History WMG / GoneWithTheWind

However this also doesnt explain why the elite Old South Families never had poorer "white trash" slaves as well. (Then again, maybe they did and we just didn't see them.) One also must account for the fact that in the GWTW timeline, "poor whites" seem to be held in far greater contempt than blacks. The overall attitude of whites toward blacks, particuarly among the well-to-do, is one of kindly paternalism, and whites of Scarlett's class are often heard praising blacks for various attributes or actions. They NEVER appear to speak well of "white trash". Slaves - certainly "house" slaves or slaves with a particular trade or skill - do appear to rank distinctly higher in the social scale than poor whites.

[[WMG: Ashley was schooled overseas in England]]

*** It wasn't that she thought Suellen didn't deserve to have a nice life. Scarlett knew Suellen was so selfish that she wouldn't give a single cent to support the rest of the family once she got married. Scarlett married Frank herself so that she could use his money to support the family at Tara.

Oddly enough it also appears that [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Native Americans]] dont seem to exist (were they all killed off? (although technically that would be worse then what is/was being done to the stories African-Americans) was this version/realities America just empty? with only animals for a native population?) their never mentioned or even referred to as if they simply don't exist. (although many of the works of MarkTwain taking place in the South in the same era frequently have or mentions American Indian characters).

It is mentioned several times in the book that Gerald and Ellen O'Hara had three sons, each of whom died "before he had learn to walk", in addition to the three daughters. Of course, the death of infants was much more common back then, but it does seem strange that all of the sons died, while all of the daughters lived. It could be explained if Ellen carried a disorder on her X chromosome, one that results in an early death, which she then passed on to some or all of her children. With each child, there is a 50% chance of receiving the affected gene. In the girls, as with Ellen, it would not be expressed, as they would have had two X chromosomes to "cover" for it - in the boys (who unfortunately all inherited it), it caused them to die young. With the third generation, Carreen did not have children; Suellen did, but we don't know much about them; and Scarlett had one son who seemed healthy, so either she didn't inherit the bad gene, or she did and never passed it on to Wade. As we don't know much about the deaths of Scarlett's brothers, any number of fatal X-linked conditions could have been responsible, especially since diagnosis or medical treatment would not have been possible in that era. One such disorder is X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, which leaves a child highly susceptible to infection and often causes death within the first few years of life.

It is mentioned several times in the book that Gerald and Ellen O'Hara had three sons who died in infancy, in addition to the three daughters. Of course, the death of infants was much more common back then, but it does seem strange that all of the sons died, while all of the daughters lived. It could be explained if Ellen carried a disorder on her X chromosome, one that results in an early death, which she then passed on to some or all of her children. With each child, there is a 50% chance of receiving the affected gene. In the girls, as with Ellen, it would not be expressed, as they have two X chromosomes to "cover" for it - in the boys (who unfortunately all inherited it), it caused them to die young. With the third generation, Carreen did not have children; Suellen did, but we don't know much about them; and Scarlett had one son who seemed healthy, so either she didn't inherit the bad gene, or she did and never passed it on to Wade. As we don't know much about the deaths of Scarlett's brothers, we can speculate as to what the disorder might have been.