Scarlett Hinson
Was “The Importance of Bein’ Scarlett” (June 26) supposed to be satire? It’s difficult to believe that in this day and age there are still women as shallow as Scarlett Hinson, profiled in this story. If there is a character to emulate in “Gone With the Wind,” let it be Melanie Wilkes. At least that character looked beyond stereotypes and social roles in her dealings with the other characters in the book. After 24 years and several readings, the only trait I see to admire in Scarlett O’Hara is tenacity. I think Scarlett Hinson and her parents need to read the book again, because the fictional Scarlett has an epiphany about her ways toward the end of the novel.
Come to think of it, one can always find modern-day Scarletts in the many wannabes that come to Los Angeles on a weekly basis.
BETHANIE RAYBURN
Placentia
* Frankly, Scarlett (Hinson), I don’t give a damn.
JOAN MARTIN
Woodland Hills
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