Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
There are two settings in Gone With the Wind: the South that is there, and the South that isn't. Both are important—and both are deceptive.The South that is there in the book is the South on the...
What's Up With the Title?
Margaret Mitchell toyed with various titles for her novel, including Tomorrow Is Another Day (the last line of the novel) and Bugles Sang True. Obviously, she eventually settled on Gone With the Wi...
What's Up With the Epigraph?
If Ashley Wilkes had written Gone With the Wind you can be sure he would have put in some sort of noble epigraph about the past and loss and duty and so forth. But he didn't, so it doesn't have one.
What's Up With the Ending?
The book ends with Rhett leaving Scarlett, and Scarlett deciding to go back to her family home at Tara to get herself together. She decides she'll head back there, and then: With the spirit of her...
Tough-o-Meter
Look at it this way: Gone With the Wind is one of the most popular books ever, so it can't be that hard to get through. To this end, it's written clearly and its plot bounces along. On the other ha...