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Sentimentality in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". Illusion or Inspiration?

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Sentimentality in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". Illusion or Inspiration?

By: Peggy Zawadil

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, University of Potsdam, language: English, abstract: Entering the critical dialogue about sentimental books one has to ask if purely descriptive, real and “true” writing can evoke such deep feelings in the reader or if highlighting features in fictional representations and thus creating another “sentimental” reality is what makes writing a great piece of art. Margaret Mitchell’s work "Gone with the wind" takes the reader to the lost era of southern grandeur, plantations and grand festivities. In describing this time with a sense of longing and nostalgia out of Scarlett O’Hara’s view, Mitchell idealizes this home and the time of slavery and oppression for a part of the population of the United States. But these idealizations serve to evoke feelings of greatness and longing, and thus enable the reader to feel the grief and despair at the loss of it with the female protagonist. It may be true that through idealizing this time a false reality is created and sentimentalists seek consolation by believing these false realities. Sometimes sentimentalists may want to evoke certain emotions, maintain an illusion and thus entertain highlighted thoughts about an object or a time. But if we rule the commitment of presenting the truth of reality higher than the feelings and pleasures of the audience, the value of aesthetic perfection and escapism, then the higher truth of a great book, to be able to feel your way into the protagonist, is lost. Through evaluating a famous novel by Margaret Mitchell we will find that the terms “great” and “sentimental” are not mutually exclusive but that sentimentality is a necessary feature and a source of inspiration to contribute to a literary masterpiece like “Gone with the wind.”

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British Abolitionism in Hannah More's "Slavery, A Poem"

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British Abolitionism in Hannah More's "Slavery, A Poem"

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Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Potsdam, language: English, abstract: In the following, the author wants to explore in what way the poem "Slavery, A Poem" by Hannah More serves abolitionist means. A quote of Hannah More (1745 - 1833) in a letter to her sister states: “I grieve I did not set about it sooner; as it must now be done in such a hurry... but, good or bad, if it does not come out at the particular moment when the discussion comes on in Parliament, it will not be worth a straw.” (Feldman, 1997, p. 470) This statement is referring to her poem “Slavery, A Poem.” that she wrote in 1788. Reading this quotation one can act on the assumption that the poem and its time of publication served a specific purpose. Knowing that Hannah More was an active member of the British abolitionism and knowing that she wrote the poem for this very reason; we can come to the following study question: In what way is the typical British abolitionism represented in Hannah Mores poem?

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3668110425

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The "Antihero" Defying Clichés. A Study of a Character in George R.R. Martin ́s "A Song of Ice and Fire"

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The "Antihero" Defying Clichés. A Study of a Character in George R.R. Martin ́s "A Song of Ice and Fire"

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Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,1, University of Potsdam, language: English, abstract: “Winter is coming” - a phrase not only fervent readers of Fantasy know but also thousands of people throughout the world. The success of the book series A Song of Ice and Fire from George R.R. Martin transcends the literary cosmos as it has long been picturized in the form of an HBO series; hundreds of fan articles are produced each year. Not unlike the roaring popularity of the Harry Potter series a few years ago, the fictional worlds of Westeros and Essos in this Fantasy saga have captured the attention of the masses. [...] The reader dives into the lives and struggles of the characters, feeling and fighting with them and sometimes even crying when they unexpectedly die (as can be seen in the uproar and comments on various blogs on internet communities when Eddard Stark was unexpectedly executed). Every reader of A Song of Ice and Fire has his or her own favorite characters. In the first novel it was no doubt the nobel and honorable Lord Eddard Stark for most of the literary community - the obvious hero of the masses. But since his shocking demise the preferences of the readers seem to have changed and found a new darling - Tyrion Lannister. As the most discussed and controversial of all characters nobody seems to fully comprehend him: dwarf, egoist, drunkard, nymphomaniac, nerd - the list is long and might be longer still. The only thing all readers, blog-writers and fans seem to agree on is that he is the true hero of the series. But can a hero be an egotistical, sex maniac dwarf?

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Differences between Male and Female Pronunciation with Regard to "G-Dropping" in Southern American English

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Differences between Male and Female Pronunciation with Regard to "G-Dropping" in Southern American English

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Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, University of Potsdam, language: English, abstract: In which way and why is there a difference in pronunciation between male and female speakers of Southern American English? When researching Southern American English, it becomes quite obvious, that there is no common and typical standard Southern pronunciation and thus the quote seems to be valid. Nevertheless one can determine certain overall pronunciation features when listening to speakers of Southern American English. “Southern American English pronunciation differs from region to region, even from person to person, because speakers from different circumstances in and different parts of the United States commonly employ regional and social features to some extent even in formal situations”, William A. Kretzschmar Junior proclaimed in the Mouton textbook of Varieties of English (In: Schneider, 2008, p. 37).

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Sentimentality in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". Illusion or Inspiration?

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British Abolitionism in Hannah More's "Slavery, A Poem"

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Sentimentality in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". Illusion or Inspiration?

Sentimentality in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". Illusion or Inspiration?

British Abolitionism in Hannah More's "Slavery, A Poem"

British Abolitionism in Hannah More's "Slavery, A Poem"

The "Antihero" Defying Clichés. A Study of a Character in George R.R. Martin ́s "A Song of Ice and Fire"

The "Antihero" Defying Clichés. A Study of a Character in George R.R. Martin ́s "A Song of Ice and Fire"

Differences between Male and Female Pronunciation with Regard to "G-Dropping" in Southern American English

Differences between Male and Female Pronunciation with Regard to "G-Dropping" in Southern American English

Sentimentality in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". Illusion or Inspiration?

Sentimentality in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind". Illusion or Inspiration?

British Abolitionism in Hannah More's "Slavery, A Poem"

British Abolitionism in Hannah More's "Slavery, A Poem"

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