Book-report-of-gone-with-the-wind

ClassB7Bookreport39093102KongYan1Findyourtruelove——GonewiththewindTheauthor’shistoryandthebackgroundMargaretMunnerlynMitchellwasanAmericanauthorwhowonthePulitzerPrizein1937forhernovelGonewiththeWind.MargaretMitchellwasborninAtlanta,GeorgiatoEugeneMitchell,alawyer,andMaryIsabelle.HerchildhoodwasspentinthelapsofCivilWarveteransandofhermaternalrelatives,whohadlivedthroughtheCivilWar.IthinktheexperiencelikethismadeherwritethebookGonewiththeWindfinally.GonewiththeWind,firstpublishedinMay1936,isaromanticnovel.ItwasastorywhichhappenedduringtheAmericanCivilWarandReconstructionanddepictstheexperiencesofScarlettO'Hara,thespoileddaughterofawell-to-doplantationowner.ThesummaryofGonewiththeWindScarlettO'HarawasayoungcharmingladylivinginGeorgia.Almosteveryyoungguyslikedherverymuchandwantedtomarryher.However,ScarlettwasinfatuatedwithAshleyWilkes.Maybetheguylikedher,buthemarriedhiscousin,MelanieHamilton,whichmadeScarlettheartbroken.Andthen,atthepartyofAshley'sClassB7Bookreport39093102KongYan2engagementtoMelanie,ScarlettmetRhettButler,whohadthereputationasarogue.AstheCivilWarbegan,ScarlettacceptedaproposalofmarriagefromMelanie'sbrother,CharlesHamilton,whosoondiedofdiseaseintraining.Afterthewar,ScarlettinheritedTaraandmanagedtokeeptheplacegoing.WhenScarlettcouldn’tgetmoneyfromRhetttopaythetaxesonTara,shemarriedhersister'sfiancé,FrankKennedy,tookcontrolofhisbusiness,andincreaseditsprofitabilitywithbusinesspracticesthatmademanyAtlantansresentedher.FrankwaskilledwhenheandotherKuKluxKlanmembersraidashantytownwhereScarletwasassaultedwhiledrivingalone.RemorsefulafterFrank'sdeath,ScarlettfinallymarriedRhett,whowasawareofherpassionforAshleybutstillhopedthatonedayshewouldatlastcometolovehim.ScarletteventuallycametorealizethatshedidloveRhett,butonlyoncethecouplehadbeenthroughsomuchthatRhetthadlostthepassionashewashurtsoseriously.Thestoryendedonanambiguousnote,asScarlettdecidedtoreturntothefamiliarityofherbelovedTara,whereshewouldfindawaytowinRhettback:“Tomorrowisanotherday!”.CommentsForme,infact,IreallylikeScarlett.Maybeyouwillsaysheisnotaverygoodperson,shewasselfish,rude,ignorant,shealwaysClassB7Bookreport39093102KongYan3wantedtobeseenbyothermen,shelikedmoneyandcouldeverythingtoearnmoney,evenmarriedthefiancéofhersister,andetc.However,Iappreciateher.Youshouldknowsheisjustawoman,woman!Butshecandealwithanationatwar,Atlantaburning,theUnionArmycarryingoffeverythingfromherbelovedTara,thecarpetbaggerswhoarrivedafterthewar.Justthinkwhathadhappenedtoher.ShehadtoworkherselftoearnmoneyandevenfeedAshleyandherwife!Whatagreatwomansheis!Don’tforgettheywerelivingduringthewar!Meanwhile,IlovetheguynamedRhett.Infact,heisanintelligentman.HehelpedScarlett,helpedthepeopleinthetown,andhelpedthe3Kpeople.Wecan’tjudgehimjustbyone-side.AndwhatimpressmemostactuallyisthathereallylovedScarlettsomuchforalongtime.Idon’twanttosayanythingaboutotherpeopleastheytworeallymademethinkalot.Atlast,whenScarlettfinallyunderstoodthatshedidn’tloveAshley,shejustlovedthepersonsheusedtoimagine,it’slate.WhenshecametorealizethatthetrueloveofherwasRhett,allthethingswereover.PerhapsRhetthaddreamedofthattimeformanyyears,butwhenitreallycame,hewasafraidandthetimehadalreadymadehimlosehispassion.It’sreallyatragedy.So,don’tfallinlovewiththemanyouinfactdon’tknowhimwell.Anddon’tfallinlovewiththemanyouimagine,youClassB7Bookreport39093102KongYan4shouldlovetherealperson.Neverignorethepersonwhoreallycareaboutyouanddon’tletthemdown.Ifyouignorethem,you’llberegrettedoneday,likeScarlett.Noonewillbewaitingforyouforthewholelife.Treasurethem,please.Don’tcometorealizetheimportanceonemeanstoyouandhowpreciousheisonlywhenyoulosetheperson.Meanwhile,Ialsolearnsomethingelse.Forgettingthepastdoesn’treallymeanthatnothinghashappened.Forgettingthepastistoaccumulateenergyofthefuture.ThepurposeofScarlett’slookingforwardistosurvivetofight,becausethatisthemiracleliteraturehascreatedtoattract,tomove,andtoencouragethepeoplewherevertheyare．Theoldaregonewiththewind,whilethenewaregatheringnewstrengthtomarchon.Wheneveryoufacesomethingdifficult,justthinkofher,youmaygetstrength.