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to her dismay, motherhood follows. Of course Scarlett can not fell contented in her widow life, she still wants to dance, laugh and be courted as Scarlett O′Hara, not Scarlett Hamilton. And so, with the help of Rhett Butler, Scarlett begins to search for another paradise in her life. When she is still in mourning, Scarlett “tossed her head and sped out of booth” (Margaret, 189), hurriedly steps into the dancing floor, and begins her another rebel life. She begins to think for herself instead of letting others think for her again. At that very time, she forgets herself and her rearing neglects the look on the chaperons’ faces, cares not what she will be criticized, she just wants to dance, to release her partly from mourning. D.Scarlett’s Pursuit of Freedom and Happiness One whole year after Charles Hamilton’s death, Scarlett is partly liberated. Despite wearing mourning, she is back again where she has been before she marries Charles, as if she were Scarlett O′Hara again, the belle of the county. Careless of the disapproval of others, “she behaved as she had behaved before her marriage—went to parties, danced, went riding with soldiers, flirted…”(Margaret, 215). Life is still attractive, like she is. She enjoys her normal-like life again. She, Scarlett, energetic and animated, how can she be defined forever? Much less, the man she married has never gained her love at all! So that Scarlett, who is willing to, and destined to, pursue a passional life. Obviously, she is different, and still is scolded for being different from the social code. However, in modern society, no one has the right of obstructing a widowed lady from pursuing happiness, especially remarriage. Scarlett’s emotion, as the Christmas season of 1863 coming, is surged up because Ashley Wilkes will come home on furlough. When Scarlett looks at Ashley, she “knew her feeling of that long-past night were those of a spoiled child thwarted of a toy” (Margaret, 259). But unfortunately, she still looks upon her feeling to Ashley as “love”, even more than before. According to such deep feeling, or love, at least she thinks so, Scarlett promises Ashley that she will look after Melanie for him. E.Scarlett’s Bravery and Stubbornness Not long later Ashley goes back to team, he is captured. Meanwhile, Melanie finds herself pregnant. As the battlefield situation gets worse, the residents of Atlanta begin to flee away. Same as the others, Scarlett wants to go back to Tara, too. But Melanie’s dangerous health condition retains her at Atlanta to accompany, protect and help her. Originally, Scarlett fears Yankees, fears bombs and misses Tara, especially her mother terribly. She has planned to leave to Tara, but when Melanie refers to her promise to Ashley, and praises her for her bravery and sturdiness, and begs her to stay there, Scarlett nods. Then during the siege, Scarlett is fidgety to live in Atlanta City with the homesick biting her heart. In those days, she can leave Melanie with other madams and she herself goes back home with her son. In fact, Scarlett does think it over, but because of various reasons, the chief one of which is her promise to Ashley that she will take care of Melanie for him, she stays with Melanie, whose time is approaching during the shelling. Is it a kind of foolish chivalry? Certainly not! It is the kindhearted aspect of her nature. That is to say, Scarlett has not only bravery and stubbornness, but also sense of responsibility in her characters. This t