Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University English Theses Department of English Summer 8-3-2013 Is Tomorrow Another Day? The Uncertain Implications of Scarlett's Life Decisions in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind Elizabeth A. Young Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/english_theses Recommended Citation Young, Elizabeth A., "Is Tomorrow Another Day? The Uncertain Implications of Scarlett's Life Decisions in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2013. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/english_theses/154 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of English at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in English Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. IS TOMORROW ANOTHER DAY? THE UNCERTAIN IMPLICATIONS OF SCARLETT’S LIFE DECISIONS IN MARGARET MITCHELL’S GONE WITH THE WIND by ELIZABETH YOUNG Under the Direction of Dr. Pearl McHaney ABSTRACT Anyone who is familiar with Margaret Mitchell’s life and her novel, Gone with the Wind, should notice that Mitchell’s work in some fashion parallels events from her life. Exactly how and why these parallels function, however, has been the subject for much scholarly debate. In my thesis, I examine Mitchell’s biography to get closer to the truth of the events in her life up to the publication of her novel. I then synthesize this information with a side-by-side analysis of some important figures in Mitchell’s life and characters from her novel; from there, I provide a feminist critique of selected characters, relationships between those characters, and scenes from the novel.