[Gone With the Wind] Daughter Difficult

"Actually, I've come into contact with many orphans and widows recently, and they don't have complete families just like David and I..." Louise said slowly.

Louise has long stopped worrying about this matter, her life is her own, and only by looking forward can she get out of the predicament.

Many people are actually like her. Their family pillars are not there for various reasons, and only women, the elderly and children are left in the family.Without a labor force that can earn money to support the family, women have to take on some odd jobs and casual labor to support the family, but the meager subsidy is not enough to support the family.

The recent economic crisis, the overall downturn, a lot of people can't eat three meals a day, and women don't even have odd jobs to pick up. The situation is more severe than before.But even so, many women and children did not give up, and most of them faced this difficult time quite positively and optimistically.

This is what really touched Louise.

Among them, there are many families with girls. Except for the upper class of society, girls don’t need to study at all. Many people spend their whole lives illiterate like this, waiting to marry when they reach the marriageable age, and become men’s attachments.

They are different from the middle and upper class of society, they don't have any resources, and they can even barely make ends meet.

For many low-level people, it is not easy to live, so how can they have so many thoughts.

Even for such a different kind of her, she couldn't see where the road ahead was, so she muddled along.

If she hadn't met a more unusual Bonnie, she might have become the mistress of the former boss Thompson now.

"What I want to say is that we women are not weak. Even if there is no man, a woman will hold up her own world and protect the people she wants to protect. They will even be stronger than men."

"Well said!" Bonnie's emotions were completely infected by Louise's description, and she couldn't help applauding.

In this day and age, women's rights aren't even a serious issue at all.

Under the status of women, they do not have equal economic, political or even personal rights, because they are weak and weak, and they are more responsible for taking care of the family.

Even though many women are already aware of this problem, advocating that women also need the same rights as men.

But that doesn't wake up the brainwashed women.

Many people have no concept of rights at all, and more people are indifferent. They think that these rights have nothing to do with them, and men's rights are inherent, let alone the concept of "equal rights".

In fact, in the 21st century, the issue of equal rights between men and women is still being studied. It seems that so-called equality between men and women, but discrimination still exists.Occupational discrimination is the most serious, and the most obvious is that in the political and business circles, most of the people who can reach the top are not women. Their path is inherently more difficult because of gender discrimination. Many women have successfully ascended to higher-level positions. Being maliciously slandered is to stand out by selling their bodies, as if they shouldn't be in this position, and they don't have the ability to be in this position.

As long as the word "women's rights" exists in the world, there will be no "equal rights" for men and women.

Originally, it is human rights, so how can there be male rights and female rights.

However, any problem in the world cannot be solved overnight, and women's rights are no exception.

Even if we talk about equal rights between men and women, it is impossible to say that equality means equality, because everyone knows that there is no equality in the world.

And this is the most realistic question.

Louise also became more and more excited as she talked. This is a problem she has been thinking about for half a month. She wants to help these possible orphans and widows, but she has not been able to find a solution.

The only person she could think of was Bonnie.

The little captain asked her to find people who helped her expand her intelligence network. She was thinking, if these people are willing to help her, can they kill two birds with one stone?

"In fact, not everyone is willing to do this. After all, in essence, this is what spies do." Bonnie didn't actually want to discourage Louise's enthusiasm, but it was indeed risky, and Some are overpowering.

"If you really want to help them, we should think of a more comprehensive method that allows them to be independent and get rid of the influence of men on them." Bonnie thought about it and felt that this was not accurate, "I don't mean Not to make them never marry or anything, but to make them realize that they can get along with men as equals."

What they want is equality between men and women, not confrontation.

Many people push women to the opposite of men on the issue of women's rights.

However, this society itself needs the division of labor between men and women in order to better develop the world.

Louise looked at Bonnie a little blankly, "So what do you mean?"

"Why don't we start a girls' school first."

In fact, Butler Company has always intended to establish a school. Firstly, recruiting employees’ children is one of the company’s benefits. Firstly, to popularize education and cultivate talents, and secondly, the school can enable employees to serve Butler Company even more wholeheartedly. Although it has a prototype, it faces many problems.

For example, although the United States already has an elementary school system, many people do not want their children to go to school at all, and teachers are also a big problem. I have said before that many public elementary school teachers in society are themselves hooligans. Any job will go to school to work.

White people don't want to send their kids to school, whereas many black people send their kids to school.

This has to mention the issue of discrimination against blacks in this society, especially in the south. Originally, blacks were their slaves. Because the south lost this war, all slaves became free blacks, whites and these freedoms Blacks can be said to hate each other, and even have blood feuds.It has not been 20 years since the war, and many people still cannot forget that civil war between the North and the South, especially those families who lost their loved ones because of the war.

But now is a good time, because under the influence of the economic crisis, both whites and blacks will be affected to a certain extent. Without money, there is no way to distinguish black and white so clearly.

——When there is no money, survival becomes the biggest problem, then everything else is not a problem.Only when people are rich and live and work in peace and contentment, will they have time to think about some spiritual issues.

Girls' school?

Is it what she thinks it is?

Louise hadn't even thought about the concept of school. At this moment, she could only listen to Bonnie and try her best to digest her words.

"There are traditional girls' schools in Europe. At the beginning, it was for girls to read and learn, but gradually they changed their taste. Many schools pay more attention to cultivating ladies and making them behave better. However, the ultimate goal is not to make them Independence, but to better become the other half of some high-society people. This is definitely not our purpose, let alone our goal." Bonnie pondered. "This girls' school allows girls to learn the same knowledge as boys and to teach them the skills to be independent in society. This is only our first step. In the future, we should create more jobs suitable for women, so that They gain a foothold in society."

In fact, Bonnie does not think that boys and girls should separate schools, but in this environment, girls' schools have become a more preferred choice.

Even if it does not become an independent girls' school first, it must start with a women's education organization, so that these women who want to change themselves can embark on a different path from the past.

Louise looked at Bonnie with a flying look. She said many things that she had never thought about. Compared with the little captain, her vision was still too short-sighted.

This further strengthened Louise's determination to follow Bonnie, because she felt that in this world, no one could understand her thoughts better than Bonnie, and even proposed more specific goals.

Most importantly, as long as the little captain is willing, she is capable of doing it.

"It's too general to say that now. I'll go back and mention it to my mother and Aunt Lani. Aunt Lani is one of the most influential women in Atlanta. She has been helping the elderly, weak, women and children. Maybe they can Give some better suggestions and more specific and detailed practices.”

Having said that, Bonnie still felt a little off topic.

"As for the person you want to find, I believe that you can definitely find the right person with your eyesight. As I said before, you can do it freely, no matter men, women or old... oh, forget about children, it is best for children to contact some Education, grow up to become an elite in society." Bonnie said solemnly, "As for what you said to me today, I will definitely think about it when I go back, even if it can't be solved immediately, we have to start from Atlanta and Georgia , I hope more women will wake up and join us in the future.”

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Because it was a little late to talk to Louise, it was past dinner time when she got home.

Mama Hei asked her why she came back so late, and prepared a sumptuous dinner for her.

When Bonnie came back, she sat on the long varnished black walnut table in the dining room without a change of clothes. Buttered buns, so that she can satisfy her hunger first.

That night, Melanie also came to dinner, and she and Scarlett chatted in the living room upstairs after dinner.

After Scarlett heard that Bonnie was back, the two came down the stairs together and stood opposite Bonnie.

Bonnie greeted Melanie and remembered what she had discussed with Louise before.

It's better to come early than to come by coincidence.

But before she opened her mouth, Scarlett looked at her with great dissatisfaction: "Why did you leave your brother and come back so late? I heard from Kevin that you will be back soon. You know me and your Lan Did Aunt Ni wait for you for almost half an hour?"

"I'm sorry, Mom, I'm sorry, Aunt Lanney." Bonnie looked at Melanie sincerely, "I miscalculated the time today. I didn't expect that things would be more troublesome than I imagined."

"Scarlett, don't scold Bonnie. Let her eat well. Look at how much weight she has lost in the past month."

Scarlett said embarrassingly: "Look at how much your Aunt Lanny loves you. You are obviously wrong, but she still talked to Bonnie."

"It was indeed my mistake." Bonnie had already drank the cream soup to the bottom and finished the butter buns. She was basically half full, so she put down the silver tableware in her hand and sat face to face with the two. Said the man, "But I really have a good reason this time."

When have you ever had no valid reason?Scarlett almost blurted out.

Melanie on the side knew her temper, so she immediately put her hand on the back of her hand, patted her comfortingly, and signaled Scarlett not to get angry with her eyes, at least she would listen to Bonnie's reason before she spoke.

Bonnie wiped her mouth with a handkerchief before she said, "I want to run a girls' school, and I hope Aunt Lanny and Mom will be more helpful. I need your advice."

Girls' school?

Melanie and Scarlett looked at each other in blank dismay. Did this topic change too quickly?

Don't talk about the girls' school, Scarlett, she doesn't even have any idea about the school.Anyway, all the children in their family hired tutors, and those who didn't study at school had anything to do with her?

Bonnie's expression was very solemn, and it seemed that it was not an excuse they made casually to perfuse them.

Scarlett didn't have any thoughts about this matter, so she didn't speak.

—Strictly speaking, she disagreed in her heart.

But obviously Melanie has a different view from Scarlett.

Melanie looked at Bonnie carefully, with some encouragement and uncontrollable joy in her eyes: "Why do you have such thoughts?"

"Ah, it's because the recent economic environment is so bad. Many single-parent families can't support themselves. Many of them don't have real survival skills. After thinking about it, running a girls' school is the best thing I can think of. Method."

Of course this is just to deal with Scarlett and

Because women in this era have no status, no rights, let alone the respect they deserve.

This kind of respect is essentially different from the so-called gentlemanly demeanor towards women in Europe, but respect for human rights in the true sense.

But that said, the two may not understand.

Scarlett was originally an alternative in the traditional southern society. Her maverick has also caused her to suffer a lot of gossip over the years—and more attacks from women.Yes, most of the attacks she received came from women brainwashed by traditional education. They think that tradition is right, and they don’t care whether the tradition itself is ignorant. As long as they do something out of the tradition, in In their eyes, mistakes exist, and they have an "obligation" to point out your "mistakes".As for the men?Don't be kidding, they let women blame women, can't they enjoy it?

As for Scarlett’s daughter, because she grew up in front of these traditional women (and Scarlett’s behavior was even more unbearable for them), she also knows how to be cute (also because she almost fell off a horse when she was four years old. died), so she received relatively loose criticism and public opinion, but many older women were friendly on the surface, but they also complained a lot in private-these things were told to her by the sisters of the American Blue Alliance.

This reflects the importance of the network of contacts she has operated since childhood.

Many members of the American Blue Alliance are of one mind, and most of them are proud of being a member of the American Blue Alliance.

And that's what Bonnie did on purpose.

The advantage of this is that everything she does has a certain influence and appeal in the hearts of the members.After being exposed to many new female thinking subtly over the years, the members of the American Blue Alliance will not stubbornly think that what their parents say is correct, but they will not directly confront their parents, but will put themselves Share your troubles with the members of the American Blue Alliance, brainstorm and find the most beneficial solution for yourself.

Perhaps the American Blue Alliance is also one of the helping forces for her to develop a girls' school?

"Scarlett, what do you think?" Melanie gently pushed Scarlett who was silent.

Scarlett immediately poured cold water: "I will not say whether your approach is correct or not, do you know how many difficulties you will face? Do you know how many people will oppose it? Many people will not accept them at all. send boys to school, let alone girls. Bonnie, although your dad and I agree to run the company, and your dad also intends for you to inherit the family business, it is our family's business after all, and we can call the shots , but what you want to do is beyond our control."

Bonnie retorted: "But you can't do it, can't you? Women don't have equal rights, and we don't have the same voting rights as men. The democracy and freedom they talk about is just men's democracy. .”

"Answer me a question, do you think elections are useful?" Not to mention what kind of behavior the election itself is, even if there is a so-called right to vote now, the facts she knows are Well, votes can't influence the final result at all - Bonnie knows how many things Rhett has to do before the parliamentary and governor elections, and she doesn't believe that Bonnie didn't help Rhett complete these things. Wouldn't it do the same thing?

"Yes and no, this is the essential difference." There is no need to say whether there are elections, but if there is no, it can directly reflect the inequality in the status of men and women.This point is very clear.

In fact, Bonnie is not too concerned about the right to vote. Judging from the development of the political system of the United States in later generations, even if it is the presidential election in the United States, it is not the voters who ultimately decide the president. Of course, voters have the right to vote, but The Electoral College elected by the voters is the one that can truly determine the President of the United States. It is important to know that both Bush and Obama relied on the Electoral College, rather than being elected by American voters.American democracy itself is a kind of centralized democracy.

However, this is indeed the first step towards equal rights for women. It is important to know that women’s right to vote in the United States was determined in the 20s, and it is still in the mid-80s. There are at least 30 years left to hold power.

But you can’t stop doing it just because you think it’s none of your business, right?

But this is her first digression, and it is really hard to blame Scarlett for grasping this point of debate.

If only she had been on the debate team in college.

"Mom, let's not talk about suffrage. Can we go back to the topic of the girls' school I want to run? The purpose of this girls' school is to let women receive basic education, because with you and Dad, I Only when you have the opportunity to learn and learn, but many people don’t even have the opportunity to learn, how do you know they don’t want to?”

Melanie does not agree with Scarlett's point of view, but she is very interested in Bonnie's ideas.

Looking at Melanie's expression, Scarlett knew that her compassion was overflowing again, and it was still the same after so many years. There was really nothing she could do about it.

After complimenting Bonnie, Melanie not only asked Bonnie about her more specific thoughts, but also asked many questions that sounded extremely boring to Scarlett.

For example, do those women really need help, their current living environment and so on.

Over the years, Melanie has been participating in various large and small charity organizations, and Scarlett will also participate with her, but her method of participation is more direct, that is, to spend money... Oh, no, donate money, As for how the other party operates, she is not interested. She will pay a little attention only to a few of the groups who have become honorary officers because of Melanie's honor.

From Scarlett's point of view, anyway, I have already donated money, and I have done my duty, and you can figure out the rest, just don't bother me.

For so many years, Bonnie has been very clear about Scarlett's temper and true thoughts. She is a typical "Anyway, I'm fine, and the people I care about are fine, and other people don't care about me." To put it bluntly, she is selfish. Well, Rhett is also such a person, that's why the two couples have a similar taste, no, they are like-minded.

In Bonnie's view, Scarlett is not wrong, except for Melanie, those traditional southern aristocratic women are not selfish, it's just that Scarlett doesn't even bother to do superficial work, but it makes her more honest and straightforward.

But if Scarlett wants to participate, only Melanie can convince her.

From another perspective, Scarlett actually cares about Melanie's thoughts very much. If Melanie is powerless about something, then 80.00% of Scarlett will be willing to help her complete it.

The three of them talked for more than two hours, and when they checked the time again, it was already 10:30 in the evening.

Melanie yawned, her eyes were teary, and she looked extremely sleepy.Scarlett was worried that she and Christine would go home so late, so she asked Melanie to stay, and sent another servant to the Wilkes' house to tell Ashley, who was entertaining at night.

Because of Melanie's stay, Bonnie and Melanie agreed to continue the discussion tomorrow.

Although she still hasn't come up with a specific plan, what Bonnie is most satisfied with is that Scarlett also participated in and gave some opinions. Her mother has always been very realistic, and the opinions she can offer are also of great reference value.

From any point of view and meaning, this is a very huge plan, and because some people want to touch the cake, there must be a lot of resistance-no matter where it comes from.

Now I can only do it little by little, but she has money-although money is not everything, but having money is more convenient than not having money, this is the meaning of absolutely not being able to do without money.

Bonnie is more worried about whether she can get Rhett's support.