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What Minor Charactor Do You Want To Know More About?
posted by AsharahSTAFFMOD on February 8, 2017 at 11:52 PM
How about "the second Mrs. Calvert." She was originally the children's Yankee governess, and nobody ever let her forget it. I wonder about her background, since most women remained at home until they married. What inspired her to move to the South to accept a job as a governess on a plantation? Was she there before the first wife died, or was she hired afterwards? Did she and Mr. Calvert fall in love, or was it a marriage of convenience? And why would a Southern planter hire a Yankee to look after his children? And what became of her when she returned North after the war? So many questions?
Reply by jomccallister
on February 9, 2017 at 1:18 AM
Yes, I forgot about Mrs. Calvert. Good thinking. From how she was described and what was said about her, by others, she seemed very different than all the others in the county. There are so many I would just love to know more about. I would even like to know about the snobby old hags in Atlanta. They sure liked to gossip and run their mouths, but no way were their pasts been as perfect as they wanted everyone to believe. And speaking of Mrs. Calvert, it would also be nice to know what eventually happened to Kathleen. Always felt like Scarlett would have just let her come live with them at Tara. But also understand her reasoning for not. She just had so much already on her.
Reply by drewsylla
on February 25, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Belle Watling. She was always very interesting to me.
Reply by jomccallister
on February 26, 2017 at 1:19 PM
I know a lot of people don't like the other books, like"Rhett Butler's People." But that book does get into Belle's back story and gives insight to she and Rhett's bond.
Reply by Angelcake56fjs
on March 2, 2017 at 12:33 PM
I forgot the character's name, I would like to know more about the Madame.
Reply by drewsylla
on March 6, 2017 at 11:27 PM
The owner of the whorehouse? That is Belle Watling.
Reply by Joe
on March 13, 2017 at 6:57 AM
I like Belle yeah :) and Rhett Butler's People- only read it once, but I really liked it
I wouldn't mind the likes of Kathleen (is that Scarlett's sweet sister?), India and Charles Hamilton being told more about either 
Reply by Asharah
on March 13, 2017 at 12:55 PM
Scarlett's sister was Carreen , short for Caroline Irene
Reply by Joe
on March 13, 2017 at 1:59 PM
Ah ok, it was her I meant
Reply by drewsylla
on March 13, 2017 at 4:57 PM
Scarlett's first name is Katie (short for Kathleen - named after her aunt in Ireland **I think it was her aunt.)
Reply by bathsheeba
on August 25, 2017 at 6:52 PM
Belle Watling for me too. Full of kindness in spite of what she must have seen in her line of work