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Atlanta
Throughout Gone with the Wind, Atlanta represents the South’s resilience during and after the Civil War. In the years before the war breaks out and in the first few years of the war, Atlanta…
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Tara
The O’Haras’ plantation, Tara, represents survival. Before the war, in an attempt to comfort a heartsick Scarlett, Gerald tells Scarlett that land (rather than love) is the only thing that lasts. At that point…
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The Curtain Dress
The dress Scarlett makes out of Ellen’s green velvet curtains represents her willingness to do whatever it takes to get ahead. From the beginning of the novel, Scarlett dreams of being a great lady…
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