Ashley Wilkes

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fictional character literary character male character

Ashley Wilkes is a central fictional character in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind," portrayed as the honorable yet emotionally conflicted Southern gentleman who is the object of Scarlett O'Hara's unrequited love.

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character →
literary character →
male character →
alignment Confederate States of America →
surface form: Confederate States of America (fictional soldier)
appearsIn Gone with the Wind →
Gone with the Wind →
surface form: Gone with the Wind (1939 film)
associatedWithTheme conflict between duty and desire →
decline of the Southern aristocracy →
lost cause of the Old South →
basedInTimePeriod 19th century →
characterTrait emotionally conflicted →
gentle →
honorable →
idealistic →
introspective →
loyal →
createdBy Margaret Mitchell →
familyName Wilkes →
fictionalEthnicity White American →
fictionalRegion Southern United States →
surface form: American South
fictionalUniverse Gone with the Wind →
surface form: Gone with the Wind universe
firstAppearance Gone with the Wind →
surface form: Gone with the Wind (1936 novel)
gender male →
givenName Ashley →
hasRelative India Wilkes →
John Wilkes →
Melanie Hamilton →
home Twelve Oaks plantation →
isLovedBy Scarlett O'Hara →
isObjectOfUnrequitedLoveFrom Scarlett O'Hara →
language English →
literaryGenre historical romance →
locatedInFiction Georgia →
loveInterestOf Scarlett O'Hara →
militaryRole Confederate officer →
narrativeRole central character →
foil to Rhett Butler →
romantic interest →
nationality American →
occupation planter →
portrayedInFilmBy Leslie Howard →
setDuring American Civil War →
Reconstruction era →
socialClass Southern aristocracy →
spouse Melanie Hamilton →

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scarlett O'Hara → loveInterest → Ashley Wilkes →
Gone with the Wind → mainCharacter → Ashley Wilkes →
Leslie Howard → notableRole → Ashley Wilkes →