tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285208067022054016.post7150963489974156058..comments2023-06-24T00:50:00.302-07:00Comments on Complete & Unabridged: Gone with the Windbookwormanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149396697581709129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285208067022054016.post-35801952956981505892010-02-23T14:57:41.933-08:002010-02-23T14:57:41.933-08:00I guess that I should now address the subject that...<i>I guess that I should now address the subject that always pops up when this book is discussed. Racism and class distinction. Yes, it is there, but there are two things that take the sting out of it. First off, you have to remember that this book was written in the 1930s when racism was still an accepted way of life. It is also set in the south during the Civil War, so it would be ridiculous to give modern sensibilities to a society that would not have possessed them. Secondly, for every character that is generalized according to race or station, there is at least one who defies it. There is Mammy who, though "only" a slave, possess the ability to clearly see the motives of those around her and is a support to Scarlett throughout the novel. There is also Will who, though a "Cracker" (a lower-class white), is the one person who is able to help Scarlett get Tara back on its feet. He also, like Rhett, understands Scarlett and why she does what she does and neither praises nor judges her.</i><br /><br /><br />There were complaints about the racism and class distinction in GONE WITH THE WIND when the novel came out in 1936 and when the movie was released at the end of 1939. The old "it's a product of its time" argument doesn't really hold up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285208067022054016.post-70305475693892615712009-09-09T16:31:07.445-07:002009-09-09T16:31:07.445-07:00If I had to pick one all-time favorite book, it wo...If I had to pick one all-time favorite book, it would be Gone with the Wind. Such an engrossing story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com