How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"He loved the child, Scarlett, and I guess he drinks to forget about her." (60.15)
Rhett is mostly presented as not being in thrall to the past as many of the other characters are… but his collapse after Bonnie's death is an exception. As with Ashley, his inability to move beyond his memory destroys him. Scarlett can keep going, but the men in her life consistently falter.