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Rhett decides to leave them on the way to Tara to go with the army just for his patriotism.Being angry, Scarlett slaps him across the mouth with all the force she has left. “Go on, Go on now! I want you to hurry. I don’t want to ever see you again. I hope a cannonball lands right on you. I hope it blows you to a million pieces. I—” “Never mind the rest. I follow your general idea. When I’m dead on the altar of my country, I hope your conscience hurts you.” [2](P370)Then, Rhett’s gone, not forgetting telling Scarlett that he loves her. However, when Scarlett’s feeling alone and afraid, how could she believe him at that time? Even though Rhett has done so much for her and leaves them at a safe place, she couldn’t satisfy. Having Their Sweet MarriageA man’s characteristic could be divided into two halves and be showed up pletely different: externally, he must be very aggressive and brutal to his rivals。 internally, he must show his sweet love and be courteous to his beloved woman. Before the woman he loves, a man must control himself and hide his own barbaric nature. Simply speaking, he has to be civilized and educated.After they get married, Rhett takes care of Scarlett by heart though he knows deeply Scarlett marries him just for the luxurious life he can provide. Rhett spoils her. He will bring her the breakfast tray himself and feed her as if she were a child, take the hairbrush from her hand and brush the long dark hair until it snapped and crackled. Rhett often teaches her how to enjoy herself which she has almost forgotten. After a honeymoon in New Orleans, Rhett promises to restore Tara, while the biggest and most opulent mansion is being built in Atlanta.Also, whenever Scarlett is awakened by the same nightmare, it is Rhett who generously forts her.Rhett was leaning over her when she was woke, and without a word he picked her up in his arms like a child and held her close, his hard muscles forting, his wordless murmuring soothing, until her sobbing ceased. [3](P816)However, she does not understand Rhett. She doesn’t know why Rhett would sometimes look at her just as a cat looks at a mousehole. But she would soon forget about it and it won’t puzzle her any more because she just wants to enjoy herself, not willing to get bored.Even though Rhett has done so much for her, Scarlett doesn’t understand why he does these and how important Rhett to her. Rhett has tried every possible way to please her, to win her heart, but it is in vain. Rhett feels disappointed and chooses to leave at the end. Loving Their DaughterBonnie, their beloved daughter, was born, which makes Rhett pass on his love from Scarlett to her. He doesn’t allow any injury happening to his daughter, and the care to her is even meticulous.When Bonnie is still a baby, she always sucks her thumb. In order to stop her, Rhett would patiently ask for some knowledge from women in Atlanta. As Bonnie grows, she’s afraid of sleeping in the dark. If there is no light in her room whenever she awakes, she would cry sadly, which would make the maid who is responsible to babysit Bonnie gets serious condemn. Moreover, Rhett would take her to travel around, buy her little lovely pony to ride, and even teach her how to jump the fence with her pony all day long.Having seen Rhett care so much about Bonnie, people in the Atlanta City could not help but sign:“…there has to be something good about a man who loved his child, What a pity Scarlett took no interest in so pretty a creature as Bonnie!...” [4](P867) Even Scarlett would feel a little jealous of Rhett being so nice to their daughter while so cool to her. It is not until Bonnie died that Rhett tells Scarlett he treats Bonnie as a carefree Scarlett, who has never experienced war and hardness. But who would have thought such a great misfortune would happen to the lovely Bonnie? The death of their daughter almost drives Rhett crazy. He even doesn’t allow anybody to bury Bonnie. Then, a great rift appears between them, which they can not easily go over. That Scarlett is stubborn makes Rhett leave her with deep regret and disappointment.As long as the love between man and woman is filled with unequal sacrifice and devotion, that is inhuman, or deformed. However, this would make love great and noble. So Rhett’s image in the minds of a number of people is tall and appears to be indelible. And to the selfconfidence and strong Scarlett, people believe that Rhett would return to look after her with great patience after he cleans up his mood and organizes his disorderly thoughts. Having seen how Rhett loves Scarlett, people can’t help thinking that Rhett’s love is kind of true love. However, Scarlett couldn’t understand him. So, what are the real reasons that conduct to their love? They will be discussed in the following part.3 Reasons for Rhett’s Love Different CharacteristicsTo some people, the marriage between Rhett and Scarlett seems to be kind of personal devotion and sacrifice of Rhett. He is willing to do everything for Scarlett patiently and silently. Instead of telling Scarlett his love, Rhett often makes mockery of her because he knows if Scarlett were told that he had always been loving her, she would not only not believe but also disdain him.Scarlett has never known her own feeling about love. She always believes she loves Ashley. It is not until the day Melanie died that she finally understands the one whom she really loves is Rhett, the mature and prudent Rhett, not gentle but cowardly Ahsley.Then, what causes such kind of love form? The writer here identifies two main reasons. The first one id their different characteristics. Astute and Mature RhettToward war, the astute Rhett has a clear understanding. He believes that people want to fight, depending only on their cotton and arrogance. When in the real war, cotton will be of no value, and arrogance will be their only weapon.“Th