At the point when the novel starts, Scarlett O’Hara is a ruined, vain, publicity-seeking 16-year-old who is immensely attracted to men every step of the way. However, she is tremendously strong-willed and her determination is incredible. Through the span of the book she weds three times and loses her husband to death twice. She has three youngsters, one of whom dies at a tender age. Scarlett’s two driving interests are her fixation on her neighbor, Ashley Wilkes, and her adoration for her family ranch, Tara. She will do whatever she should to keep Tara; and in her quest for Ashley, she cares not to focus on whom she harms.

Rhett Butler gambles a lot. He is also a speculator, and a man who has experienced significantly more of life than the shielded — and much more youthful — Scarlett can envision. He has an honest respect for Scarlett from the very first time they met; he makes the most of her soul and he discovers that she is enthusiastic, besides being blunt and exhibiting other “unladylike” characteristics. Rhett urges Scarlett to stop the grief after her first spouse’s passing-on, encourages her to begin her own businesses to generate income, and ultimately proposes to her. However, Scarlett has excessive feelings for Ashley, making it impossible to be close to Rhett. After she rejects him and their little girl, Bonnie, dies from an accident, Rhett remains a devastated man.

Ashley Wilkes, Melanie’s husband, is a calm, scholarly man who likes to maintain a strategic distance from strife and trouble. He is a decent officer in the American Civil War, despite the fact that he is on a basic level, a conservative. After the war, he feels lost and uncertain how to advance in a new world. He enables Scarlett to deal with him and his family, and is continually in her presence despite the fact that their attraction puts his marriage in danger. In the end, Ashley accepts the reality that he cherishes his wife. However, by that time, it has past the point of no return.

Melanie Wilkes, Ashley’s wife, is a profoundly decent individual. She adores Scarlett wholeheartedly, despite the fact that Scarlett does exceptionally little to merit that adoration. Melanie is an enthusiastic supporter of the Confederate agenda. She has a child, Beau; but when she attempts to deliver another, she passes on during labor. Despite the fact that Scarlett has a tremendously low opinion of Melanie through the greater part of the novel, she ultimately understands that Melanie was her dearest companion.

Mammy is one of the main characters who talks honestly to Scarlett and comprehends what Scarlett is able to do. Indeed, after she is liberated, Mammy continues to work for the O’Hara family. To some extent, Mammy could be described as a stereotype, yet she shows the fair steadfastness and warmth a few slaves felt for their previous owners.

Charles Hamilton, Scarlett’s first spouse, is a great-looking, rich, and youthful person. He and Scarlett scarcely knows each other by the time they were preparing for marriage, which does not last long. He succumbs to pneumonia two months after the American Civil War starts. Still, he tales a special place in Scarlett’s life perpetually, both on the grounds that they have a child, Wade, and additionally, since Charles’ sister, Melanie, keeps his memory alive. Had it not been for these reasons, it would have been easy for Scarlett to forget about him.

Frank Kennedy is a senior citizen who is engaged to Scarlett’s sister, Suellen, until Scarlett — out of dire desperation to get money to help Tara — manipulates him into wedding her. Frank is apparently soft, humble, and kind and enables Scarlett to do what she needs more often than not, including running a business. After Scarlett is assaulted, Frank, as an individual from the Klan, chases down her aggressor, during which he gets executed instead.