History Characters / GoneWithTheWindTara

** The first half of the story's ending and the entire second half of the story is built upon this, as just before the reconstruction of the South, in outrage and defiance, she makes the promise to herself and to God:

* WomenAreDelicate: She is soft-spoken, shy, obedient and frail, both physically and emotionally, and never loses these traits after the war. After the deaths of her mother, father and beau, she becomes increasingly withdrawn and ends up a nun.

* WomenAreWiser: Not as prideful as her husband and doesn't see picking cotton as beneath her during times of hardship.

* TheReliableOne: Scarlett and the other people in Tara increasingly rely on him during his convalescence, and eventually Scarlett hires him as the nee overseer when she moves to Atlanta. Even the neighbors appreciate his competence and common sense

->'''Played by:''' Creator/ThomasMitchell

->'''Played by:''' Barbara [=O'Neil=]

[[folder:Katie Scarlett O'Hara]]

->'''Played by:''' Creator/VivienLeigh

[[folder:Susan Elinor "Suellen" O'Hara]]

->'''Played by:''' Evelyn Keyes

[[folder:Caroline Irene "Carreen" O'Hara]]

->'''Played by:''' Ann Rutherford

->'''Played by:''' Fred Crane

->'''Played by:''' Creator/GeorgeReeves

->'''Played by:''' Creator/HattieMcDaniel

-->'''Played by:''' Thelma 'Butterfly' [=McQueen=]

-->'''Played by:''' Butterfly [=McQueen=]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Tony Fontaine murders Jonas for supporting the African-Americans of the South, we never read anything about the recently widowed Emmie's fate. Also counts as some form of KarmaHoudini for not receiving punishment for the death of Ellen.
Well, no, it would be awful to punish for a death she really has no blame for.

* WomanAreDelicate: She is soft-spoken, shy, obedient and frail, and never loses these traits after the war.

* IWantMyMommy: After Atlanta is besieged and Scarlett is left to fend for herself and care for Melanie during her long and painful labour, she finally breaks down before Rhett and screams and cries to go home to Tara and Ellen.
--> '''Scarlett:''' "I will go home! You can't stop me! I will go home! I want my mother! I'll kill you if you try to stop me! I will go home!"

* DeterminedWidow: Somewhat different than the usual case in that she ''is'' the hero, and purposely using the inherent sympathy of her situation to manipulate others.

** Scarlett promised Ashley to take care of Mellie during her pregnancy. Despite Scarlett's various amoral behavior, she does have a warped moral code that she takes very seriously, mostly the result of her upbringing; making a promise is very Serious Business and she prides herself on keeping her word.

* AmbiguousDisorder: She possesses many of the traits of narcissism and also seems to develop post-partum depression after Wade's birth.

* BookDumb: She is actively stupid in areas that should be common knowledge to her (considering her class, era, and gender). Rhett and Ashley often reference and quote classical works of literature, which fall utterly flat on her.

* MoralityPet: While she usually treats her fellows white people like trash, she treats black people far more decently, even to the point that Pork, her father's personal servant, told her when she gave him Gerald's watch as a present that if she would have treated white people like that, her life would have been much more pleasant.

* SexlessMarriage: Rhett and Scarlett's marriage becomes this after Bonnie is born, as Scarlett doesn't want anymore children in order to stay looking young and thin for Ashley, and Rhett decides to seek company elsewhere, and then just stays for Bonnie.

* OneHeadTaller: Described as such in the novel.

* ProperLady: She is very patient and understanding and was seen as the paragon of what a Southern lady ought to be. Scarlett aspires to be like Ellen someday but ends up discarding her ladylike teachings after the yankees invade and she finds that all the values her mother encouraged such as modesty and gentleness are useless in the new post-war world.

* ProperLady: She is very patient and understanding. Scarlett admired her and saw her as the paragon of what a Southern lady ought to be. Deconstrued after the yankees invade and she finds that all the values Ellen encouraged such as modesty and gentleness are useless in the new post-war world.

* ProperLady: She is very patient and understanding. Scarlett saw her as the paragon of what a Southern lady ought to be and aspired to be like her but lacked the motivation to sacrifice her own comfort for others. Deconstrued after the yankees invade and she finds that all the values Ellen encouraged such as modesty and honesty are useless in the face of the collapse of civilisation as she knew it.

* ProperLady: She is very patient and understanding.

* WhiteMansBurden: Believed in the paternalistic racism shared by Melanie that white owners were responsible for the darkies in their care.
--> "Always remember, dear," Ellen had said, "you are responsible for the moral as well as the physical welfare of the darkies God has intrusted to your care. You must realize that they are like children and must be guarded from themselves like children, and you must always set them a good example."

* WhiteMan'sBurden: Believed in the paternalistic racism shared by Melanie that white owners were responsible for the darkies in their care.