Gone With the Wind ~ Margaret Mitchell

I chose GWTW because its rich characters and complex story have continued to reveal themselves more fully as the years pass. I always have been attracted to Scarlett, the leading female character who rebelled against the restrictive social mores that downplayed the intellectual abilities of women during that era.

As one who now teaches ethics, I find GWTW rich with moral dilemmas and its historical depiction of racial and cultural prejudices revealing. As such, GWTW enables serious readers to reexamine and hopefully overcome their own stereotypical biases today.

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Dwight Bennett
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