Scallawag The word "scallawag" is defined as a loafer, a vagabond, or a rogue.John S. Farmer (1889), Farmer's Dictionary of Americanisms, Thomas Poulter & Sons, p. 473. Scallawag had a special meaning after the Civil War as an epithet for a white Southerner who accepted and supported Republican reforms.Leslie Dunkling (1990), A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address, London; New York: Routledge, p. 216. Mitchell defines scallawags as "Southerners who had turned Republican very profitably."Part 4, chapter 31 Rhett Butler is accused of being a "damned Scallawag".Part 4, chapters 37 & 46 In addition to scallawags, Mitchell portrays other types of scoundrels in the novel: Yankees, carpetbaggers, Republicans, prostitutes, and overseers. In the early years of the Civil War, Rhett is called a "scoundrel" for his "selfish gains" profiteering as a blockade-runner.
Scallawag The word "scallawag" is defined as a loafer, a vagabond, or a rogue.John S. Farmer (1889), Fa,rmer's Dictionary of Americanisms, Thomas Poulter & Sons, p. 473. Scallawag had a special meaning after the Civil War as an epithet for a white Southerner who accepted and supported Republican reforms.Leslie Dunkling (1990), A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address, London; New York: Routledge, p. 216. Mitchell defines scallawags as "Southerners who had turned Republican very profitably."Part 4, chapter 31 Rhett Butler is accused of being a "damned Scallawag".Part 4 chapters 37 & 46 In addition to scallawags, Mitchell portrays other types of scoundrels in the novel: Yankees, carpetbaggers, Republicans, prostitutes, and overseers. In the early years of the Civil War, Rhett is called a "scoundrel" for his "selfish gains" profiteering as a blockade-runner.