美国南北战争前夕,南方农场塔拉庄园的千金斯嘉丽(费雯·丽 Vivien Leigh 饰)爱上了另一个农场主的儿子艾希礼(莱斯利·霍华德 Leslie Howard 饰),遭到了拒绝,为了报复,她嫁给了自己不爱的男人,艾希礼妻子梅兰妮(奥利维娅·德哈维兰 Olivia de Havilland 饰)的弟弟查尔斯。
你正放弃眼前的幸福,追求那些永不能使你快乐的幻象。
Yes, sorry for you because you're throwing away happiness with both hands... and reaching out for something that will never make you happy.
看到后面,还是喜欢斯嘉丽的,失去家园与家人的她,并没有像别的女人那样绝望,而是大声发誓:As god is my witness,as god is my witness,the Yankees aren't going to lick me,I'm going to live through this,and when it's over,I'm never going to be hungry again,No,nor any of my folks,If i have to steal or kill-as god is my witness,I'm never going to be hungry again.这也是我最喜欢的一段话之一。如此个性,才是斯嘉丽真正可爱的地方。