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Written by Margaret Mitchell Summarized by Brian Payton The novel being summarized is titled , written by Margaret Mitchell. It was published in 1936, after it took her seven years to write, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937. was the only book Ms. Mitchell wrote ....

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.... and the effects of the carpetbaggers. The story continued until about 1871 as the main characters began to regain the security and grace of the days before the war. There were four main characters in the story. They were Scarlett O’Hara, Ashley Wilkes, Melanie Hamilton-Wilkes, and Rhett Butler. Scarlett, Ashley, and Melanie were raised together, and Rhett Butler was an outsider who came from Charleston. Scarlett was the daughter of a wealthy Irish plantation owner. She was not beautiful but she was spoiled. She was selfish and scheming. She was also charming so men easily fell in love with her. Scarlett was obsessively in love with Ashley Wilkes ....