News about Margaret Mitchell
The Gone with the Wind is sent a trigger warning by the publisher for its 'racist' representations.'
www.dailymail.co.uk,
April 2, 2023
In the midst of skepticism over the portrayal of 19th century slavery, the Southern classic Gone With The Wind is set to appear with a trigger warning. Since its debut in 1936, Margaret Mitchell's classic novel set in Georgia during the American Civil War has been a favorite for generations of book enthusiasts. In 1939, Vivien Leigh played southern belle Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as her paramour Rhett Butler. However, Pan Macmillan has now stated that readers will now find 'racist' aspects of the period,'hurtful or perhaps harmful.'