Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

by

Margaret Mitchell

Sally Munroe Character Analysis

Sally Munroe is the widow of one of the Fontaine brothers. After the war, one of the Fontaine’s former enslaved men propositions her, causing Tony Fontaine to kill him and Jonas Wilkerson, head of the Freedman’s Bureau, who’d said there was nothing wrong with Black men being with white women. Sally later marries Alex Fontaine.
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Sally Munroe Character Timeline in Gone with the Wind

The timeline below shows where the character Sally Munroe appears in Gone with the Wind. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 26
Women and Power Theme Icon
...The sight of the Fontaines’ yellow house makes Scarlett happy. Grandma Fontaine, Young Miss, and Sally step out to greet her. The Yankees hadn’t reached them because their house is far... (full context)
Chapter 27
Practicality, Tenacity, and Selfishness Theme Icon
...the sow that day. Suddenly, Melanie hears someone coming and everyone rushes to the door. Sally Fontaine gallops up on a horse and shouts that the Yankees are coming. Gerald says... (full context)
Chapter 29
Looking Forward vs. Looking Back Theme Icon
Practicality, Tenacity, and Selfishness Theme Icon
...and Tony and Alex are trying to work in the fields. Money is tight, and Sally Fontaine looks particularly hopeless. At the Calverts’, Cade is home, but he’s dying. Cade and... (full context)
Chapter 37
The Civil War and Reconstruction Theme Icon
Classism and Racism  Theme Icon
...Fontaines’ old enslaved foreman, came into the Fontaine’s kitchen drunk and said something insulting to Sally Fontaine. Tony heard her scream and ran in and shot Eustis. Then Tony went to... (full context)