![]() ![]() He compliments Scarlett on her “unladylike” behavior, and Scarlett insults him in return. Observing this scene is the roguish Rhett Butler, who eventually reveals that he was eavesdropping. Ashley tells Scarlett that, although he has feelings for her, he will still marry Melanie because she’s so much like him. At a barbecue at the Wilkes plantation, Scarlett confesses her feelings to Ashley. Scarlett is heartbroken to learn that Ashley Wilkes, a man she loves, is soon to be engaged to Melanie Hamilton. The opening pages of the novel include background and descriptions of life as the Southern states secede from the Union, and young men are called to war after the first shots are fired at Fort Sumter. Her mother hails from French aristocracy. It’s 1861 in Tara, Georgia, and Scarlett O’Hara-a charming 16-year-old Southern belle-lives on the plantation owned by her successful Irish immigrant father. ![]()
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