Female Gender in Film: Comparing the Character Scarlett OHara in Gone With the Wind within the Feminist Context of the 1930s
This paper will discuss the gender roles that are often male and female within the character Scarlett O'Hara in the film Gone With the Wind. By understanding the time when this movie was made, we can help the viewer of this realize the new gender roles for women in the 1930's. O'Hara epitomized the pioneering western woman of 1865, but also represents the Depression Era toughness in female gender roles.