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GonewiththeWind,anAmericannovelbyMargaretMitchell,waspublishedin1936andwonthePulitzerPrizein1937.GonewiththeWindwastheonlybookthatMargaretMitchellpublishedinherlifetime,butitbecameoneofthebestsellingAmericannovels.
Title
ThetitleistakenfromthefirstlineofthethirdstanzaofthepoemNonSumQualiseramBonaeSubRegnoCynarae[[1]]byErnestDowson:
"Ihaveforgotmuch,Cynara!
gonewiththewind."ItisalsotakenfromalinespokenbyScarlettO'Harainthebook.WhenherhometownisovertakenbytheYankees,shewondersifherhomeisstillstanding,orifittoois"gonewiththewind"thatsweptthroughGeorgia.
ErnestDowson(1867-1900)
NonSumQualisEramBonaesubRegnoCynarae
1Lastnight,ah,yesternight,betwixtherlipsandmine
2Therefellthyshadow,Cynara!
thybreathwasshed
3Uponmysoulbetweenthekissesandthewine;
4AndIwasdesolateandsickofanoldpassion,
5 Yea,Iwasdesolateandbowedmyhead:
6Ihavebeenfaithfultothee,Cynara!
inmyfashion.
7AllnightuponmineheartIfeltherwarmheartbeat,
8Night-longwithinminearmsinloveandsleepshelay;
9Surelythekissesofherboughtredmouthweresweet;
10ButIwasdesolateandsickofanoldpassion,
11 WhenIawokeandfoundthedawnwasgray;
12Ihavebeenfaithfultothee,Cynara!
inmyfashion.
13Ihaveforgotmuch,Cynara!
gonewiththewind,
14Flungroses,rosesriotouslywiththethrong,
15Dancing,toputthypale,lostliliesoutofmind;
16ButIwasdesolateandsickofanoldpassion,
17 Yea,allthetime,becausethedancewaslong;
18Ihavebeenfaithfultothee,Cynara!
inmyfashion.
19Icriedformaddermusicandforstrongerwine,
20Butwhenthefeastisfinishedandthelampsexpire,
21Thenfallsthyshadow,Cynara!
thenightisthine;
22AndIwasdesolateandsickofanoldpassion,
23 Yeahungryforthelipsofmydesire:
24Ihavebeenfaithfultothee,Cynara!
inmyfashion.
Notes
1]TheLatintitleisfromtheopeningofHorace'sOdes,Book4.1:
Intermissa,Venus,diu
rursusbellamoues?
Parceprecor,precor.
Nonsumqualiserambonae
subregnoCinarae.
(translatedbyJohnConington[London:
G.Bell,1909]as“Yetagainthouwak'sttheflame/Thatlonghadslumber'd!
Spareme,Venus,spare!
/Trustme,Iamnotthesame/AsinthereignofCinara,kindandfair").
Characterdevelopment
ScarlettO'Haramaynotbebeautiful,asindicatedbyMargaretMitchell'sopeningline,butsheisacharmingSouthernbellewhogrowsupontheGeorgiaplantationofTaraintheyearsbeforetheAmericanCivilWar.ScarlettisdescribedasbeingsixteenyearsoldattheoutbreakoftheCivilWarinApril1861,whichwouldputherapproximatebirthdatein1844orearly1845.
Selfish,shrewdandvain,ScarlettinheritsthestrongwillofherIrishfatherGeraldO'Hara,butalsodesirestopleaseherwell-bred,gentleFrenchAmericanmotherEllenRobillard,fromagoodSavannah,Georgiafamily.Scarlettalsohastwoyoungersisters—thelazyandwhinySuellen(SusanElinor),andthegentleandkindCarreen(CarolineIrene).ScarlettlovesAshleyWilkes,heraristocraticneighbor,butwhenhisengagementtomeekandmild-manneredMelanieHamiltonisannounced,shemarriesMelanie'sbrotherCharlesoutofspite.Hernewhusbanddiesearlyinthewar,andTarafallsintothemaraudinghandsoftheYankees.
Inthefaceofhardship,thespoiledScarlettuncharacteristicallyshouldersthetroublesofherfamilyandfriends,andeventuallythenot-so-grievingwidowmarrieshersister'sbeau,FrankKennedy,inordertogetfundstopaythetaxesonandsaveherfamily'sbelovedhome.ThedevelopmentofScarlett'scharacterintoawomanwhoiscapableofincredible,unforeseenfortitudewhensheiscornered,intimesofcrisis,isshowninherresourcefulnature,andherdevotiontoherfamilyduringthemostviolenttimeinAmericanhistory.
Herpracticalnatureandwillingnesstosteponanyonewhodoesn'thaveherfamily'sbestinterestsatheart,includingherownsister,isdespicable,yetrefreshing.Forexample,itisimportanttonotethatScarletthadverygoodreasontofeelthathersister,everybitasselfishasshe,butwithouthercompletedevotiontothefamilyhome,wouldmarryintomoneyandturnherbackon"theonlythingthatmatters."Inhermind,andthecircumstancesappeartosupportherthinking,theresimplywasnochoiceiftheyweretokeepTara.Itsimplyhadtobedone.ShehadtostealandmarryFrankKennedyherself.Andyet,whatpeoplehatemostaboutherliterallyenabledhertosavethefamily.
Oneofthemostrichlydevelopedfemalecharactersofthetimeonfilmandinliterature,sherepeatedlychallengestheprescribedwomen'srolesofhertime,whichmakesheramodernwomanbeforefeminismwaseverborn.Asaresult,shebecomesverydislikedbythepeopleofAtlanta,Georgia.Scarlett'songoinginternalconflictbetweenherfeelingsfortheSoutherngentlemanAshleyandherattractiontothesardonic,opportunisticRhettButler—whobecomesherthirdhusband—embodiesthegeneralpositionofTheSouthintheCivilWarera.
ScarlettbyAlexandraRipleyiscontroversialtofans.Scarlettgrowsupoverthecourseofthebook,andwhilethisisappealingandbelievabletosomereaders,othersclaimitcheapenstheoriginalnovelandfilmandcompromiseshercharacter.Eitherway,Scarlettwasarunawaybest-sellerafteritspublicationin1991.
SearchingforScarlett
Inthe1939filmversionofGonewiththeWind,ScarlettO'Haraissimilartothecharacterintheoriginalnovel,buttherearesomenoticeabledifferences.Inthebook,Scarlettgivesbirthtothreechildren:
WadeHamptonHamilton,EllaLorenaKennedy,andEugenieVictoria"Bonnie"Butler.Inthefilmversion,onlyBonnieisfeatured.
WhilethestudioandthepublicagreedthatthepartofRhettButlershouldgotoClarkGable(exceptforClarkGablehimself),castingfortheroleofScarlettwasalittleharder.ThesearchforanactresstoplayScarlettinthefilmversionofthenovelfamouslydrewthebiggestnamesinthehistoryofcinema,suchasBetteDavis(whosecastingasaSouthernbelleinJezebelin1937tookheroutofcontention),andKatharineHepburn,whowentsofarasdemandinganappointmentwithproducerDavidO.Selznickandsaying,"IamScarlettO'Hara!
Theroleispracticallywrittenforme."Davidrepliedratherbluntly,"Ican'timagineRhettButlerchasingyoufortenyears."JeanArthurandLucilleBallwerealsoconsidered.SusanHaywardwas"discovered"whenshetestedforthepart,andthecareerofLanaTurnerdevelopedquicklyafterherscreentest.JoanBennettwaswidelyconsideredtobethemostlikelychoiceuntilshewassupplantedbyPauletteGoddard.
TheyoungEnglishactressVivienLeigh,virtuallyunknowninAmerica,sawthatseveralEnglishactors,includingRonaldColmanandLeslieHoward,wereinconsiderationforthemaleleadsinGonewiththeWind.HeragenthappenedtobetheLondonrepresentativeoftheMyronSelznicktalentagency,headedbyDavidSelznick'sbrother,aco-ownerofSelznickInternationalPictures.LeighaskedheragenttoputhernameintoconsiderationasScarlettontheeveoftheAmericanreleaseofherpictureFireOverEnglandinFebruary1938.DavidSelznickwatchedbothFireOverEnglandandhermostrecentpicture,AYankatOxford,thatmonth,andfromthattimeonward,LeighhadtheinsidetrackfortheroleofScarlett.SelznickbeganhighlyconfidentialnegotiationswithAlexanderKorda,towhomLeighwasundercontract,forherserviceslaterthatyear.LeighwasinformedofSelznick'sinterest,andtoldthatshewouldnotneedtoscreentestfortheroleatpresentashewouldviewhermovies.
Forpublicitypurposes,DavidSelznickarrangedtofirstmeetLeighonthenightinDecember1938whentheburningoftheAtlantaDepotwasbeingfilmedontheFortyAcresbacklotthatSelznickInternationalandRKOshared.ThestorywasinventedforthepressthatLeighandLaurenceOlivierwerejustvisitingasguestsofMyronSelznick,whowasalsoOlivier'sagent,andthatLeighwasinHollywoodhopingforapartinOlivier'scurrentmovie,WutheringHeights.InalettertoSelznick'swifetwodayslater,headmittedthatLeighwas"theScarlettdarkhorse,"andafteraseriesofscreentests,hercastingwasannouncedonJanuary13,1939.Justbeforetheshootingofthefilm,SelznickinformedEdSullivan:
"ScarlettO'Hara'sparentswereFrenchandIrish.Identically,MissLeigh'sparentsareFrenchandIrish."[1]
Inanycase,Leighwascast—despitepublicprotestthattherolewastoo"American"foranEnglishactress—andLeigheventuallywonanAcademyAwardforherperformance.
Inthe1994TVmini-seriesbasedonthesequelScarlett,thecharacterwasplayedbyEnglishactressJoanneWhalley-Kilmer.
Characteristics
PartofScarlett'senduringcharmforwomenisherproto-feminismandstrength,thoughrecentcriticshavepointedoutthatmanyeventsinthenovelaredegradingtowomen.ThereisRhett'sravishingofScarlett(afterwhichScarlettisshowntohaveenjoyedherselfimmensely),Scarlett'sapparentneedofamantobehappy(whetherit'sAshleyWilkesorRhettButler),andMelanie'ssweetbutsubmissivecharacter(whoismuchadoredbyeveryone).
However,therehavebeenmanydefensesforthis.Firstofall,Melanieisnotoffensivetowomen,sheissimplyamoretraditionalcharacte
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