<P> The Civil War sweeps away the lifestyle for which Scarlett was raised , and Southern society falls into ruin . Scarlett , left destitute after Sherman 's army marches through Georgia , becomes the sole source of strength for her family . Her character begins to harden as her relatives , the family slaves and the Wilkes family look to her for protection from homelessness and starvation . Scarlett becomes money - conscious and more materialistic in her motivation to ensure that her family survives and Tara stays in her family , while other Georgia planters are losing their homes . This extends to stealing her younger sister 's fiancé , going into business herself ( well - bred southern ladies never worked outside the home ) , engaging in controversial business practices and even exploiting convict labor in order to make her lumber business profit . Her conduct results in the accidental death of her second husband , Frank Kennedy , and shortly after she marries Rhett Butler for `` fun '' and because he is very wealthy . </P>
<P> The Civil War sweeps away the lifestyle for which Scarlett was raised , and Southern society falls into ruin . Scarlett , left destitute after Sherman 's army marches through Georgia , becomes the sole source of strength for her family . Her character begins to harden as her relatives , the family slaves and the Wilkes family look to her for protection from homelessness and starvation . Scarlett becomes money - conscious and more materialistic in her motivation to ensure that her family survives and Tara stays in her family , while other Georgia planters are losing their homes . This extends to stealing her younger sister 's fiancé , going into business herself ( well - bred southern ladies never worked outside the home ) , engaging in controversial business practices and even exploiting convict labor in order to make her lumber business profit . Her conduct results in the accidental death of her second husband , Frank Kennedy , and shortly after she marries Rhett Butler for `` fun '' and because he is very wealthy . </P>
who does scarlett end up with in gone with the wind
who does scarlett end up with in gone with the wind
Rhett Butler
Rhett Butler