Guided Questions

Guided Questions 

for 

Gone With The Wind

1. How did the war affect Scarlett, her family, her community, the former slaves, and the South in general?

2. Think of all the different female characters...

     Scarlett

     Melanie

     Mammy

     Prissy

     Mrs. O'Hara

     Scarlett's sisters

     Belle Watling

     Aunt Pittypat

Discuss the general attitude towards women and their roles in society according to the film.

3. Consider....
settings, characters & situations before the war vs. settings, characters & situations after the war....

How did the war affect what Southerners thought of as important?  Do you think this was this same in both rich and poor communities? 

4. Judging by what you have learned in class, was this as accurate depiction of the Civil War?  Is the movie told from the Northern of Southern perspective?  Explain

5. How are slavery and black people depicted in Gone with the Wind? Can the novel be labeled racist?

6. Is Scarlett O'Hara a hero or a villain?  How does she compare to Cinderella?

7. In what way does Scarlett represent the Old South and in what way does she represent the New South? How does her transformation reflect the changes the South undergoes during and after the Civil War?