UMargaret Mitchell wazalelwa ngoNovemba 8, 1900 e-Atlanta kakhulu, lapho izenzakalo ezinkulu zeveliveli zenzeka khona. Ubaba uMargaret wayengummeli, futhi unina wayengumfazi weqiniso owabambe iqhaza empilweni yomuzi, wayeyilungu lezinhlangano eziningi ezithandekayo, wakhuthaza imibono yokuqala yebesifazane. Kwakungumama owaba ngumfanekiso wesifazane wangempela, nguye owanikeza umbono wezimfanelo owesifazane wangempela wangaleso sikhathi okufanele abe nazo.
UMargaret wayengeyena intombazane eyisibonelo. Izinwele ezibomvu, isimo sengqondo esiqotho senza ukuthi le ntombazane ihlangabezane nezigameko eziningi ezingathandeki ebuntwaneni bakhe. Isibonelo, ngolunye usuku walinda lapho umfowabo egibela i-Mustang egcekeni lendlu. UMargaret ubomvu futhi uphuthunyiswa endaweni yokucima umlilo, amehlo akhe agxile ekuboneni okuthakazelisayo. Isigqoko sengubo kuso sasibamba umlilo, ngemuva kwalokho intombazane kwakudingeka iphathwe isikhathi eside futhi isikhathi eside kakhulu ukugqoka i-trouser esikhundleni sokugqoka. Khona-ke kwakungavunyelwe intombazane yanoma yimuphi ubudala, kodwa uMargaret wokuphila wakhumbula inkululeko yokuthi izingubo zamadoda ezikhululekile zinikeza.
Amakilasi esikoleni njengoba engazange athathe uMargaret. Wayengathandi izibalo futhi anamathela kwezinye izinto ezithandwayo ezincwadini kunokuba zamukelwe. Amazwi kuphela aqinile kodwa akhuthazayo omama ngesidingo semfundo ayephoqeleka ukuba intombazane iqhubeke nokufunda esikoleni nayo yonke inkuthalo ayekwazi ukuyenza. Kuphela esikhundleni seShakespeare ehloniphekile, uNietzsche noDickens, le ntombazane ifunde ngezintandokazi zokuthandana. Kwakuyikunambitheka okuyingqayizivele okwadala ukudalwa kwezindaba zokuqala ezineminyaka engu-9.
Ngemva kokuphothula iziqu, uMargaret wadabuka kakhulu ngokuthi akazalwanga indoda futhi akakwazi ukukhetha umsebenzi ngemuva kwenhliziyo yakhe. Kodwa ngisho nezinhlanzi ezinzima zalesi sikhathi azizange zimvimbele ukuba abe ngumbhali wezindaba, naphezu kokuthi ngaleso sikhathi kwakungumsebenzi womuntu kuphela. Wasebenza e-Atlant Journal, lapho aqala khona imizamo yokuqala ebalulekile yokubhala. Ngesikhathi ebhala yonke imibono yabesifazane, ephelezelwa isithombe uMargaret avele phambi komphakathi ezembatho zabantu kanye nesikhwama somkhwenyana. Kuvele iphutha, nogogo kaMargaret bashisa leli phephandaba.
Ukuthambekela kokushaqeka umphakathi kwabonakala kukho konke. Ngisho noMargaret osetshisiwe akazange aphume njengoba kwakungokwesiko. Esikhundleni semifula enesizotha, umakoti wayenezimbali eziningi ezibomvu. Ngemva kwesenzo esinjalo, ngisho namaphephandaba amemezela ukuthi i-Atlanta yayingakaze ibone into enjalo. Lo mshado wawuzokwehluleka ukuhluleka. Umyeni kaMargaret, ongeyinyumba, wayephuza kakhulu, wayengavinjelwe ngemikhuba, noma kunalokho wayengenalo nhlobo. Ngakho-ke, umndeni wehla ngemva kwezinyanga ezingu-10 kusukela ngosuku lomshado. Lesi kwakuyisihlukaniso sokuqala emndenini wakwaMitchell, futhi futhi ukukhwabanisa phezu kwe-Atlanta yonke - ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ukwahlukanisa kwakubhekwa njengesihlazo.
Ngemva kwesahlukaniso, uMargueret wabuyela emsebenzini, lapho ebhala khona ngezihloko ezingamakhulu amabili, ephumelele ukuqashelwa kwabafundi nesiteketiso esikhulu "ipeni legolide." Ngesibili uMargaret washada ngo-1925, eminyakeni emibili emva kokuhlukanisa. Umyeni omusha waba umthandi wezintombi okwesikhathi eside, owathi ngenxa yothando, washiya umsebenzi othembisayo eWashington. UJohn Marsh noMargaret babeshadile, ngemva kwalokho bashiya u-journalism okuhle futhi bahlanganyela emsebenzini wokudala.
Ngakho kwenzeka ukuthi inkaba enkulu yazalwa, ngenxa yengozi. Lapho eseyingane, uMargaret wehla ehhashi lakhe futhi walimaza kakhulu umqhele wakhe. Lapho esekhulile, yaphenduka i-arthrosis, eyayibopha embhedeni cishe cishe unyaka. Ngemva kokufunda ithrekhi yezintandokazi zothando, uMargaret wafika emcabangweni wokuthi angabhala kangcono. Wabuyela phansi ephepheni izindaba zezimpi lapho izihlobo zakhe nezindabuko eziphathelene nomndeni wakhe zihlala khona. Isimo sempilo esibi asikwazanga kodwa sithinte leveli - igcwele imininingwane emangalisa. Ngisho ukubhala uMargaret wakhe waqala kusukela ekupheleni - kusukela ngesikhathi lapho uRhett no-Scarlett behlukana khona. Kwaqedwa kuphela ngo-1033. UMargaret wamphatha kabi futhi wamfihla emaphepheni asekhaya. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva isinqumo senanothi sanyulwa - e-Atlanta kwavela indlu enkulu yokushicilela "Macmillan", lapho uMargaret ayithatha khona.
Le ncwadi yanyatheliswa ngo-1936 ngoJuni 30, futhi ngokushesha yenza inzwa. Abagxeki abaningi abahlonishwayo bamqaphele ukuthi ungumkhiqizo omuhle weminyaka yamuva, cishe ngokweqile. Ngesikhathi esifanayo uMargueret wacasula impumelelo yomlingisi oyinhloko uScartlet kusukela kubafundi. Ezingxoxweni zakhe, wavuma ukuthi wayethukuthele ukuthi lo wesifazane owayo ube yisibonelo sokulingisa. Kodwa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani, leveli yaba yinto engcono kakhulu futhi yaletha umklomelo wayo wePulitzer.
UMargaret Mitchell waphila ngokuthobeka kakhulu, wenqaba ukuxoxisana okuningi, wenqaba ukuyibukisa ifilimu ngokuphila kwakhe, kodwa akazange aphikisele ekuvumelaneni kwendabuko yakhe. Lokhu kwamlethela udumo olukhulu nakakhulu, kepha akazange amenze ngisho avele ekuqaleni. Impilo ayizange imvumele ukuba ajabulele ngokugcwele ukuphila, futhi ngo-1949 ingozi eyingozi yamqeda. Kwenzeka ngo-Agasti 11, ngesikhathi uMargaret nomyeni wakhe beya e-cinema, lapho uMargaret ehlaselwa khona itekisi. Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingu-5, wafa, futhi akazange aphuluke ekulimaweni.
Akekho owaziyo uma ngabe i-scandal enkulu kanye nobuciko obuhle beyodalwa uma umlobi ephila isikhathi eside. Kodwa ifa ayishiya emhlabeni layenza igama layo lingapheli. Iveli elilodwa elikhazimulayo lenza owesifazane ojwayelekile ahambisane nezigaba ezinhle kakhulu.