. ▁She ▁is ▁purs ued ▁by ▁Lord ▁Richard ▁F ent on , ▁of ▁whom ▁her ▁kin ▁disapp ro ve . ▁She ▁also ▁faces ▁quand aries ▁and ▁mixed ▁emot ions ▁over ▁the ▁physical ▁force ▁the ▁Irish ▁reb els ▁use ▁against ▁British ▁rule , ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁English ▁treated ▁the ▁Irish ▁is ▁contrast ed ▁to ▁how ▁the ▁South ▁was ▁treated ▁by ▁the ▁North . ▁ ▁K atie ▁Col um ▁O ' H ara ▁( Cat ) ▁Sc ar lett ▁keeps ▁her ▁daughter ' s ▁birth ▁a ▁secret ▁from ▁Rh ett ▁to ▁spite ▁him , ▁thinking ▁that ▁if ▁K atie ▁grows ▁up ▁not ▁knowing ▁her ▁father ▁she ▁will ▁not ▁love ▁him . ▁The ▁day ▁that ▁Rh ett ▁finally ▁does ▁meet ▁his ▁daughter , ▁he ▁will ▁realize ▁that ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁love ▁him ▁or ▁even ▁know ▁him , ▁thus ▁giving ▁Sc ar lett ▁her ▁reven ge . ▁K atie ▁is ▁bare ly ▁talked ▁about ▁beyond ▁this ▁- ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁the ▁possible ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁a ▁super natural ▁force ▁is ▁entirely ▁deleted . ▁Anne ▁Ham pton - But ler ▁also ▁travel s ▁to ▁Ireland ▁with ▁Rh ett , ▁which ▁never ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁and ▁she ▁even ▁has ▁a ▁length y ▁conversation ▁with ▁Sc ar lett . ▁Her ▁death ▁from ▁yellow ▁fe ver ▁is ▁also ▁detailed . ▁ ▁Lord ▁F ent on ▁Lord ▁F ent on ' s ▁character ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁evil ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁He ▁forces ▁a ▁servant ▁girl ▁named ▁Mary ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁with ▁him , ▁and