Gone With The Wind Book Report
AP “Book Report”
1. Title of the work: Gone with the Wind
2. Author and date written: Margaret Mitchell and written during the Civil War Era.
3. Country of Author: Georgia
4. Characters:
Scarlett O’Hara - She is a pretty southern belle who grew up on a Georgia plantation of Tara right before the beginning of the Civil War. She is selfish and futile just like her dad, but also seeks to please her mom, Ellen.
Flirtatious and headstrong protagonist in the novel.
Rhett Butler- Scarlett’s third husband who is handsome, yet dangerous. He was expelled from West Point and also disowned by his Charleston family. He became a blockade-runner during the Civil War, becoming the only rich southerner left in Atlanta. Rhett eventually proved himself to be a loving father and husband at times. Rhett’s pride enables him to express his true love for Scarlett, which leads to Rhett’s brutality later on.
Rhett is an opportunist and scandalous.
Ashley Wilkes- Handsome and a very trustworthy heir to the Twelve Oaks plantation near Tara. During a majority of the novel, Ashley bewitches Scarlett multiple times.
Ashley represents the values of the Old South and its incapability to change their ways after the Civil War concluded.
Melanie Hamilton Wilkes- Wife of Ashley Wilkes. Melanie provokes a majority of Scarlett’s envious hatred during the novel. After the two women agonized through the Civil war together, a strong tie was eventually formed between them. Scarlett eventually realizes that Melanie’s concealed love was used as a foundation of strength for her. Melanie represents the Old South along with Ashley Wilkes.
Gerald O’Hara- Scarlett’s dad. A loyal Confederate that immigrated from Ireland when he was a young boy. Scarlett inherits his love for the South and Tara, his plantation.
Ellen O’Hara- Scarlett’s mother, also a descendent of the aristocratic Robillard family. She devotes herself to Gerald and running Tara, after she is forbidden to have a love affair with Philippe, her
1. Title of the work: Gone with the Wind
2. Author and date written: Margaret Mitchell and written during the Civil War Era.
3. Country of Author: Georgia
4. Characters:
Scarlett O’Hara - She is a pretty southern belle who grew up on a Georgia plantation of Tara right before the beginning of the Civil War. She is selfish and futile just like her dad, but also seeks to please her mom, Ellen.
Flirtatious and headstrong protagonist in the novel.
Rhett Butler- Scarlett’s third husband who is handsome, yet dangerous. He was expelled from West Point and also disowned by his Charleston family. He became a blockade-runner during the Civil War, becoming the only rich southerner left in Atlanta. Rhett eventually proved himself to be a loving father and husband at times. Rhett’s pride enables him to express his true love for Scarlett, which leads to Rhett’s brutality later on.
Rhett is an opportunist and scandalous.
Ashley Wilkes- Handsome and a very trustworthy heir to the Twelve Oaks plantation near Tara. During a majority of the novel, Ashley bewitches Scarlett multiple times.
Ashley represents the values of the Old South and its incapability to change their ways after the Civil War concluded.
Melanie Hamilton Wilkes- Wife of Ashley Wilkes. Melanie provokes a majority of Scarlett’s envious hatred during the novel. After the two women agonized through the Civil war together, a strong tie was eventually formed between them. Scarlett eventually realizes that Melanie’s concealed love was used as a foundation of strength for her. Melanie represents the Old South along with Ashley Wilkes.
Gerald O’Hara- Scarlett’s dad. A loyal Confederate that immigrated from Ireland when he was a young boy. Scarlett inherits his love for the South and Tara, his plantation.
Ellen O’Hara- Scarlett’s mother, also a descendent of the aristocratic Robillard family. She devotes herself to Gerald and running Tara, after she is forbidden to have a love affair with Philippe, her