‘Gone with the Wind’ is an American epic historical romance film produced in 1939. It was based on the 1936 Pulitzer – winning novel of Margaret Mitchell. The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia and Atlanta during the American Civil War in the 1860s. This period is also known as Reconstruction Era. Originally, the name of the novel is ‘Tomorrow is Another Day’, according to the sentence ending story. However, the author chose the term ‘gone with the wind’ from a poem of Ernest Dowson, ‘Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae’, to title her work. Whereas Dowson used that term to indicate the loss of love, in Mitchell’s novel, “A Civilization has gone with the wind”. The wind here is not the physical one but the Civil War in the 1860s. …show more content…
There were parties every week. They had dozens of slaves doing the hardiest tasks. The only thing they, the Southerners, had to do is maintaining their own code of honor. Gentlemen should be good at hunting and riding horse. A lady ought to eat like a bird and be silly to catch a husband. These people were so polite that “Whut gempmums says an’ whut dey thinks is two diffunt things”. Moreover, they were obsessed with the idea of cause and looked down on the Yankees – the Northerners. “The Yankees can’t fight and we can”. That made them support the Civil War without the thought of the fact that they could fail. Although Scarlett O’Hara – the main character had something different from the ladies in the South, she had the same life with them. She had such a perfect life that she was vain, selfish and self-centered. To illustrate, Scarlett quickly agreed to marry Charles Hamilton to revenge Ashley Wilkes who she loved he did not want to build a family with her but his cousin, Melanie …show more content…
Ashley and Melanie are the real Southerners. They follow every standard and rule in the South. Ashley is a gentlemen who is rich, intelligent and traditional. He admires Scarlett as she has a 17-inch waist which makes her be an ideal woman but still asked to marry Melanie because she is his cousin (The Wilkes has tradition of marrying their relatives). Besides, Melanie is a true lady. She is kind and sweet. She may be a bit silly or perhaps she can pretend well. That lets her be a perfect wife. In contrast, Scarlett is an intelligent woman and she always wants to show off. She knows how to be a real lady and want to be a real lady but she hates following the rules. Rhett is alike. He is abandoned by his family as he did not ask to marry a girl who everyone thought he should get married with. Whereas Ashley did not agree to fight but still joined the army, Rhett directly said to the Southerners that he would not support the war and their dream of victory. “I think it’s hard winning with word, gentlemen.” “I mean, Mr. Hamilton, that there’s not a cannon factory in the whole South.” “I’m saying very plainly that the Yankees are better equipped than we.” As the result, he is not welcomed by the public in Clayton County. Both Scarlett and Rhett want to fight against the criteria of a true
“A house divided against itself cannot stand”, words from Abraham Lincoln(Doc. M). You will need to know that when President Lincoln said that quote, this “house” he talks of is the United States. You also will need to know that the North and South had different perspectives about slavery, the North did not like slavery, the South did. Anyway, the Civil War was caused by the issue of the North’s and South’s different opinions. The first reason was about economic differences.
The southern colonies believed in enslaving and punishing the slaves and worked them till they could not no more. People would build small cabins with no windows and had no furniture because they would be out in the fields most of the time so there was no
The play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a playwright set in the early twentieth century when many former slaves began to travel North in search of better opportunity. Taking place in an ever changing environment, each character that passes through Seth Holly’s inn has a very different past and a changing future. August Wilson uses these aspects of character and setting to tell his story, using characters stories as a platform to show the different ways of life that many ex slaves or freedmen had to adopt in order to survive the changing American landscape at the time. August Wilson focuses on characters individually as opposed to on a group basis. By doing so he allows for more character analysis and better background for each individual person.
Since the beginning, the institution of slavery which would keep African Americans chained was bound to cause problematic for America as a whole. The controversy of African Americans were the initial reason that the Civil War even began, and they greatly shaped the course of the war through their efforts fighting for the Union which the government could not deny, they became the main reason for the war, and paved the way to the beginning of African Americans being able to grasp rights along with the hardships socially. In the years right before the Civil War began, there was growing tension between Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery. It snapped shortly after Abraham Lincoln, who openly frowned upon slavery, won the election
Women in the antebellum South were expected to honor and serve their patriarch and this respect was expected to be carried over into marriage were the wife would be subservient to her
Specifically, southern white women used this period to elevate their social status so that they could climb the social tower to gain power and compare to men. Southern women wanted to get out of the ideal that women should only be housewives, so they used slaves to relieve themselves of house chores, which brought them away from just being housewives. This elevated them socially because instead of being ridden with housework, they were give leisure time and time to focus on their husbands and wives. Slaves were thought to benefit because slave owners would take care of the slaves and that they would be better off being a slave than running around Africa. Slave owners would give slaves food, shelter, and clothing, take care of their children, and teach them christianity (Jones, 102).
Like Eliza, Grace also grew up in families where they had to fend for themselves. Grace was a confident woman who was well respected and known due to her father’s wealth and public service in town (170). Once she got married she became invisible to everyone and her husband got all the power in the family, leaving her with almost nothing. Her husband also fled to New York with their daughter during the Revolutionary war leaving Grace behind (175). Even though Grace went through harsh difficulties after her husband left her behind, she was still able to accomplish the goals she had set for
In Antebellum America, gender roles were an important factor in how society ran socially and politically. A middle to upper class woman in the North would rarely be seen outside her home. Women were to be submissive, fragile and stay inside the bounds of their private sphere, which was the home. Men were to be the breadwinners, masculine, and politically engaged. Gender roles in the South were somewhat different than that of the North, but were still heavily patriarchal.
A quote, not found in the novel, by unknown relates to William Calderwood. “If you don’t fight for what you want, don’t cry for what you lost.” William fought for his beliefs and tried to succeed in everything. He and Sophia shared many of the same opinions which helped Sophia become a person who fought for both of their beliefs. Three years after this horrible event, Sophia became a patriot spy.
With the dawn of the twentieth century came the realization that many traditional notions about civilization, culture, warfare, and even the world were entering into unknown territory. Through various sequential and cumulating events at the beginning of the era, including World War I, a new wave of thinking emerged. Characterized in literature with themes of bewilderment, uncertainty, and the apparent meaninglessness of life, Modernism reflected the devastation and insecurity left by the Great War that swept away the optimism and idealism of the past. In the short stories "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway, "The Corn Planting" by Sherwood Anderson, "The Far and the Near" by Thomas Wolfe and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, these themes
A deceiving student, Macca, dominates both Ruth and fellow victim, Philip. No one attempts to control this, not even Mrs Canmore who only warns the bullies. One student, Ruth, comes from a tough background; she is a soldier against the Macca War. Despite the consequences, Ruth becomes a quiet hero; this inspires the audience. Throughout the story, the author portrays Ruth as a shred of hope for the other characters.
Holden Caulfield lives his life as an outsider to his society, because of this any we (as a reader) find normal is a phony to him. Basically, every breathing thing in The Catcher in the Rye is a phony expect a select few, like Jane Gallagher. What is a phony to Holden and why is he obsessed with them? A phony is anyone who Holden feels is that living their authentic life, like D.B. (his older brother). Or simply anyone who fits into society norms, for example, Sally Hayes.
The story takes place at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in America, when desegregation is finally achieved. Flannery O’Connor’s use of setting augments the mood and deepens the context of the story. However, O’Connor’s method is subtle, often relying on connotation and implication to drive her point across. The story achieves its depressing mood mostly through the use of light and darkness in the setting.
Gone with the Wind Analysis While watching the film Gone with the Wind most people would pay little to no attention to details like camera angle or lighting. However, Gone with the Wind is a great example of mise-en-scene ,what is physically being shot in the scene without editing and can include, but is not limited to camera movement, lighting, focus and scenery, in many different ways. Mise-en-scene actually appears during the first scene when Scarlett is sitting on the steps of Tara, her family’s plantation, along with her two of her male companions. Scarlett is sitting on the top stair while the twins are sitting on stairs below hers almost as if they were worshipping her. Scarlett is also looking down upon the twins as if she were superior to them.
Melanie Hamilton Wilkes become Ashleys Wilkes in the movie and is known to be a lady who will always seek peoples help if needed. Scarlett O’hara is a woman who is deeply attracted to Ashley Wilkes but of course her heart breaks when she is told he is marrying her cousin, Melanie Hamilton. After Scarlets love announced their marriage, later Melanie's brother proposes to Scarlet and Scarlet