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Symbolic Meaning on the Land in Gone with the Wind

Abstract: The study of Gone with the Wind has mainly concerned with such aspects as the historical background of the American Civil War, the relationship between slave owners and slaves, Scarlett's remarkable personality, and the conflicts between north and south cultures. Many more people read it as a love story. This thesis aims at analyzing the symbolic meaning of the land in this masterpiece to interpret this novel better. With application of sociology of novels the land is conferred with the protagonist Scarlett's love for the Tara, the power of kinship, the slavery civilization of southern America and the spiritual world of human beings as well as the reliance on it for the modern American.

Key words: land; Tara; sociology of novels; slavery civilization; spiritual world

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………3
Chapter 2 Literature......

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