Monday, January 18, 2010

"If a vampire comes into my room.... I WILL LET IT BITE ME"

I have always been interested in the darker side of fiction. My first dog was named Buffy after the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and vampire lore is a focus of the dark fantastic that I particularly enjoy. As a pre-teen I would re-watch The Lost Boys and Interview with a Vampire, all the while fantasizing that these creatures really did exist. I had made up my mind that if Le Stat crept into my room, eternal damnation would defiantly be worth having Tom Cruise's lips on my neck. Along with googling over both Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the movie Interview with a Vampire I loved reading the novel along with many other Anne Rice books. I would say Anne Rice is the fantasy fiction author with whom I am most familiar with.

After thinking about our discussion in class, I have concluded that the plot of Gone With the Wind follows Clute's four-part model.

1. Sighting: When Scarlet sees Rhett for the first time at Twelve Oaks it is only from afar. He is pointed out as a piece of gossip and Scarlet thinks she will never be involved with him.

2. Thickening: Scarlet and Rhett have a back and forth relationship that becomes very complex. Scarlet never appreciates Rhett's love for her and continues to love Ashley who marries Melanie is not interested in her.

3. Revelry: While Melanie is on her death bed and everyone is coming to say their last words she requests to see Scarlet, the one she loves most who has only tried to betray her by attempting to stealing her husband. The moment Melanie dies, leaving Ashley a free man, Scarlet finally realizes that she has loved Rhett all along.

3. Consequence: When Scarlet rushes home to confess her love to Rhett it is too late. He tells her "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn."




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3 comments:

  1. DanielJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    Off topic: Opinion of Twilight? Complete waste of space or just another vampire series?

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  2. Andy DuncanJanuary 19, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    But at the end of Gone with the Wind, Elizabeth, the South is being rebuilt, and Scarlett, undefeated, vows to press on. That's not the aftermath Clute is talking about. He's talking about the aftermath that is nothing but ruin, that offers neither characters nor audiences any hope.

    Daniel, yours is not necessarily an either/or question. To some, Twilight could be both a complete waste of space and just another vampire series. (Having neither read the novels nor seen the movies, I have no opinion.)

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  3. Charlotte BradyJanuary 20, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    I don't think you are alone in your interest in vampires. There was an article in Glamor magazine called "Regular Guy Turns Vampire." Glamor sent a guy dressed as a vampire out on to the streets in New York to find out: "Would women throw themselves at a wild-haired, pale-skinned, fang-toothed dude in real life?" One woman dared him to pretend to bite her neck, and some others said they would definately buy tickets to this guy's movie.

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