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Jun 10, 2020 · As with Mitchell’s best-selling novel, “Gone With the Wind” is set on a Georgia plantation during and after the Civil War. The protagonist is Scarlett O’Hara (Viven Leigh), headstrong ...
As a former newspaper reporter, she began Gone with the Wind in 1926. Only two people—the author and her husband—saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher. Gone with the Wind was awarded the National Book Award in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and is one of the most bestselling novels of all time.
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Nov 1, 2007 · Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was an American author and journalist. One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel, Gone with the Wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937.
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Gone with the Wind is a historical fiction told in simple language from an omniscient perspective and also with heavily accented vernacular from most of the characters. The book is rich in themes of war, the uncomfortable issue of race, slavery, social class, human nature, and gender dynamics. Some of these themes are hidden in layers of ...
Rhett was born and raised in Charleston in the respectable Butler family. His father was a gentleman, and they didn't get along, leading to Rhett's dislike of the term "gentleman". His father at one point abandoned the family, and left Rhett's mother and sister on their own. It is also said, however, that his father disinherited Rhett at age 20, kicked him out penniless and scratched his name ...
Jun 29, 2020 · The streaming platform HBO Max pulled "Gone With The Wind," citing racist depictions. But last week, it rereleased the film with a new introduction. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JACQUELINE ...
Gone with the Wind is a classic epic of the American South, starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland and Hattie McDaniel. The film tells the story of the turbulent romance between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Experience the sweeping drama, unforgettable characters and stunning cinematography of this Oscar-winning masterpiece.
