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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John Robert Marsh. After ten years of writing her 1000 page novel that takes place in the Civil War era‚ Gone With the Wind was published in 1936. Receiving the 1937 Pulitzer Prize‚ Gone With the Wind became one of the best-selling novels of all time. But Mitchell wasn’t as fond of the uprising popularity of her work and she eventually fell ill from exhaustion. Even though Gone With the Wind was her only novel‚ Margaret continued to write nonfiction. In 1949‚ Margaret was hit by a car while crossing
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| The influence cause by Gone With The Wind on film industry | Bridget Zhu Yanrui | | 2010-12-1 | | | The Influence Caused by Gone with the Wind on Film Industry Introduction Many filmmakers would say that there is no such thing as a movie capable of shaking the world. It does influence the world. Although it is very hard to make such a movie which can shake the world‚ some filmmakers still attempt to make them. In fact‚ it sometimes take years to realize what really a great
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GONE WITH THE WIND The book (Gone with the Wind) is written‚ with a simple linear plot that lasts about eight years. The events that took place were during the civil war‚ which changed the lives of everyone in the south. Scarlet was a seductive woman that made poor decisions throughout the novel. There was a land of cavallies and cotton fields called the Old South. A civilization gone with the wind (page 3 of the novel) the love of money is the
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Overview • Setting (time): 1861–early 1870s. • Setting (place): Atlanta; Tara‚ the O’Hara plantation in northern Georgia. • Major conflict: Scarlett struggles to find love‚ trying out Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler‚ while simultaneously trying to adjust to the changing face of the South. • Rising action: Scarlett confesses her love to Ashley; Scarlett marries Rhett; Scarlett and Ashley embrace. • Climax: Bonnie dies while horseback riding‚ breaking the tie that binds Rhett and Scarlett.
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A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook Title: GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) eBook No.: 0200161.txt Edition: 1 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII--7 bit Date first posted: February 2002 Date most recently updated: February 2002 This eBook was produced by: Don Lainson dlainson@sympatico.ca Production notes: Nil Project Gutenberg of Australia eBooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in Australia‚ unless a copyright notice is included
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Movie Review: Gone with the Wind David O. Selznick’s Gone with the Wind‚ is a film based on the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. This film is set in Georgia the spring of 1861‚ and follows the life of a wealthy southern belle‚ Scarlett O’Hara. While the film focuses on the trial and tribulations of Scarlett’s love life‚ it also depicts life during the civil war‚ and after the civil war. Although the films depiction of southern life is somewhat reasonable‚ there are some historical inaccuracies
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Gone with the Wind Essay Gone with the Wind‚ was about a young lady named Scarlett O’Hara whose life was impacted greatly by the events surrounding the Civil War and Reconstruction. It consisted of her going through rough times in order to live her life the way she did before the war started. The movie‚ Gone with the Wind was an accurate representation of the events surrounding the Civil War and Reconstruction because it showed how the Yankees were challenging the South‚ it demonstrated how difficult
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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 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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