The social background of Gone with the Wind:

The American Civil War destroyed the economy of Georgia and even the whole South, and the slaves regained their freedom. blowing in the wind, a good time for former slave owners to be pampered, drifted far away. In order to survive, they must put down their airs and work hard, or they will die, and even the elite of Atlanta's upper class will have to condescend, selling cakes and driving carriages.

Feminist literature began in the 19th century and flourished in the 2th century. The rapid development of feminism is closely related to the social environment and background of the times. With the ideas of freedom, equality, fraternity and natural human rights advocated by the French Revolution rapidly taking root in the whole world

Since the 193s, a feminist movement has begun to strive for women's equality in politics, economy and education. Margaret mitchell's Gone with the Wind, published in 1936, came out under such circumstances. ?

influence of works

Gone with the Wind was published on June 3th, 1936, breaking all the publishing records at that time. In the first six months, its circulation reached as high as 1 million copies, and its daily sales reached as high as 5, copies. It was priced at $3, but it was fired to $6 < P >. At that time, the monthly rent of a good hotel in the United States was only $3. It won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Publishers Association Award in 1937.

The characterization of Gone with the Wind broke the traditional and single characterization method, and the multiple combinations of the characters became a major highlight of the novel, which vividly demonstrated the vivid characters with the background of war, and even showed the author's views on black equality from the Scarlett family.

The personality combination shows a round character, and through the round collection of characters, it shows many aspects of the historical environment of the novel, thus recording a turbulent history, a moment of gunpowder smoke and the growth of different people at this moment in detail.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gone with the Wind