Gone with the Wind⑥

I enjoyed the picture of plantations that did not abuse slaves to the extent that you read about in many memoirs. There was still a disrespect in that they viewed "darkies" as ignorant and childish and worthy of being owned, but there were those who cared for those in their trust. And the North who came down riling up the lowest of the slaves to flip the oppression did not want any contact with a race they feared. Prejudice takes many faces. Slavery is such an important part of American history, but I don't know that I agree with the format in which it is taught (at least the way it was taught to me). We take young, tolerant children and feed them stories of racism and abuse and then tell them the world is naturally prejudice (that they are prejudice) so don't be. White children start feeling awkward and aware and black children start feeling mistreated and aware. We manage to teach children about Indian and Holocaust history without the same enthusiasm to end racism by breeding racism. There has to be a better way. But I digress.

Gone with the Wind⑤

I enjoyed the picture of pre-war South outside of what you learn in history class approved by the nation that won the war. If the South had won, we would have an entirely different picture painted. A story of lush lands and prosperity abounding with chivalry and gentility by a (too) passionate people. If you visit the South today, you can see that all these generations later the wounds of the war and the regret at losing the way of life are still fresh. But if it had not been the civil war, it would have been by other means that the lazy sprawled out way of life would have been conquered by our efficient, compact, modern lives.

Gone with the wind④

I had started reading this book for 2 months now. It is really hard to understand deeplly for me. The expression in the story is not easy, but it's really fun, too. Now I want to show you my impression of this story little by littele.

It takes guts to make your main character spoiled, selfish, and stupid, someone without any redeeming qualities, and write an epic novel about her. But it works for two reasons. First of all you wait for justice to fall its merciless blow with one of the most recognized lines in cinema ("frankly my dear, I don't give a damn"), but you end with a broken and somewhat repentant character and you can't be pitiless. Secondly, if you were going to parallel the beautiful, affluent, lazy, spirited South being conquered by the intellectual, industrious North, what better way to do that than with characters who embody those characteristics? You come to feel a level of sadness that the South and Scarlett lost their war and hope that they will rebuild.

Gone with the wind③

This story is set in 1860’s Georgia in south of America. It is during the Civil War. Scarlet O’Hara is a daughter of man who succeeded as a planter as an Irish immigrant. She was in love with a handsome boy, Ashley Wilkes who is in the upper class same as her. However he had engaged with his cousin, Melanie Hamilton. At the BBQ party, Scarlet had heard it and was really shocked. Then she lost her temper and broken Ashley’s pot at his mansion. Rhett Butler was looking at her and attracted by her the action, then he fell in love with her. This happening is like start of this story.

Gone with the Wind②

Hello. What's going on? I felt my Golden Week had past really fast though our holidays were longer than the other university. I had a great time then, but I want more free time JJJ

The main character of this story is Scarlett O’Hara. I was surprised at the introduction of this story. This runs as follows. “Scarlett O’Hara was not beautiful, but men did not realize this when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were. Her eyes were green and her skin was that soft white skin which Southern women valued so highly, and covered so carefully from the hit Georgia sun with hats and gloves.” When I read this part first time, I felt it was really interesting, and my attention was engaged by the book!

Gone with the Wind①

Hello. What's going on?

I just reached my twntieth birthday on April 30! Many people celebrated my birthday and I had really great one. It was nice bigining of the Golden Week!

 

I started reading “Gone with the Wind” written by Margaret Mitchell. I had read this book in Japanese before, and I really liked it, so I tried to read it in English this time. My mother told me that she has read all series of Gone with the Wind when she was in college and she was really touched and moved. So I wanted to read it and I wanted to feel same feeling with my mother. This is the best reason why I chosen this book. Isn’t this a nice reason? I’m really looking for going on reading it.