Gone with the Wind story synopsis Gone with the Wind story introduction

1. "Gone with the Wind" tells a love story with the American Civil War as the background.

2. The protagonist of the novel, Scarlet O'Hara, is the daughter of a wealthy and well-established plantation owner in Georgia, USA. His father, Gerald, was an immigrant from Ireland. When he first arrived in Georgia, Gerald was penniless and gambled to win ownership of the Tarot Estate. So he started to start a business in this red land and weave his American dream. It wasn't until he was 43 that he married 15-year-old Ellen, the daughter of French immigrants from the East Coast.

3. Gerald is kind-hearted but has a bad temper, while the young wife has a good family education and strict moral values. She personally handled the daily affairs of the entire manor, and even treated the black slaves in the manor and delivered babies. Therefore, the couple was respected by the surrounding white plantation owners and deeply loved by the black slaves. Daughter Scarlet grew up slowly in this environment.