives [[spoiler:saving Scarlett and her baby with an improvised C-section.]] Then it gets deconstructed, as the villagers believe that [[spoiler:baby Cat]] is a changeling that nearly killed her mother.