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Scallawags are Southerners who cooperate with or turn to the North and its Republican government during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Rhett and Scarlett are considered Scallawags because they befriend Yankees and the Republican Governor, Bullock.
Scallawag Quotes in Gone with the Wind
The Gone with the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Scallawag or refer to Scallawag. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 37
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The former slaves were now the lords of creation and, with the aid of the Yankees, the lowest and most ignorant ones were on top. […] Many loyal field hands refused to avail themselves of the new freedom, but the hordes of “trashy free issue niggers,” who were causing most of the trouble, were drawn largely from the field-hand class.
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Chapter 47
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Already many other Southern states had illiterate negroes in high public office and legislatures dominated by negroes and Carpetbaggers. But Georgia, by its stubborn resistance, had so far escaped this final degradation. For the greater part of three years, the state’s capital had remained in the control of white men and Democrats.
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Chapter 49
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The hate that enveloped the Bullock regime enveloped her too […] Scarlett had cast her lot with the enemy and, whatever her birth and family connections, she was now in the category of a turncoat, a nigger lover, a traitor, a Republican—and a Scallawag.
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Scallawag Term Timeline in Gone with the Wind
The timeline below shows where the term Scallawag appears in Gone with the Wind. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 31
...attempt to rectify the South and integrate it into the Union. She knows about Carpetbaggers, Scallawags (Southerners who cooperated with the North) and the Freedmen’s Bureau; she knows that freedmen are...
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Chapter 47
...elected governor. Scarlett doesn’t care, but since Rhett is friends with Bullock, she’s considered a Scallawag—a Republican supporter.
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Mrs. Merriwether decides to tell Scarlett not to marry the Scallawag Rhett Butler. When Scarlett reminds her that Rhett saved Mr. Merriwether’s life, Mrs. Merriwether says...
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Chapter 48
...that none of the Atlantans will come to their parties because he and Scarlett are Scallawags. Rhett says he’ll give Scarlett lots of money for the new house, and for Tara,...
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Chapter 49
...are right; Scarlett is terrible. But Melanie is also right that everyone should visit them; Scallawag or not, Rhett saved everyone and Scarlett was family.
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...who came to the South to profit off the crumbling society. The wives of Rhett’s Scallawag friends often call on Scarlett to play games. However, she’s often too busy building her...
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Chapter 52
It is difficult for Rhett to change his reputation. The Old Guard hates Scallawags more than ever before. The Republicans are firmly in office, and, although they can’t read...
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Chapter 58
...out with the Old Guard now, such as Hugh Elsing and Dr. Meade, instead of Scallawags. Scarlett starts to fear Rhett has joined the Klan like Frank.
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...father’s lap rallying for the Democrats. Scarlett says that Rhett probably tells Bonnie Scarlett’s a Scallawag. Rhett laughs and goes to Bonnie.
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...seems to be almost over, and the next governor will surely be a Democrat. Carpetbaggers, Scallawags, and Republicans linger uneasily, then leave town. Scarlett is bewildered. She hates the Yankees and...
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