Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

Scarlett O’Hara, the beautiful spoiled daughter of a well-to-do Georgian plantation owner, must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman’s March to the Sea. (from the publisher)

The book „Gone with the Wind” (and the film based on it) is, in my opinion, a must-read (must-watch). Why? First, we can learn from it what the life of the southern aristocracy was like before, during and after the Civil War. Second, the author introduces us to a person that no one should follow. The main character is Scarlett O’Hara, the only one who keeps her head in these difficult times and takes up the difficult challenge of surviving and maintaining her family. After some time, her efforts are rewarded - she becomes the wife of a wealthy man and becomes a great lady. Although, as I mentioned, Scarlett sacrifices herself for the sake of her family and friends during the war, she cannot be called a positive figure. In fact, she is a spoiled, selfish and conceited maiden who loves Ashley immensely. She always wants more, even when she has everything she is still unhappy, and she loses the greatest thing the world has given her - her family.
The book is worth reading and the movie is worth watching because they give us a model of how we should not act. Although Scarlett has achieved a lot, she has not known happiness, it has turned away from her. However, one thing she can boast about is that she has never given up and always hoped for a better tomorrow. This is the only good thing about her.

Julia Wasilewska

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