![]() ![]() Eight months before the war ends, he joins the Confederate army. Furthermore, he has moments of patriotism and sentimentality. However, he is devotedly respectful to Melanie Hamilton, and he loves children. Rhett likes to pretend that he doesn’t care very deeply about anything, spending his money lavishly and making light of the Cause and his feelings for Scarlett. He is accused of being a Scallawag and of being friends with Governor Bullock. After the Confederacy falls, Rhett becomes rich with Confederate gold. He takes an interest in Scarlett because they are both “rascals,” by which he means they’re unsophisticated, practical, and opportunistic. Although this makes him exciting, he is still despised for being only a “speculator,” and for constantly insisting the South is conceited and blind to support the Cause. When the war begins, Rhett resides in Atlanta and becomes a rich blockader who runs supplies and luxuries in from England for the South and the Confederate army. He also horrifies Southerners because he thinks the South is only “cotton and arrogance,” and that they have no chance against the North in the war. ![]() ![]() Before the war, he has a bad reputation because he is rumored to have stayed out all night with a girl and then refused to marry her. He is swarthy and handsome, with a powerful figure, pirate-like features, and a mocking smile. Rhett Butler is the mysterious stranger who captures Scarlett’s attention at the Wilkes’ barbecue he later becomes her third husband. ![]()
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