When Scarlett goes downstairs, the news has arrived that President Lincoln has called for troops, and the war has begun. Honey thinks Scarlett is too flirty, and Melanie who can only see the good in people defends Scarlett. She stalks from the room, only to overhear Melanie talking with Honey Wilkes, who is pursuing Melanie's brother, Charles. After he leaves, she flings a dish against a wall, which rouses Rhett Butler, who was resting on a couch in the room and heard the exchange. He rejects her because they would not be right for each other.
While the ladies are taking an afternoon nap, Scarlett finds Ashley and tells him of her love. She finds herself drawn to his masculinity, but will not let herself be swayed from her pursuit of Ashely, even when Melanie's brother, Charles Hamilton proposes to her. Even though her father is against the match, telling her Ashley is not right for her, Scarlett decides that she will tell Ashely of her feelings at the upcoming barbecue and he will, of course, marry her.ĭays later, at the barbecue that is being held at the plantation of the Wilkes, Scarlett sees Rhett Butler for the first time. She is in love with Ashley and wants him for herself. But, not the way the two swains had hoped. They do peak her interest when they mention the upcoming engagement between Ashley Wilkes and his cousin, Melanie Hamilton. They are surprised that Scarlett doesn't want to talk about it, everyone else is very interested, but not Scarlett. Of course, as young romantics, they can't wait to fight in battles.
As gentlemen, they can't wait to break away and set up a Southern Government. The two boys trying to get Scarlett's attention are discussing the upcoming war. The year is 1861 and the place is a plantation called Tara, owned by her father, in Southern Georgia. She is Scarlett O'Hara, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Gerald, an Irish immigrant, and Ellen, a true Southern lady. Gone With the Wind opens with a beautiful young girl surrounded by eager young men. Which is good advice for Scarlett and Rhett as well. Let the old grudges die and move on to a more productive future. She, by finding her footing in the land of her home, and the South by trying to work together, without the violence. By the end of the book, they are both realizing their mistakes and trying to find a way towards happiness. Sometimes the steps they take aren't pretty, but, they trudge on. When she rebuilds her life with a vengeance, so does the South. But, the war beats it down, again, like Scarlett. Proud and defiant, like Scarlett herself. The book begins with showing a relaxed South. Although the story follows Scarlett through her marriages, and from riches to poverty and back to riches, the strongest character in the book is the Civil War. By the time it ends, the war has ended and the south is trying to recover. The story begins with them meeting at the barbecue on a lovely plantation in Georgia before the Civil War.
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