Gone with the Wind Written by Margaret Mitchell Summarized by Brian Payton The novel being summarized is titled Gone with the Wind, written by Margaret Mitchell. It was published in 1936, after it took her seven years to write, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Gone with the Wind was the only book Ms. Mitchell wrote and is an American Classic. Gone with the Wind was a story of men and women living in the south …showed first 75 words of 1056 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1056 total…Scarlett and returning home. This story was about people’s hopes and dreams, about honorable treatment of others, and about facing reality amidst adversity. There is no truth or substance in trying to recapture the past. It becomes a foolish obsession that causes self-defeat and confusion. The true dreams of tomorrow are lived by honor, truth, and humility. We should accept things as they really are and not how we would like them to be.