Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Contains spoilers for the entire book.
Discussion topics
Topic 01 of 08
Scarlett at Tara
What do you admire in Scarlett, and what do you find hardest to forgive?
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- How does her love for Tara shape her choices?
- Did your feelings about her change over the novel?
There is no single right answer. Bring your own reading.
Discussion topics
What do you admire in Scarlett, and what do you find hardest to forgive?
Keep the conversation going
- How does her love for Tara shape her choices?
- Did your feelings about her change over the novel?
Why is Scarlett so devoted to Ashley Wilkes, and what does she fail to see?
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- What does Ashley stand for in the world that is ending?
- Did Ashley ever really love her?
Why does Melanie remain loyal to Scarlett through everything?
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- Is Melanie's goodness strength or innocence?
- How does Scarlett finally see her at her death?
What draws Rhett and Scarlett together, and what keeps them apart?
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- Why does Rhett hide his love for so long?
- What did the loss of Bonnie do to their marriage?
How does the siege of Atlanta and the flight to Tara change Scarlett?
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- What did you make of her vow never to be hungry again?
- Who do you think shows the most courage in those chapters?
How does the novel portray the Old South and slavery, and how do you respond to that portrayal today?
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- Whose experiences does the novel leave out or distort?
- How do characters like Mammy and Prissy reflect the book's own time?
What does Scarlett's success with the mills say about survival after the war?
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- What did you make of her marriage to Frank Kennedy?
- Is her ruthlessness admirable, necessary, or neither?
How did you feel about the ending, with Rhett gone and Scarlett resolving to win him back?
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- Will she? Should she?
- What does 'Tomorrow is another day' say about Scarlett?
There is no single right answer. Bring your own reading.