Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

by

Margaret Mitchell

Tommy Wellburn Character Analysis

Tommy Wellburn marries Mrs. Elsing’s daughter after her fiancé is killed during the war. He sustained a leg injury that gives him a limp, but he is hardworking and honest. A member of the Ku Klux Klan, Tommy is killed along with Frank Kennedy in an attempt to murder a Black man.
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Tommy Wellburn Character Timeline in Gone with the Wind

The timeline below shows where the character Tommy Wellburn appears in Gone with the Wind. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 35
The Civil War and Reconstruction Theme Icon
Looking Forward vs. Looking Back Theme Icon
Women and Power Theme Icon
Scarlett had tended the groom— Tommy Wellburn —in the hospital. He limps due to a wound on his hip, and she can’t... (full context)
Chapter 36
Women and Power Theme Icon
...horror, Scarlett drives to the mill daily and sells lumber in town. Once, she intercepts Tommy Wellburn , who is buying lumber elsewhere, and convinces him to buy from her instead.  How... (full context)
Chapter 38
Looking Forward vs. Looking Back Theme Icon
Practicality, Tenacity, and Selfishness Theme Icon
Women and Power Theme Icon
...unemployed, because she believes those people lack “gumption.” But all the hardworking men, such as Tommy Wellburn and Kells Whiting, are already employed. (full context)
Chapter 46
Looking Forward vs. Looking Back Theme Icon
Practicality, Tenacity, and Selfishness Theme Icon
Frank and Tommy Wellburn ’s bodies are found behind Belle’s, pistols in their hands. The Atlantans hate that they... (full context)