We watched the movie Gone with the Wind in class and I think it was a semi-accurate depiction of the civil war. The movie takes place in Georgia in 1861. It was accurate in the sense that the slaves were not treated very well, however the movie did not show how badly they were actually treated in real life.
We watched the movie Gone with the Wind in class and I think it was a semi-accurate depiction of the civil war. The movie takes place in Georgia in 1861. It was accurate in the sense that the slaves were not treated very well, however the movie did not show how badly they were actually treated in real life. The movie follows Scarlett O’Hara who comes from a wealthy family and is the daughter of a plantation owner. In the movie she is in search of a husband and is in love with her friend's husband, who she tries to win over throughout the film. However there is another man she meets, Rhett Butler who she begins to fall for during the movie as well. While Scarlett is trying to find a husband the civil war is beginning to get more serious. The men are talking about going off to war and how they will have to compete with the North. Some think that the film is offensive because the slavery issue was kind of pushed aside in the movie and they do not focus on it as much. But I think that it is important to remember that the movie is from the perspective of the south and they did not think slavery was wrong or unjust. Another part of the movie that can be seen as problematic is how the slaves are portrayed. Throughout the film the slaves are portrayed as dumb and incapable of fending for themselves. It reinforced the stereotype that slaves cannot take care of themselves and need their owners to stay alive. The slave Prissy was very over exaggerated and can be seen as offensive. She was a little girl who had a very high pitched voice and was very dumb. She was incoherent at times and freaked out a lot. Some say that she is a caricature and is offensive.
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