I watched my favorite movie, Gone with the Wind, at Easter 2025, and then I was struck by the idea of rereading the book. I can't remember how many times I've read it before.
Scarlett O'Hara is a Southern beauty whose secure life is upended by the American Civil War. Scarlett is a selfish and hard-hearted woman, some might even describe her as cruel. 16-year-old Scarlett's life falls apart when the man she loves, Ashley, marries his cousin Melanie. In revenge for this, Scarlett marries Melanie's brother Charles.
Modern readers find Gone with the Wind's depictions of racism terrible. I personally don't understand why people should lie and sweep history under the rug. It would be worse if they pretended that certain things never happened. That's what is done a lot these days, for example with covid vaccinations.
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