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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: his honesty and his willingness will outweigh his lack of
gumption."
Scarlett did not answer, for she did not want to be too rude. But
to her mind there were few, if any, qualities that out-weighed
gumption.
After she had unsuccessfully canvassed the town and refused the
importuning of many eager Carpetbaggers, she finally decided to
take Tommy's suggestion and ask Hugh Elsing. He had been a dashing
and resourceful officer during the war, but two severe wounds and
four years of fighting seemed to have drained him of all his
resourcefulness, leaving him to face the rigors of peace as
Gone With the Wind |
