A Study of Scarletts: Scarlett O'Hara and Her Literary Daughters

This comparative study examines Scarlett O'Hara as a literary archetype, revealing critical prejudice against strong female characters.

There are two portrayals of Scarlett O'Hara: the famous one of the film Gone with the Wind and Margaret Mitchell's more sympathetic character in the book. In A Study of Scarletts, Margaret D. Bauer examines both, noting that although Scarlett is just sixteen at the start of the novel, she is criticized for behavior that would have been excused if she were a...