Summary
This activity enhances a discussion
of the historical novel Gone with the
Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, by including
details on the theme regarding
the importance of land.
Learning Objectives/
Outcomes
• To understand the role that land,
and the tangible presence of fertile
soil, holds for Scarlett O’Hara and
her family.
• To explore the use of land as a
metaphor and its connections to
other themes in the book