Catholicism, Irony, and Gone With the Wind.

Gone With the Wind (Book : Mitchell); Gone With the Wind (Film); Catholic Church in literature; Catholic Church in motion pictures; Literary characters; Film characters; Filmmaking; Motion picture distribution

The article looks at the influence of Roman Catholicism on the novel "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell and its 1939 film adaptation. According to the author, the impact of Catholicism on the novel and film was indirect and subtle despite the novelist's Catholic faith. He explores the characterization of character Scarlett O'Hara and his mother and youngest sister. Also explored is the effect of Catholicism on the direction and distribution of the film.