“The novel includes the representation of unacceptable practices, racist and stereotypical depictions and troubling themes, characterisation, language and imagery The text of this book remains true to the original in every way and is reflective of the language and period in which it was originally written. Here’s what the publisher specifically had to share: Though Pan Macmillan is confident with their decision to add a trigger warning to the beginning of the book.
So it’s somewhat refreshing to see that Gone with the Wind won’t be edited in any other way. Of course, many readers are disappointed to see that such classic works are being tampered with. This has become something of a popular practice with many older books being revised and edited to remove such materials. Now it looks like a trigger warning to Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 Gone with the Wind novel proves the iconic book will be facing the same controversy.Īs shared via The Daily Telegraph, publisher Pan Macmillan will add a trigger warning to the Gone with the Wind novel for those who may find its material “hurtful or indeed harmful.” The trigger warning will be applied to all of their new editions of the book.
The classic 1939 film Gone with the Wind has become a subject of controversy in recent years.
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