Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell the book that made me want. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback barnes. In part to gain a better understanding of the civil war but also, because between my minimum wage job at the movie theater and my boring burrow of a hometown, i needed an escape. To this end, its written clearly and its plot bounces along. I always enjoyed the movie gone with the windfor nerdy reasons like history is one of my favorite subjects and that it is a groundbreaking example of epic filmmakingbut it was when i read the book. Sueellen and careen sueellen and melanie india and melanie anne and caroline skip question. A rendered facsimile dust jacket for the first edition book. The most powerful thing about the film is that it moves.
Words like damn and whore were scandalous at the time. May 08, 20 prize for fiction for her epic gone with the wind. In gone with the wind, was rhett leaving scarlett an. The south that is there in the book is the south on the eve of, in the middle of, and in the wake of the civil war. I still need someone to clarify things for me because i feel i didnt quite understand the whole movie. But warner books, the publishers, preferred scarlett. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. India wilkes is a fictional character in the novel and film gone with the wind.
Although it took my mother ages to persuade me to read it, and it took me at least 100. It animates a chapter of united states history through a lens long vilified by the dark legacy of slavery. Thank you for posting it and now i can jump into the book knowing that it is an uncompressed and less sanitized version of a classic story with whom more people today associate with the selznick film than. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. Gone with the wind is one of those rare books that we never forget. Million dollar movie is gone now, but gone with the wind, book and film, remain eternal. This jacket will also fit subsequent early printings if you have one if they are 834 inches in height.
Gone with the wind by mitchell, first printing, first edition. Gone with the wind the 30 best closing lines in films film. My husband had recommended for a long time that i read gwtw, and it was on my to read list for some time. Gone with the wind prequel to tell mammys story books the. Just how, the twins did not know, but the fine glow had gone out of the afternoon. Ive read this book 11 times and have seen the movie more times than i can count.
In gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, who are scarletts sisters. Gone with the wind is the only novel by mitchell published during her lifetime. May 31, 2012 growing up and grasping gone with the wind it happens sometimes that you pick up a classic book expecting a great read, and youre disappointed. Also, the new york society for the suppression of vice disapproved of scarlett s multiple marriages.
In 1939, the film version was a smash hit and it received ten academy awards. Feb 25, 2007 for the first time today, i saw about 34 of gone with the wind. The background story behind gone with the wind is equally as fascinating it was even made into a lightly amusing tv movie called the scarlett ohara wars, which is included as a special feature on disc 5, along with a documentary about hollywood films released in the same year and a featurette about the fans of gone with the wind known as. The books are in great condition, no marks or previous owners names. Desperate for money, scarlett tricks her sisters fiance, atlanta businessman.
She lived with her parents and had one or two sisters. The background story behind gone with the wind is equally as fascinating it was even made into a lightly amusing tv movie called the scarlett ohara wars, which is included as a special. Gone with the wind, novel by margaret mitchell, published in 1936. Nprs scott simon takes a moment to note a newly found script for the film gone with the wind that contains an alternate ending. It went on to win the pulitzer prize and become one of the most celebrated films of all time.
Gone with the wind is a 1939 american epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by margaret mitchell. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell november 8, 1900 august 16, 1949 was an american novelist and journalist. Published in 1936, margaret mitchell s gone with the wind has been banned on social grounds. It is the story of scarlett ohara, a complicated character, an antihero of. We read it when were young and fall in love with the characters, then we watch the film and read the book again and watch. Thats what alexandra ripley wanted to call her new book. The sequel to margaret mitchells gone with the wind ripley, alexandra on. When my parents took me to see gone with the wind in one of mgms rereleases as the film music started in my youthful eagerness to show off my knowledge i remarked to all who could hear that that. Gone with the wind is one of the most popular books ever, so it cant be that hard to get through. What were the names of scarlett oharas younger sisters in gone. Gone with the wind is a sweeping romantic story about the american civil war from the point of view of the confederacy. It depicts the struggles of young scarlett ohara, the spoiled daughter of a welltodo plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty.
To ask other readers questions about gone with the wind, please sign up. Selznick of selznick international pictures and directed by victor fleming. This, the first twovolume edition of gone with the wind, issued december 1, 1939, in appreciation of margaret mitchells. The film makers changed the ending and, in my opinion, that was a very big mistake. When my parents took me to see gone with the wind in one of mgm s rereleases as the film music started in my youthful eagerness to show off my knowledge i remarked to all who could hear that that was stolen from million dollar movie.
Scarlett oharas best lines gone with the wind youtube. Mammy is one of the greatest characters in the written word. Buy gone with the wind book online at low prices in india. Then and now, i found it one of the great experiences of a young life. Sep 11, 2019 general book club questions for any kind of discussion. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Scarlett sees her sisters beau, frank kennedy, who now owns a general store, and forges a plan. I always enjoyed the movie gone with the windfor nerdy reasons like history is one of my favorite subjects and that it is a groundbreaking example of epic filmmakingbut it was when i read the book for the first time that i really fell in love with the story. A previous novel, the wind done gone, invented a new character. This places it up there at the tree linea doable hike for. Like you, i get lost in the reality of the book, and in the way margaret mitchell so perfectly sucks you into a world that is long gone for good reason of course.
The filmmakers changed the ending and, in my opinion, that was a very big mistake. What i ask again is, why is a book challenged for being historically accurate as in the challenge of the pillars of the earthsee my post here. Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. The book has been called offensive and vulgar because of the language and characterizations. Mitchell is the author of the best selling novel of all time, gone with the wind 1936. Scarlett, heartbroken and aggravated that rhett left her, sets out for tara and is saddened when she learns that mammy, her mainstay since birth, is. Aug 02, 2014 what if gone with the wind had this ending, instead. By some chance i was able to read gone with the wind early on.
But gone with the wind is the myth, not the factand once we accept it as a highly romanticized vision of the south as it never really was, the film becomes incredibly entertaining and. Sueellen and careen sueellen and melanie india and melanie anne and caroline skip question ask a friend. Nothing like it in american literature had ever been seen. Having lost everything, scarlett resolves to return to tara and start her life anew. Gone with the wind 1939 gone with the wind 1939 user. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, paperback. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Gone with the wind is probably one of my favorite books of all time, but certainly not for the ending.
The dissatisfying resolution of gone with the wind the. The historical background in the chief virtue of the book, and it is the story of the times rather than the unconvincing and somewhat absurd plot that gives miss mitchells work whatever importance may be attached to it. The heroine of the book gone with the wind, the war, becoming the ordeal, made it possible to realize a hidden, unknown to her own strength, to show to the end her character. I am, however, not satisfied with the ending, and i never will be. Top notch writing and casting of vivien leigh as scarlett, from the classic gone with the wind. No matter how many times you have read it before, you need to read it again, now. The controversy surrounding the ending of gone with the wind is no criticism, but a great tribute to the films compelling force. The last thing i saw was rhett and scarlett getting married and having little bonnie. A book that will wrap its cover around you and comfort you while you laugh and cry. Speaking of the plot, in gone with the wind it is tied to the history of the civil war.
Nov 17, 2011 in the chilling suspense thriller gone, jill parrish amanda seyfried comes home from a night shift to discover her sister molly has been abducted. On the other hand, it is very long, and has lots of characters and events to keep straight as you go. I read it and loved the book espescially rhett in the final chapters but the ending really annoyed me because after that huge faceoff, scarlett just relaxed andsaid, ill thnk of it tomorrow. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction. When gone with the wind appeared in 1936, it became on overnight sensation. My husband had recommended for a long time that i read.
Aug 16, 2016 in part to gain a better understanding of the civil war but also, because between my minimum wage job at the movie theater and my boring burrow of a hometown, i needed an escape. The historical background in the chief virtue of the book, and it is the story of the times rather than the unconvincing. The women sense that something is afoot and melanie reads aloud from the book david copperfield in. Growing up and grasping gone with the wind it happens sometimes that you pick up a classic book expecting a great read, and youre disappointed. Is the ending of gone with the wind a happy ending or. I read it and loved the book espescially rhett in the final chapters but the ending really annoyed me because after that huge face. In the final scene of the oscarwinning 1939 weepie gone with the wind, southern belle scarlett ohara vivien leigh is left standing in the hall of her. Set in the american south against the backdrop of the american civil war and the reconstruction era, the film tells the story of scarlett ohara, the strongwilled. This, the first twovolume edition of gone with the wind, issued december 1, 1939, in appreciation of margaret mitchell s magnificent work in commemorating the life and times of the old south, is limited to one thousand copies, of which this is copy no. The most popular and beloved american historical novel ever written, margaret mitchells gone with the wind is unparalleled in its portrayal of men and women at once larger than life but as real as ourselves.
In gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, who are. Ive been a windy since i was 10, i am 42 now and still adore everything gwtw. What if gone with the wind had this ending, instead. Liz smith, nationally syndicated columnist not just a great love story, gone with the wind is one of the most powerful antiwar novels ever written. A short summary of margaret mitchells gone with the wind. Ive been a windy since i was 10, i am 42 now and still adore. Published in 1936, gone with the wind became an immediate bestseller, bringing firsttime novelist margaret mitchell an overwhelming amount of critical and popular attention. The book begins where gone with the wind left off, with scarlett attending the funeral of her former sisterinlaw.
Scarlett seemed to be paying little attention to what they said, although she made the correct answers. Awarded the 1937 pulitzer prize, the novel was adapted as a film in 1939an achievement that won ten academy a wards. But gone with the wind is the myth, not the factand once we accept it as a highly romanticized vision of the south as it never really was, the film becomes incredibly entertaining and can still cast its spell upon the modern viewer. Although it took my mother ages to persuade me to read it, and it took me at least 100 pages. Why gone with the wind is my favorite book the cheshire. For the first time today, i saw about 34 of gone with the wind. And it turned out that a capricious, spoiled by the love of parents and entourage of fans, young lady, has courage, indomitable will and a vitality that many men would envy. Did you think gone with the winds ending was frustrating. Sep 23, 2018 top notch writing and casting of vivien leigh as scarlett, from the classic gone with the wind.
The book begins where gone with the wind left off, with scarlett attending the funeral of her former sister inlaw and rival for ashley wilkes affection, melanie wilkes, at which her estranged husband, rhett butler, is not present. Jodi, 50, is the author of 24 novels, including my sisters keeper. Top notch writing and casting of vivien leigh as scarlett, from the. The books are in great condition, no marks or previous owner s names. Mitchell wrote only one novel, published during her lifetime, the american civil warera 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. Plot and main characters of margaret mitchells gone with the wind. Gone with the wind isnt just an old love story, or stuffy civil war propaganda for the south. Sensing something they could not understand, baffled and annoyed by it, the twins struggled along for a while, and then rose reluctantly, looking at their watches. Like you, i get lost in the reality of the book, and in the way margaret mitchell so perfectly.
The sequel to margaret mitchells gone with the wind. Its tasteful and in a cabinet, and not scholcky stuff. What were the names of scarlett oharas younger sisters in gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. The prize ending, submitted by arnold manning, 4th division, uss portland, long beach, calif.
This articles plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. A rendered facsimile dust jacket for the first edition book of gone with the wind. In the chilling suspense thriller gone, jill parrish amanda seyfried comes home from a night shift to discover her sister molly has been. In particular it is the story of scarlett ohara, a headstrong southern belle. Part of her large office displays a portion of her gone with the wind collection. Tomorrow is another day gone with the wind youtube. I decided to read the most popular book set in that chapter of american history. Back at tara, scarletts mother, ellen, has died of typhus, her two sisters are sick. Sep 21, 2012 gone with the wind is probably one of my favorite books of all time, but certainly not for the ending. American film star clark gable 19011960 reading the novel gone with. A book in which the main characters have so many problems that yours seem minor by comparison. India also resents scarlett for marrying charles hamilton, the man that everyone assumed would marry her sister.
95 1012 940 1230 1546 413 14 876 295 1044 158 352 92 1299 423 1411 1275 1345 747 1212 1175 295 443 1540 753 425 689 1480 334 1048 1111 1382 1374 153 186