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A review by mimarks
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
4.0
When I think back to my childhood ‘Gone with the Wind’ is the first adult book that I remember knowing about. At that time, it was my mom’s favorite book but I never thought to read it myself until this year. It’s such a cultural icon that I felt like I needed to know what it was all about.
As you probably know, this is the story of Scarlett O’Hara, a southern belle in Georgia, around the time of the Civil War.
I honestly had mixed feelings about many of the characters in the book. I liked that Scarlett was so very different than the typical girl of that time. However, her lack of compassion, kindness or just general understanding of other people was annoying. Despite this, at the end I was hoping for a happy ending for her and I did enjoy the story overall.
That being said there are obviously a lot of problems with the book as well. The way that Black people themselves and slavery as a whole is portrayed is from a white lens. The descriptions of the Black people and the condescending tone used to describe their intelligence, emotional growth, etc was honestly disgusting.
Overall, I am glad that I read it if only for understanding the cultural context of the story.
As you probably know, this is the story of Scarlett O’Hara, a southern belle in Georgia, around the time of the Civil War.
I honestly had mixed feelings about many of the characters in the book. I liked that Scarlett was so very different than the typical girl of that time. However, her lack of compassion, kindness or just general understanding of other people was annoying. Despite this, at the end I was hoping for a happy ending for her and I did enjoy the story overall.
That being said there are obviously a lot of problems with the book as well. The way that Black people themselves and slavery as a whole is portrayed is from a white lens. The descriptions of the Black people and the condescending tone used to describe their intelligence, emotional growth, etc was honestly disgusting.
Overall, I am glad that I read it if only for understanding the cultural context of the story.