Where did Rhett Butler say he was going at the end of 'Gone With the Wind'?

Answer 1

Rhett Butler did not say where he was going at the end of the book or the movie "Gone with the Wind." He was busy saying to Scarlett O'Hara, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," to her question, "Where will I go, what will I do?" However, our forever strong and determined Scarlett answered her own question by saying, "Tara. I'll go home to Tara, and there I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."

When Scarlett finally realized that she loved Rhett and told him that she was sorry, he told her that all she thought she ever had to do to set things right was to say she was sorry. She told him that she loved him, and he said, "Then we're at cross-purposes, my dear. Any love can wear out." Scarlett realized that she loved Rhett at about the time his love for her had finally been crushed.

We saw no more of Scarlett and Rhett, for that was the end of the book and of the movie. After the recent death of Melanie Wilkes, whom Rhett respected, he cared no more for Atlanta since there was no one there whom he continued to love. In neither the book nor the movie did he say where he intended to go when he left Scarlett.

Since Rhett's home was Charleston, and his mother and other family members were still living there, we can assume that it was Charleston for which he headed. And, as Scarlett's mumbled plans would have it, she also had relatives in Charleston, who would be happy for her to pay a visit.

Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone with the Wind," left it there for us to visualize our own stories, but how can we not imagine that Scarlett managed to track Rhett down in Charleston, and with her tiny waist and beautiful new clothes, manage to charm him back into her waiting arms and scheming plans.

Answer 2

West to St. Louis where it was still possible to live with grace and dignity