India Wilkes
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India Wilkes is the sister of Ashley Wilkes
and the rival of Scarlett O'Hara
in the novel and film Gone with the Wind
. She's a jealous character who despises Scarlett because Scarlett stole the attention of Stuart Tarleton, who courted India previously. India also resents Scarlett for marrying Charles Hamilton, the man that everyone assumed would marry her sister, Honey Wilkes. In the film, she was in love with Charles Hamilton and despises Scarlett for marrying him. The book mentions that the only word that could be used to describe her looks was plain.
After Scarlett's marriage to Charles, Stuart resumed courting India. Since it was assumed that Stuart would have married India had he lived, India was given the respect accorded to widows. Her tongue grew sharper and she was able to say things that most unmarried women could not.
India came to live with Ashley and Melanie after they moved to Atlanta, but her resentment towards Scarlett did not end. When Scarlett and Rhett's engagement was announced, India endorsed cutting them both from respectable society. India judged Scarlett harshly for causing the death of her second husband, Frank Kennedy. She also stated that she believed that there was always more to Scarlett and Rhett's relationship than there appeared. Melanie refuses to believe or listen to India, and Melanie makes it clear that if Rhett and Scarlett are shunned, then she will be so also. Melanie's loyalty to Scarlett and Rhett causes a wedge between the her and India.
India was one of the three who saw Scarlett and Ashley embrace. Because Melanie defended Scarlett and Ashley, India left the Wilkes home and moved in with Aunt Pitty. India showed remorse for their quarrel as Melanie was on her deathbed.
India is a traditional southern Antebellum "lady" who took the place of hostess and lady of the house after her mother died years ago. She remains unmarried at the end of Gone with the Wind. India is referred to as an "old maid" by Scarlett. In the movie, she was played by Alicia Rhett
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Ashley Wilkes
George Ashley Wilkes is a fictional character in the Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and the later film of the same name. The character also appears in the 1991 book Scarlett, a sequel to Gone with the Wind written by Alexandra Ripley, and in Rhett Butler's People by Donald...
and the rival of Scarlett O'Hara
Scarlett O'Hara
Scarlett O' Hara is the protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the later film of the same name...
in the novel and film Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
The slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free...
. She's a jealous character who despises Scarlett because Scarlett stole the attention of Stuart Tarleton, who courted India previously. India also resents Scarlett for marrying Charles Hamilton, the man that everyone assumed would marry her sister, Honey Wilkes. In the film, she was in love with Charles Hamilton and despises Scarlett for marrying him. The book mentions that the only word that could be used to describe her looks was plain.
After Scarlett's marriage to Charles, Stuart resumed courting India. Since it was assumed that Stuart would have married India had he lived, India was given the respect accorded to widows. Her tongue grew sharper and she was able to say things that most unmarried women could not.
India came to live with Ashley and Melanie after they moved to Atlanta, but her resentment towards Scarlett did not end. When Scarlett and Rhett's engagement was announced, India endorsed cutting them both from respectable society. India judged Scarlett harshly for causing the death of her second husband, Frank Kennedy. She also stated that she believed that there was always more to Scarlett and Rhett's relationship than there appeared. Melanie refuses to believe or listen to India, and Melanie makes it clear that if Rhett and Scarlett are shunned, then she will be so also. Melanie's loyalty to Scarlett and Rhett causes a wedge between the her and India.
India was one of the three who saw Scarlett and Ashley embrace. Because Melanie defended Scarlett and Ashley, India left the Wilkes home and moved in with Aunt Pitty. India showed remorse for their quarrel as Melanie was on her deathbed.
India is a traditional southern Antebellum "lady" who took the place of hostess and lady of the house after her mother died years ago. She remains unmarried at the end of Gone with the Wind. India is referred to as an "old maid" by Scarlett. In the movie, she was played by Alicia Rhett
Alicia Rhett
Alicia Rhett is an American portrait painter and actress who is best remembered for her role as India Wilkes in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. She is the oldest surviving cast member of the movie...
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