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Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
I never much cared for the movie. Scarlett's self-obsessed fixation on Ashley (another woman's husband) never sat well with me. She always felt like an over-dressed simpering child, and I thought that was all the book was about. I didn't have high hopes for it. But being Southern by birth, I felt obligated to read it.
I am very, very glad that I did. There is a reason that Gone with the Wind is a classic. There is so much more to it than Scarlett's need to be the centre of attention, even in the midst of a war. Granted, she still isn't a very likable character, but that is part of the point. Mitchell's ability to make the reader both hate and love Scarlett is part of the wonder of the book. The other characters are well-rounded and engaging. But what I think I loved most was the breathtaking descriptions of the landscapes. I think the land is as much a part of Gone with the Wind as Melanie or Rhett.
On the downside, the depiction of enslaved people as perpetual children can be uncomfortable. In fact, there's just a shit ton of problematicness in the representation that I am not the right person to critique, but I acknowledge exists.
I am very, very glad that I did. There is a reason that Gone with the Wind is a classic. There is so much more to it than Scarlett's need to be the centre of attention, even in the midst of a war. Granted, she still isn't a very likable character, but that is part of the point. Mitchell's ability to make the reader both hate and love Scarlett is part of the wonder of the book. The other characters are well-rounded and engaging. But what I think I loved most was the breathtaking descriptions of the landscapes. I think the land is as much a part of Gone with the Wind as Melanie or Rhett.
On the downside, the depiction of enslaved people as perpetual children can be uncomfortable. In fact, there's just a shit ton of problematicness in the representation that I am not the right person to critique, but I acknowledge exists.