Tara- the O Hara Plantation

Gone With the Wind Movie Questions

Tara- the O’Hara Plantation

1.) What does Scarlett’s father say is “…the only thing worth working for, fighting for, and dying for because it’s the only thing that lasts?”

2.) What country did Scarlett’s father immigrate from? He says it’s the reason he has such a “love for the land”.

3.) When the men are talking about possible war with the north, why reasons does Rhett Butler give for thinking that the north has a better chance of winning?

4.) When Scarlett tells Ashley that she loves him and wants to marry him, what reason does he give for choosing to marry Melanie instead?

5.) Why do you think Scarlett decides to marry Charles?

6.) How does Charles die in the war?

7.) Why does Scarlett want to go to Atlanta?

8.) Who does Scarlett unexpectedly meet at the dance in Atlanta?

9.) What battle does Rhett tell Scarlett will decide the outcome of the war?

10.) When Scarlett sees the slaves from her families plantation outside the hospital, where are they going?

11.) Why does Scarlett stay in Atlanta with Melanie instead of going home to see her family?

12.) Why can’t the doctor come to help deliver Melanie’s baby?

13.) Where does Rhett take Scarlett, Prissy, Melanie, and the baby?

14.) Where does Rhett go when he leaves Scarlett at the road to Tara?

15.) When Scarlett gets back to Tara what does she find happened to her mother?

16.) What are carpetbaggers and why did southerners not like them?

17.) How much money do the Yankees want for taxes on Tara?

18.) Why does Scarlett go to Atlanta to see Rhett?

19.) Why does Scarlett marry Mr. Kennedy? 20.) How does Scarlett’s second husband die?

21.) What are the reasons that Scarlett agrees to marry Rhett?

22.) How does Scarlett’s daughter, Bonnie, die?

23.) When Melanie dies, what does Scarlett realize about her love for Ashley?

24.) Why does Rhett leave Scarlett?

25.) What is the hope that Scarlett has at the end of the movie?