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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Driven to despair, into the fog

Gone with the Wind' One of the greatest and most memorable books/films of all time, 'Gone with the Wind' is an epic penned by Margaret Mitchell in 1936 and was captured on celluloid in 1939. 'Gone with the Wind' chronicles the love and hate relationship between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. Who can forget Scarlett, played by the beautiful Vivien Leigh and the debonair Rhett, played by Clarke Gable? The flirtatious Scarlett can't make up her mind on whom to marry and when she finally decides to settle down with Rhett, her fickle nature drives him away from her. Finally driven to despair by Scarlett, Rhett says, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" and walks away into the fog.

Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?

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Scarlett's actions or behaviour drive Rhett to a state of despair. "drive" has the sense of "force" or "compel". "despair" has the usual dictionary meaning.

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  • Scarlett's actions or behaviour drive Rhett to a state of despair.
  • "drive" has the sense of "force" or "compel".
  • "despair" has the usual dictionary meaning.
  • I assume "into the fog" is a literal description; "fog" has its ordinary dictionary meaning, referring to the weather phenomenon.
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Scarlett's actions or behaviour drive Rhett to a state of despair. "drive" has the sense of "force" or "compel". "despair" has the usual dictionary meaning.

I assume "into the fog" is a literal description; "fog" has its ordinary dictionary meaning, referring to the weather phenomenon. (I suppose there may also be a hint that the fog is a metaphor for his unknown fate.)
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