" Struck by he thought that she is being asked to dance out of pity, she is silent and paralyzed.She accepts the invitation: "Oh, yes indeed," and is taken in his arms.She effortlessly melts into him and dances gracefully during a waltz, explaining why she is not very talkative:Alice: When anyone dances as beautifully as you do, conversation""s hardly necessary, is it?Arthur: That depends upon who""s talking."And when they got ya, you""ve got no more chance han a road rabbit...You""re walkin"" along, not a nickel in your jeans, you""re free as the wind.Nobody bothers ya.Hundreds of people pass you by in every line of business.Shoes, hats, automobiles, radios, furniture, everything, and they""re all nice loveable people.And they let you alone.Is that right? Then you get ahold of some dough and what happens? All those nice, sweet, lovable people become heelots.The purest dreams of the couple, both ""broken blossoms"", are destroyed by sordid reality of racism.[The film""s tale, in part, inspired director Federico Fellini""s classic dramaLa Strada (1954)with three similar character roles.The indomitable heroine, Scarlett O""Hara, struggles to find love during the chaotic Civil War years and afterwards, and ultimately must seek refuge for herself and her family back at the beloved plantation Tara.She bolsters her confidence with "I Have Confidence in Me." She peers through the gate as she arrives at the magnificent von Trapp villa, gasping: "Oh, help!" After butler Franz (Gil Stuart) greets her at the front door, she walks into the ballroom and begins o dance by herself.