Charles Hamilton, a quite and shy boy tells Scarlett, "I-I love you...I want to marry you"(109), which is something that probably would not have come out of Charles at that time except for the the confusion in his head. ... All of the blacks were free, but some stayed with their masters because they felt as though that was where they belonged. ... Her novel is intriguing and tells the South's happenings surrouding the Civil War. ...

• Word Count: 1429
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

It is only the story of a strong woman, a tortured man and three sons who lived hemmed in by thin cotton and ragged history in northeastern Alabama, in a time when blacks and whites found reason to hate each other and a whole lot of people could not stand themselves. ... One of Bragg's favorite writers is the late Eudora Welty who was also a Pulitzer Prize winner for her novel "The Optimist's Daughter." ...

• Word Count: 4108
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School