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Gone with the Wind
“Gone with the Wind” is a 1973 Pulitzer Prize-award winning romantic novel written by Margaret Mitchell and first published in May 1936. The story centers on the experiences of a spoiled daughter of a rich plantation owner, Scarlett O'Hara. The novel is adapted into a film in 1939.
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What was the heroine's name in Gone With the Wind?
The Name of the Heroine in Gone with the Wind
The heroine's name is Katie Scarlett O'Hara, although her first name is only used once in the story- by her father, Gerald O'Hara. For the remainder of the story, the "Katie" is dropped and she is simply Scarlett. Her first marriage, to Charles Hamilton, leaves her as Scarlett Hamilton. She becomes Scarlett Kennedy with her second marriage to Frank Kennedy. Finally, she is Scarlett Butler upon her third marriage, to Rhett Butler.
What is the value of a Gone With the Wind plate?
Many of the collector plates are worth close to $10 each. The price will vary depending upon the exact plate and its condition.
What are some other plantation names mentioned in Gone With the Wind?
There are only two mentioned in Gone with the wind. Tara (the O'Hara's plantation) 12 Oaks (the Wilkes plantation) GWTW also mentions Mimosa, the home of the Tarelton twins or the McIntosh's
What actress played scarlet O'Hara in Gone With the Wind?
Vivian Leigh was David O. Selznick's only choice to play Scarlett even though the studio pretended to do a nation wide search from non-actresses to find the perfect Scarlett. As the movie shows, there was only ever one perfect Scarlett and that was Vivian Leigh.
What made gone withn the wind so important to people in the 1930s?
Reasons why it's so popular include: It was the longest film of its time, and in color to boot. It introduced feminine ideas. It was actually not a love story about Scarlett and Ashley or Red - but about Scarlotte and Tara... the town she was willing to ruthlessly give up everything for and mistreat everyone for. It also had great cinematography, music and costumes -- especially for its time.
With that said....l don't like the movie much at all.
What civil war events took place in Gone With the Wind?
The setting of the book was the Civil War and in one part it showed the burning of Atlanta. When that scene was filmed the actual set was burned for the film so what you see in the movie is what happened.
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Four main characters in Gone With the Wind?
Well, nine characters die, in all. Brent Tarleton, Stuart Tarleton, Raiford Calvert, Ellen O'Hara, Gerald O'Hara, Melanie Wilkes, Bonnie Butler, Frank Kennedy, and Charlie Hamilton.
What is the resolution in Gone with the Wind?
The resolution in Gone with the Wind occurs when Scarlett realizes the value of Tara in her heart, after Rhett leaves her. She vows to continue to work and love this land and wait for Rhett's return because "Tomorrow is another day".
Who was the cast of Gone With the Wind?
Here is a list of 15 of the main cast. (There are many more) Thomas Mitchell ... Gerald O'Hara Barbara O'Neil ... Ellen O'Hara - His Wife (as Barbara O'Neill)
Vivien Leigh ... Scarlett O'Hara - Their Daughter Evelyn Keyes ... Suellen O'Hara - Their Daughter Ann Rutherford ... Carreen O'Hara - Their Daughter
George Reeves ... Brent Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau
Fred Crane ... Stuart Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau
Hattie McDaniel ... Mammy - O'Hara House Servant Oscar Polk ... Pork - O'Hara House Servant Butterfly McQueen ... Prissy - O'Hara House Servant Victor Jory ... Jonas Wilkerson - O'Hara Field Overseer Everett Brown ... Big Sam - O'Hara Field Foreman Howard C. Hickman ... John Wilkes (as Howard Hickman) Alicia Rhett ... India Wilkes - His Daughter Leslie Howard ... Ashley Wilkes
What does scarlet o'hara say to rhett butler at the end of Gone With the Wind?
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn"
Was Tara the house in Gone With the Wind?
Yes, Tara is the name of Scarlett O'Hara's plantation in Gone with the Wind; on her return home, Scarlett wonders if Tara still stands or if it has been destroyed by the Yankees and is "gone with the wind." Ashley Wilkes, whom Scarlett loves throughout much of the novel, lives at a nearby plantation named Twelve Oaks.
Was Gone With the Wind in black and white at the beginning of the movie?
It was filmed in Technicolor.
What actor played Scarlett's first husband in Gone With the Wind?
Although Scarlett was married thrice in the novel, Rhett Butler (the previous) answer was not her first husband. Scarlett married Charles Hamilton on April 30th, 1861. Charles died within six weeks of their wedding leaving Scarlett pregnant with their son, Wade Hampton Hamilton. After the war Scarlett married Frank Kennedy and then soon after Frank's death she married Rhett Butler.
What idea does opal get while she is reading Gone With the Wind to Gloria dump?
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Did scarlet o'hara get rhett back in the end of Gone With the Wind?
GWTW is a novel about Scarlett O'Hara and her relationship with Tara and the men in her life. Notice that the men, even Ashley and Rhett, seem to take a back seat to the plantation that gives her "strength"...It is the "only thing that matters...the only thing that lasts". In the closing scene Scarlett recognizes this and acknowledges that she must return to her roots . . . Tara, to regain the power that she needs to figure out what she'll do without Rhett and how to get him back. My strong belief is that she will prevail...she always has. Throughout the book we hear Scarlett's lament, "I can't think about that today, I'll think about that tomorrow." But finally, on the steps of the empty mansion she avows "I must think about it...I'll get him back...Afterall, tomorrow is another day." When this woman sets her mind to something, she gets it.
And Rhett's statement "I don't give a damn", rings hollow when he has spent years loving this flawed woman. He is depressed and forlorn...He has just lost his beloved daughter and upon Melanie's death he feels he has also lost his wife to Ashley. In his rejection of Scarlett, I think he also recognizes that even though she proclaims her love, that due to the war she doesn't have the capacity for this selfless emotion. He acknowledges that what he really sought in Scarlett was her pre-war self... naive, headstrong and spoiled. His decision to leave and make a new life, makes sense ...just as when he left for London. He is running away from painful memories and devastating personal loss. (This is a classically psychological reaction in such circumstances. We all feel like escaping from time to time and Rhett has the means to do so. Grief has stages and Rhett has
Although this is conjecture about Mitchell, I feel she meant the reader of GWTW to use their own common sense to figure out that Scarlett would eventually get Rhett back. Does anyone believe Rhett would NEVER return to see Scarlett? Let's just say that he finds the peace and grace he's seeking. Isn't it logical that he would then come back to see Scarlett, even if his intent is not to love her again.? (And if one knows anything about the years following the Civil War, it is unlikely that Rhett would find what he is looking for since the South will spend decades recovering it's distintive characteristics of its antibellum state.) So, lets conjecture that he DOESN"T find his ideals. Again I believe he'd return to reexamine his relationship with Scarlett after recognizing that others too have reacted as she to the destruction of their way of life.
Of course this is written in all good fun...but from Mitchell's characterization of Scarlett, a woman scarred by war, hunger and loss, she may well have meant us to realize that a female can exist and be happy without a man if she discovers a higher purpose in life. With Scarlett, it's Tara. From birth, she is invested in this land that has formed and molded the essence of her being. A return to this "red earth" becomes the catalyst that saves her soul and allows her psyche to heal in the presence of the security that Tara represents.
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Within the cocoon of Scarlett's Tara, she morphs from a shallow, vane, greedy victim of war into a loving, caring woman with the ability to open her heart to committment and giving. Can anyone doubt that if these qualities evolve in this complicated assertive woman that she can get any man she sets her sights on?
Rhett would be putty....
Where was Scarlet O'Hara's mansion?
The name of Scarlett O'Hara's plantation was Tara. Her father being an Irishman, he took the name Tara from old Ireland names.
Why was Gone With the Wind banned?
Most likely? The sexual content -- both consensual and forced -- that Stanley has with Stella and Blanche appalled readers. The fact that Blanche DuBois is an alcoholic, a pedophile, and a prostitute doesn't really help. Also, Blanche's husband committed suicide after she found out he is gay (homosexuality was taboo in the 1940s) prior to the timeline of the play.
Who now owns the 1939 Oscar for best picture Gone With the Wind?
Yes. It was the British star's first of two Best Actress Oscars for playing notorious Southern belles. Besides the 1939 Academy Award she won for her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind," Leigh also won the 1951 Best Actress award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
What plantation was used in the movie Gone With the Wind?
It's Tara, and Scarlett and her twin friends, Brett and Trent Tarleton, are with her on her porch. There is talk of war, which Scarlet ignores. Scarlett is more interested in the barbeque at the nearest plantation the next day, Twelve Oaks, owned by the Wilkes family, where Scarlett hopes to make a play for Ashley Wilkes.
