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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part One: Chapters I–IV
Chapters V–VII
Part Two: Chapters VIII–XI
Chapters XII-XVI
Part Three: Chapters XVII–XX
Chapters XXI–XXV
Chapters XXVI–XXX
Part Four: Chapters XXXI–XXXIV
Chapters XXXV–XXXVIII
Chapters XXXIX–XLII
Chapters XLIII–XLVII
Part Five: Chapters XLVIII–LII
Chapters LIII–LVII
Chapters LVIII–LXIII
Characters
Character List
Scarlett O’Hara
Rhett Butler
Ashley Wilkes
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
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Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
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Context
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Part One: Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-7
Part Two: Chapters 8-11
Chapters 12-16
Part Three: Chapters 17-20
Chapters 21-25
Chapters 26-30
Part Four: Chapters 31-34
Chapters 35-38
Chapters 39-42
Chapters 43-47
Part Five: Chapters 48-52
Chapters 53-57
Chapters 58-63
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
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of 5
Which of the following best describes the overarching struggle faced by the South throughout the course of the novel?
Tradition vs. New Era
Morality vs. pride
Shame vs. necessity
Love vs. practicality
2
of 5
What does Scarlett consistently use to overcome adversity throughout the novel?
Incredible beauty
Unusually high IQ
Brute strength of will
Talented ability to write
3
of 5
Who emerges as the strongest female character within the novel?
Scarlett
Melanie
Ellen
Old Miss Fontaine
4
of 5
How do events tend to unfold when characters within the novel abuse alcohol?
Nothing really changes
Things always work out
Everything becomes dreamlike
Things typically become disastrous
5
of 5
What does the city of Atlanta represent within both the story and the larger history of the South?
Dramatic post-war modernization
Hopelessness of Southern generals
Resiliency of Old South
Changing cultural expectations
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