Gone with the Wind has been listed as the second most popular book read by Americans‚ only second to the Bible. It is possible to say that the movie from 1939‚ starring Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable‚ is easily just as popular. What sets this film apart from other historical fictions is its presentation. Gone with the Wind is unique in that it shows the Civil War‚ and the events that follow‚ from the Great Southern perspective. What may stand out more to history buffs as unique is the telling of the
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The most controversial aspect of Gone With the Wind is the film’s depiction of race relations. Though freed from the novel’s positive portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan‚ Gone With the Wind’s depiction of slavery remains decidedly simplistic. Adopting historian U. B. Phillip’s “plantation school” view of the institution‚ the film shows slaves as well-treated‚ blindly cheerful “darkies” loyal to their benevolent masters. Slaves are portrayed as normal employees‚ are rewarded with presents like the master’s
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whatever it takes to save her city of Tara from the Civil War. Margret Mitchell gives us a thrilling adventure to follow in Gone With The Wind‚ leaving us on the edge of our seat the whole time. I enjoyed this book in particular because it takes you back in time‚ as if you were there yourself. Letter: Dear Mrs. Margaret Mitchell‚ I really liked your book‚ Gone With The Wind. It was one of the most magnificent books I have ever read. It gives a perfect image of what the Civil War was like and
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Assignment: Review of Gone With the Wind Date: 2013.10.11 The Scarlet Flame Have you seen that girl‚ sitting around by dozen of beaux with her dimples deep and her earrings sparking? Have you seen that girl‚ marching alone the war with her shoulder squared and her back straight? Have you seen that girl‚ fighting against the poverty and starvation with her heart hard and her promises kept? Have you seen that girl‚ goosing the public with her head up high and her eyes determined? That girl is
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Gone With The Wind‚ written by Margret Mitchell and first published in 1936‚ is a classic novel depicting the changing South during the Civil War times. Understanding the transition between the Old and New South and how the changing times affected Southerners is essential to comprehending American history. Mitchell gives an opportunity for readers to gain a deeper understanding of The American Civil War through the use of symbolism; Gone With The Wind depicts the transition from Old to New South
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Gone with the Wind Writing Assignment The poem‚ Non sum qualis eram bonae sub regno Cynarae‚ contains themes that connect to the themes found in Gone with the Wind. The poem has a nostalgic tone and it is based on themes of passion‚ love‚ and pain. The novel shares the same themes and these themes revolve around the protagonist‚ Scarlett O’Hara. Scarlett is in love with Ashley Wilkes‚ but in the beginning of the novel‚ she learns that Ashley plans to get married
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(Howard). During the filming of one of the greatest films in cinematic history‚ the director and producers battled with the Movie Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) over whether or not an actor should be allowed to say the quote stated earlier. MPPDA finally agreed to allow this line in Gone with the Wind (Thompson and Bordwell 198). If Gone with the Wind had not been approved to include the inappropriate word and instead had been forced to change it‚ the statement the film made
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Gone With The Wind: The Evolution Of Sex And Race In The 1930’s Taylor Reed English 101 Professor Reynoso 7 June 2010 How the 1930’s could have turned out to be positive instead of a negative. The difficult decade for many Americans was the 1930s. Knol Beta stated that “the Great Depression plagued citizens throughout the country because of lost jobs and a poor economy.” Although there wasn’t very much money left to be spent on nice items‚ Americans still turned to entertainment to remind
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HIS-112 | Gone With The Wind | Directed by Victor Fleming; 1939 | Starring:Vivian Leigh as Scarlet O’HaraClark Gable as Rhett Butler | Mattie Seidel | 3/30/2012 | Gone with the Wind On December 15‚ 1939 a movie was released in Atlanta‚ GA that would forever change how people saw the "Old South". This movie quickly became a smash hit and went on to become the #1 movie of all time and still holds the title‚ as we were reminded of at the Oscars last year. The movie was "Gone with the
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pose of the couple featured at the top‚ and the interposed war images‚ that this poster advertises a wartime love story. This poster was released in 1940‚ in the United States of America‚ advertising the very successful feature film Gone With the Wind. The movie had been released limitedly in December of 1939 and widely released in January of 1940. At this time‚ America was in the midst of the Great Depression‚ as well as caught up in the exciting‚ devastating news of the recent European war that
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