Chapter 48-51: The Old Southern Society

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Chapter 48-51 were beautiful!! I love the chemistry between Scarlett and Rhett since it's so magnificent and I can feel all their emotions (mostly Rhett). In addition, Rhett is the perfect man for Scarlett as in shown in chapter 48 by Scarlett realizing that Rhett sometimes treat her as his queen while other times, he tease her or mock her which I find it adorable. In chapter 49, the Old Southern women treated Scarlett as garbage and accusing her for many things such killing Frank and having an affair with Rhett when Scarlett was married. The Old Southern society is symbol because it symbolized that Scarlett is moving on with her life and she's staying with Rhett; he represent New Southern society. Chapter 50 is soooooo adorable!!!! I knew

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