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    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Gone with the Wind with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, an epic historical novel which tells the story of the beautiful but spoiled Southern belle Scarlett O’Hara as she struggles to save her family’s plantation in the aftermath of the American Civil War, as well as her turbulent romance with the charismatic older man Rhett Butler. The novel won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was adapted into the film of the same name in 1939; the film went on to win eight Academy Awards and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.

    Find out everything you need to know about Gone with the Wind in a fraction of the time!

    This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
    • A complete plot summary
    • Character studies
    • Key themes and symbols
    • Questions for further reflection

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateNov 26, 2018
    ISBN9782808011532
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      Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      AMERICAN NOVELIST

      Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1900.

      Died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1949.

      Notable work:

      Gone with the Wind (1936), novel

      Margaret Mitchell was born in the South of the USA in 1900. The other members of her family were keenly interested in the American Civil War (1861-1865), which meant that she grew up hearing stories about the conflict. She began studying medicine, but abandoned her studies after her mother’s death and went on to work as a journalist. From 1922 onwards, she wrote articles for the Atlanta Journal.

      However, health problems forced her to abandon her career in journalism, and her husband suggested that she write a novel to occupy her time. The resulting work, Gone with the Wind, took three years to complete and was published in 1936. It was an immediate popular and critical success, captivating readers around the world and winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937.

      A PANORAMA OF AMERICAN LIFE

      Genre: novel

      Reference edition: Mitchell, M. (2008) Gone with the Wind. New York: Pocket Books.

      1stedition: 1936

      Themes: American Civil War, American history, slavery, romantic disappointment, women’s condition

      Gone with the Wind is both a historical novel which recounts the destruction wreaked by the American Civil War and a passionate love story with two iconic protagonists at its centre. Scarlett O’Hara is a temperamental, fiercely independent young woman who is determined to seduce the handsome Ashley Wilkes. When her world falls apart as a result of the ravages of the war, she draws on previously untapped reserves of courage to save the family plantation and restore it to its former glory. When she eventually marries Rhett Butler, a charming and passionate but somewhat uncouth man, she realises that she did not really love Ashley and that she has spent her life running after something she had

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