 Scarlett continues to distance herself from the novel as her relationship with her kin is not discovering and assimilating her Irish heritage and family, as much as escaping from her grandfather's household and passing the time.Her decision to go to Ireland is also preceded by cutting off all ties to America as well as the details concerning buying her sister Careen's share of Tara, which had been donated to the convent as a dowry when she became a nun.Once in Ireland, Scarlett is faced with two main conflicts that differ from the novel.