Phil Meade is Dr. Meade and Mrs. Meade’s youngest son. While he is too young to join the war, he looks forward excitedly to the day when he’ll be old enough to join. Mrs. Meade tries to stifle his enthusiasm, not wanting to lose another son to the war. He is dispatched along with the Home Guard and the elderly and is soon killed.
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Phil Meade Character Timeline in Gone with the Wind
The timeline below shows where the character Phil Meade appears in Gone with the Wind. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...know Scarlett was coming. Dr. Meade appears from a house with his wife and son Phil to greet her. Dr. Meade says Miss Pittypat promised Scarlett will work at Mrs. Meade’s...
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Chapter 14
Mrs. Meade is looking down at her lap. She says nothing but everyone knows. Phil Meade, who is 15, tries to comfort her, saying he’ll go kill all the Yankees....
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...is about Ashley. Dr. Meade comes home, hanging his head, and goes upstairs. Shortly after, Phil comes down and sits on the stoop, depressed that his parents won’t let him join...
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Melanie says she’d love to have a son like Phil. She confesses that she’s jealous of Scarlett because she has Wade. She could bear Ashley’s...
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Chapter 17
...like an “iron rampart.” Mrs. Meade hopes her husband is right—if the Yankees invade Georgia, Phil will join the fight. Scarlett and Melanie think of Ashley while Rhett Butler holds Wade...
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Chapter 18
...are with the Home Guard. The rest of the group are young boys, such as Phil Meade, who left school to join the army. Most of the men are unarmed.
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Chapter 21
...Where is Prissy with Mrs. Meade? Finally, Prissy comes home alone: Mrs. Meade is bringing Phil home, so she can’t come. Scarlett hates how enslaved persons are always happy to bring...
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Chapter 22
...Sherman has reached Atlanta yet. Scarlett sends Prissy to get Mrs. Meade. Prissy returns alone: Phil is dead and Mrs. Meade is trying to bury him before the Yankees arrive. Melanie...
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