An Analysis Of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind

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According to John Ruskin (1819-1900)-English art critic, ‘’books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of all time’’. The novel ‘’ Gone with the wind’’ belongs to the second type because of its active life in between the lines that attracts million people in all the time and all over the world. It is considered as a pride of American literature. First of all, this novel attracted reader because of special setting- the context in which the story takes places. It plays important role to create the value of story, because it has immense effects on tone, plot, characters and what they do. It is believed that a great literary work must contain the breath of era inside, and the novel ‘’ Gone with the wind’’ of Margaret Mitchell is not an exception. This novel is set in Atlanta, Georgia- the South America during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Slavery is considered as a factor ‘’ helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War’’ : the Confederate States of …show more content…

This proper setting affect plot, tone and the Margaret’s way to build characters in ‘’ Gone with the wind’’. First of all, the plot must center on Southerner’s struggling to survive through harsh devastation of war. Besides, novel’s tone is also influenced. The main tone imply

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