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Gone With The Wind Accuracy

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In the epic, historical movie Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell tells the story of the rise, fall and reconstruction of the old south. The movie has drama, romance, and adventure all set against the backdrop of the civil war. The movie focuses on the main character Scarlett O’Hara and her challenges and triumphs, both romantically and personally as she faces incredible hardships during and after the war. Prior to the war, Scarlett lives in an affluent family on a southern plantation. During the war her family loses everything except for their land and during the reconstruction she works hard and challenges gender roles as she regains status and power. I truly enjoyed watching this movie with my mom, as it is her favorite. I was a little hesitant at first because I thought this movie would be boring due to the fact that it is four hours long. I thought it was a perfect example of a movie that covered both the Civil War as well as Reconstruction. I also found it shocking that Scarlett was so independent as a woman during that time period. Women during that time had strict duties and had certain expectations but Scarlett tried to push the barriers. I thought this was a good movie and I felt like …show more content…

I believe that this movie was somewhat bias because it was told from a southern viewpoint. However, “an Atlanta historian, William Kurtz, was hired by David O. Selznick to ensure that the Southern architecture, manners, dress, and artillery were all historically accurate” (Odek). In this movie all of the women wore period correct costumes that reflected what was customary at that time. The architecture mimicked actual buildings that would have been seen, including the plantations houses and the details of the city shown in the Burning of Atlanta scene. Specific details were even shown on the home furnishings, light fixtures, and wallpaper staying true to that time

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