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Chaplin is also a supporting character in several other films, such as The Cat's Meow ( 2001 ), in which he was played by Eddie Izzard and The Scarlett O ' Hara War ( 1980 ), in which he was played by Clive Revill.
The song " Going to the Chapel " is then played as we see Henrietta marry a member of the guard, Scarlett marry Chester, David marry his girlfriend, Tom marry his distant cousin Deirdre ( whom he met at Charles's wedding and instantly fell for ), Matthew with a new partner ( Duncan Kenworthy ), Fiona marry Prince Charles ( a joke ), and Charles and Carrie with their son -- presumably not married.
The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, and depicts the experiences of Scarlett O ' Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to come out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea.
Scarlett O ' Hara uses the title phrase when she wonders to herself if her home on a plantation called " Tara " is still standing or if it is " gone with the wind which had swept through Georgia.
The growth and education of Scarlett O ' Hara is influenced by the events of her time.
She recognizes her freedom to come and go as she pleases saying, " Ah is free, Miss Scarlett.
The novel's heroine, Scarlett O ' Hara, charming though not beautiful, is a southern belle.
For young Scarlett, the ideal southern belle is represented by her mother, Ellen O ' Hara.
The Southern belle was bred to conform to a subspecies of the nineteenth-century " lady "... For Scarlett, the ideal is embodied in her adored mother, the saintly Ellen, whose back is never seen to rest against the back of any chair on which she sits, whose broken spirit everywhere is mistaken for righteous calm ...
However, Scarlett is not always willing to conform.
Rhett is a " terrifying faceless black bulk " when he appears before Scarlett in a drunken jealous rage on the night of Ashley's party.
The reader is told Scarlett O ' Hara, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Gerald and Ellen O ' Hara, " was not beautiful, but " had an effect on men, especially when she took notice of them.
Miss Scarlett learns that one of her many beaux, Ashley Wilkes, is soon to be engaged to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton.
Scarlett is pregnant with her first child.
Scarlett is despondent as a result of the restrictions placed upon her.
Melanie, who is living in Atlanta with Aunt Pittypat, invites Scarlett to live with them.
Everyone at the dance is shocked that Rhett would bid for Scarlett, the widow still dressed in black.
Scarlett tells Prissy to go find Rhett, but she is afraid to " go runnin ' roun ' in de dahk ".
Scarlett makes her way to Tara without him where she is welcomed on the steps by her father, Gerald.
There is the ever present threat of the Yankees who steal and burn, and at one point, Scarlett kills a Yankee marauder with a single shot from Charles's pistol leaving " a bloody pit where the nose had been.
As she is leaving the jailhouse, Scarlett runs into Frank Kennedy, who is betrothed to Scarlett's sister, Suellen, and running a store in Atlanta.

Scarlett and secretly
Unknown to Scarlett, Frank is secretly involved in the Ku Klux Klan.
In the novel, Rhett's fortune is estimated at $ 500, 000 ($ as of ) Rhett secretly hopes that Scarlett will eventually return the love he's had since the day he saw her at Twelve Oaks.
However, Scarlett secretly met with Storm Shadow ( who had broken free of his mind control ), and rescued them from a convoy, then escaping to Iceland as vigilantes and hiding out with Scanner, until they could figure out what was going on.

Scarlett and Melanie
Melanie goes into labor with only the inexperienced Scarlett to assist, as all the doctors are busy attending the soldiers.
" Prissy then finds Rhett, and Scarlett begs him to take herself, Wade, Melanie, Beau, and Prissy to Tara.
Melanie soon becomes the center of Atlanta society, and Scarlett gives birth to a girl named Ella Lorena.
Before the party has even begun rumors of an adulterous relationship between Ashley and Scarlett have started, and Rhett and Melanie have heard the gossip.
* Dr. Meade: A doctor in Atlanta, he looks after injured soldiers during the siege, with assistance from Melanie and Scarlett.
She was excited until she learned he wanted her for the part of Melanie and not Scarlett.
Gentlemanly yet indecisive, he loves Scarlett, but finds he has more in common with Melanie, his distant cousin and later his wife.
They meet again when Scarlett has already lost her first husband, Charles Hamilton, while she is staying with Charles ' sister Melanie and their Aunt Pittypat in Atlanta during the war.
He laughs, and turns into the dark, leaving Scarlett alone with Melanie, Beau, her own young son Wade, and Prissy.
Melanie is Scarlett O ' Hara's sister-in-law and eventually her best friend.
Melanie is unaware that Scarlett O ' Hara intended to marry Ashley.
Scarlett is certain that Ashley will prefer her to Melanie.
His main stated reason is that he believes he has more in common with Melanie than with Scarlett.
Scarlett also considers that she is taking revenge against Melanie by marrying her brother.
Melanie seems to take an instant liking to Scarlett and welcomes her to their family.
Throughout the year both Melanie and her aunt send Scarlett several invitations to join them.
At the same time Melanie maintains correspondence with Ashley, and Scarlett is still interested in hearing of his activities.
Melanie seems content with the new situation as Scarlett proves to be a better companion than their elderly aunt.
Scarlett soon finds that, as passively as Melanie usually acts, she can become surprisingly passionate and even aggressive in support of her ideals.
By the summer of 1862, Melanie and Scarlett have been re-acquainted to a man they met during Melanie's engagement celebration: Captain Rhett Butler, at the time about 35 years old.

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