All 5 Uses of
Napoleon Bonaparte
in
Gone with the Wind
- From her French mother, whose parents had fled Haiti in the Revolution of 1791, had come her slanting dark eyes, shadowed by inky lashes, and her black hair; and from her father, a soldier of Napoleon, she had her long straight nose and her square-cut jaw that was softened by the gentle curving of her cheeks.
Chpt 1.3Napoleon = French general and emperor who conquered most of continental Europe for a brief time early in the 19th century
- "I mean," he answered, "what Napoleon—perhaps you've heard of him?"
Chpt 1.6
- And as for France, that weak imitation of Napoleon is far too busy establishing the French in Mexico to be bothered with us.
Chpt 2.13 *
- Gerald, penniless, had raised Tara; Ellen had risen above some mysterious sorrow; Grandfather Robillard, surviving the wreck of Napoleon's throne, had founded his fortunes anew on the fertile Georgia coast; Great-grandfather Prudhomme had carved a small kingdom out of the dark jungles of Haiti, lost it, and lived to see his name honored in Savannah.
Chpt 3.24
- Lak Napoleon, I follow my star.
Chpt 4.38
Definitions:
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(Napoleon Bonaparte) French general and emperor who ruled (through conquest) most of continental Europe for a brief time (1769-1821)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, napoleon can refer to a pastry, a card game, or to anyone with that name.