Gone With the Wind
  1. Identify and DESCRIBE the four main characters:
    Scarlet O'Hara:

    Rhett Butler:

    Ashley Wilkes:

    Melanie Wilkes:

  2. How are the slaves treated by the owners in the movie?
  3. Make a list to show what life in the South was like just before the Civil War:
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  4. Scarlet flirts with several men but says she loves just one man. Who is this? Who does she actually marry and why?
  5. According to the movie, why do the southerners decide to go to war against the North?
  6. Make a list to show what life in the South was like during the Civil War:
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    E.
  7. What does Scarlet do to help the cause during the Civil War?
  8. According to the movie, why does the Soluth lose the war?
  9. What general invades the South and burns Atlanta? What do the Southerners think of this general?
  10. describe the relationship between Scarlet and Rhett in the movie. Explain why they get married.
  11. What is a carpetbagger? How are they portrayed in the movie?
  12. Make a list to describe what life is like in the South after the Civil War during Reconstruction.
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  13. How is life different for the slaves after the Civil War?
  14. Why is Tara so important to Scarlet?
  15. How are Scarlet and Melanie different?
  16. What does the final scene tell you about Scarlet and Rhett?
  17. Why do you think that this movie has been so well liked by Americans over the past 60 years?
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