Gone With The Wind

Gone With The Wind By Adriana Ţerei XII E C.N.”Elena Ghiba Birta”

Table of contents • Margaret Mitchell’s work:’Gone With The Wind’ • The character of Scarlett O’Hara in ‘Gone With The Wind’

Margaret Mitchell • Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1900 • She was the American author of ‘Gone With The Wind • In 1937 she received the Pulitzer Prize for this novel • When she was 15 she wrote ‘Lost Laysen’, which was published in 1996.

The Book • It was published in 1936 • It had an extraordinary success • The author took in consideration some others titles before the current one

Is a war novel, a historic and beautiful romance • It’s major themes: survival, love and war • Present two different worlds • The literary technique of the novel is ‘Bildungsroman’ • The plot is full of vivid characters

Scarlett O’Hara • It is the main character of the book • The plot follows her evolution: from a young woman into adulthood • She is a strong, very brave and powerful woman • She can adapt to the new world that the war brought

Antithesis • Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler represent the new society-after war • Ashley Wilkes an Melanie Hamilton represent the old society-before war

Rhett Butler - a major role in Scarlett’s life • The power of Tara’s plantation • The novel has a ‘no conclusive’ end

The end

Gone With The Wind