The Rhett Butler Factor...

I am currently on a mission to finish Gone With the Wind. I started the book in January and still have not been able to finish it (I am only 370 pages in out of 970 WOW!) Not that I haven't been enjoying it, I just have not had very much time to read lately. 

The other day while reading, a light bulb went off. I thought I would share although it is  not very impressive or unique. Rhett Butler is so dang attractive, but why? As you read you are reading from Scarlet's perspective and all she focuses on is his faults so it seems like the reader would not like him at all. WRONG! I think it is that Rhett is HUMAN and just like your average boy/man. He is frustrating and never does quite what you think he will. He puts on this attitude of not caring when he really does. He can be arrogant and teases Scarlet shamelessly. But despite all this you can't help but love him--He is real. He really does care about Scarlet and I think he is a good character despite his faults. It gave me hope to think that boys are really worth it, despite the hassle they can sometimes cause because deep down they really do care.