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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tie between "Gone With the Wind" and "War and Peace." GWTW is considered the American W&P.[/quote]

Really????[/quote]

Have you ever read it? Incredible descriptions, details, and complexity of characters make it a book to be read, regardless of your views about the south, etc.[/quote]

[b]Gone With the Wind is considered in Russia as [the] American War and Peace." The similarities between these two lengthy, panoramic novels are striking. [b]

Long article by  Donald W. Miller, MD [/quote]

Is Donald W. Miller, MD a literary critic? I have never heard of him. GWTW is profoundly racist. Whether or not you "enjoy" reading it. It is a simple fact. A black person reading the following will probably not be inspired by this " great book": former field hands (during the early days of Reconstruction) are described in the book as behaving "as creatures of small intelligence might naturally be expected to do. Like monkeys or small children turned loose among treasured objects whose value is beyond their comprehension, they ran wild—either from perverse pleasure in destruction or simply because of their ignorance." This is one small example. None of the black characters are fully realized humans, they simply live to serve their masters. The KKK is glorified! A book this racist cannot be considered a great American novel. Margaret Mitchell wrote this book in the 1930's, not during Reconstruction. She was clearly a racist. It is time to be honest about this book.[/quote]

Are you a literary critic? [/quote]

Who cares about this argument? If people enjoy reading a racist novel, let them. This is a free country ( even for black people; sorry Margaret Mitchell). GWTW is a great movie, though. Any other great movies made from mediocre books? How about The Godfather?[/quote]

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