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samanthaann328 's review for:
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
I first watched the movie adaptation when I was probably around the age of 8 (second grade I believe). At such a young age I was very caught up in the vanity and romance of the book. I loved the huge crinoline dresses and thought Scarlett was absolutely breathtaking. I also couldn't help but wish I were Scarlett because she always had all the guys and to my young self, that seemed to be one of the most important things in life.
When I was in 4th grade (around age 10) I read the book (after realizing that it was actually a book). My mom tried her damnedest to convince me to find another book because GWTW was on an 11th grade reading level. I refused to change my mind. So we took the book home and read it together so that my mom could explain some of the more intense scenes in a way that was appropriate for my age. My teacher had assigned us all a book report in the form of a project. I chose to make a timeline of the events. Because there are so many different people and lives and events that you learn about throughout the book, my timeline stretched from one end of the classroom to another. All the other students were stunned and the teacher asked that I choose only 3 or 4 events to talk about. That was a terribly hard decision considering there were so many pivotal parts of the plot that needed to be shared.
To this day, Gone With the Wind is still one of my all time favorite movies and eventually I plan on rereading the book because I now, at the age of 19, realize that there was so much more to the plot and the story that I couldn't even begin to understand as a young child. To me at that age the most scandalous and crazy parts of the movie was Rhett's final words. Now I can use my slightly greater knowledge to apply different happenings from the time period and see what the author's true message was, or at least what I feel that message was.
This book will always be 5 stars for me and I can't wait until I finally get to reread it.
When I was in 4th grade (around age 10) I read the book (after realizing that it was actually a book). My mom tried her damnedest to convince me to find another book because GWTW was on an 11th grade reading level. I refused to change my mind. So we took the book home and read it together so that my mom could explain some of the more intense scenes in a way that was appropriate for my age. My teacher had assigned us all a book report in the form of a project. I chose to make a timeline of the events. Because there are so many different people and lives and events that you learn about throughout the book, my timeline stretched from one end of the classroom to another. All the other students were stunned and the teacher asked that I choose only 3 or 4 events to talk about. That was a terribly hard decision considering there were so many pivotal parts of the plot that needed to be shared.
To this day, Gone With the Wind is still one of my all time favorite movies and eventually I plan on rereading the book because I now, at the age of 19, realize that there was so much more to the plot and the story that I couldn't even begin to understand as a young child. To me at that age the most scandalous and crazy parts of the movie was Rhett's final words. Now I can use my slightly greater knowledge to apply different happenings from the time period and see what the author's true message was, or at least what I feel that message was.
This book will always be 5 stars for me and I can't wait until I finally get to reread it.