UMargaret Mitchell wazalelwa ngoNovemba 8, 1900 e-Atlanta, apho iziganeko eziphambili zeveliveli zenzeka. UBawo uMargaret wayengummeli, kwaye unina wayengumfazi oyinyaniso obambe iqhaza ebomini kweso sixeko, wayeyilungu leenkcubeko ezininzi, aphakamisa iingcamango zokuqala zabesifazane. Nguye unina owaba ngumzobo womfanekiso wesinenekazi, yena nguye owanikela ingcamango yeempawu ezinokuba ngumfazi wangempela walelo xesha.
UMargaret wayengeyintombazana engumzekelo. Izinwele ezibomvu, isimo sengqondo sazo safumana ukuba intombazana yabhekana neziganeko ezininzi ezingamnandi ebuntwaneni bakhe. Ngokomzekelo, ngelinye ilanga wayebukele njengoko umzalwana wakhe ekhwela i-mustang entendelezweni yendlu. UMargaret wenyuka waza wabuyela kwindawo yomlilo, amehlo akhe agxininiswe kumbono othabisayo. Umtya wengubo kuwo wawubamba umlilo, emva koko intombazana kwakufuneka iphathwe ixesha elide kwaye ide ibe yinde ukugqoka iingubo endaweni yokugqoka. Kwaye kwakungavumelekanga kwintombazana yanoma yiyiphi iminyaka, kodwa uMargaret wobomi wayekhumbula inkululeko yokuba izambatho zendoda zikhululekile.
Iiklasi esikolweni njengoko engazange ithwale uMargaret. Akazange amthande iimathematika aze alandele kwezinye izinto ezithandayo kwiincwadi kunokuba zamkelwe. Amazwi kuphela anqabileyo kodwa anelisayo ngomama malunga nemfuno yemfundo enyanzelekile ukuba intombazana iqhubeke nokufunda esikolweni kunye nokunyamekela kwakhe. Kuphela esikhundleni seShakespeare ehloniphekileyo, uNietzsche noDickens, intombazana ifunde ngokuveliswa kweenveli zothando. Le nto yinto ekhethekileyo eyabangela ukudala amabali okuqala ukususela kwiminyaka yesithoba.
Emva kokugqweswa, uMargaret wazisola kakhulu ukuba akazalwanga yindoda kwaye akanako ukukhetha umsebenzi emva kwentliziyo yakhe. Kodwa nangona iimeko ezinzima zelo xesha azizange zimthinte ekubeni ngumbhali weentatheli, nangona oko kwakungowona msebenzi wodwa. Wayesebenza kwi-Atlant Journal, apho waqala khona iinzame zokuqala zokuzama ukubhala. Emva kokuba ebhale i-manifesto yonke yabesifazane, ehamba nomfanekiso apho uMargaret ebonakala khona phambi kweentlanga kwiingubo zamadoda kunye nentonga yeenkwenkwezi. Kuye kwaqhekeza isalathiso, kunye nogogo kaMargaret waze watshisa le ngxelo yephephandaba.
Ukutyekela ukuphazamiseka koluntu kubonakaliswe kuyo yonke into. Kwaye uMargaret osetshatiweyo akazange aphume njengoko kwakunokwesiko. Esikhundleni sesidlo esincinci seentyatyambo, umtshakazi wayithwala iindiza ezibomvu. Emva kwesenzo esinjalo, kwafika amaphephandaba ukuba uAtlanta wayengakaze abone into enjalo. Lo mtshato wawuza kutshabalalisa. Umyeni kaMargaret, uBharren, wayenxila kakhulu, wayengavinjelwe kwimilinganiselo, okanye kunokuba wayengenalo nhlobo. Ngoko ke, intsapho yawa emva kweenyanga ezili-10 ukususela kumhla womtshato. Lo ngumtshato wokuqala kwikhaya likaMitchell, kwaye kwakhona ihlazo phezu kwayo yonke i-Atlanta - ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ukwahlukana kwakuqhathaniswa.
Emva kokuqhawula umtshato, uMargueret wabuyela emsebenzini, apho ebhala ngamacandelo amabini amabini, ephumelele ukuqatshelwa kwabafundi kunye nesiteketiso esikhulu "ipeni yegolide." Okwesibini uMargaret watshata ngo-1925, iminyaka emi-2 emva komtshato. Umyeni omtsha waba ngumbukeli omdala we ntombazana, ngenxa yothando, wanikela umsebenzi othembisayo eWashington. UJohn Marsh noMargaret batshatile, emva koko bayeka i-journalism kakuhle kwaye benza umsebenzi wokudala.
Kwaye kwenzeka ukuba inzala entsha yazalwa, ngenxa yamathuba. Njengomntwana, uMargaret wehla ehashe lakhe waza wonakalisa kakhulu inqama yakhe. Xa ekhulile, yajika yaba yi-arthrosis, eyayibopha embhedeni malunga nonyaka. Emva kokufunda itoni yeenveveli zothando, uMargaret wafika kwingcamango yokuba unokubhala kangcono. Wayephinda abuyele ephepheni amabali emfazwe apho izihlobo zakhe kunye namabali malunga nosapho lwakhe behlala. Imeko embi yempilo ayikwazanga kodwa iyichaphazele inveli-ininzi kwiinkcukacha ezibuhlungu. Kwaye ukuba abhale uMargaret wakhe waqala ukususela ekupheleni - ukususela ngexesha apho uRhett no-Scarlett bahlukana. Kwagqitywa kuphela ngo-1033. UMargaret wamphatha ngokugqithiseleyo waza wafihla nje phakathi kwephepha lekhaya. Kwiminyaka emibini kamva isithuba sencwadana sagqitywa - e-Atlanta kwavela indlu enkulu yokushicilela indlu "iMacmillan", apho uMargaret wayithwala khona.
Le ncwadi yanyatheliswa ngo-1936 ngoJuni 30, kwaye yangoko yenza inzwa. Abaninzi abahlaselayo baye bambona njengowona mveliso ogqwesileyo kwiminyaka yamuva, phantse. Ngexesha elifanayo uMargueret wacaphukisa impumelelo yesicatshulwa esiphezulu seScartlet kubafundi. Kwintetho-ndlebe yakhe, wavuma ukuba wayecaphukile ukuba lo mfazi owayo wayebe ngumzekelo wokulingisa. Kodwa, nangona kunjalo, iveli yaba yintengiso kwaye yazisa uMdali wayo wePulitzer.
UMargaret Mitchell wayehlala ngokuthobeka kakhulu, wenqaba unxibelelwano oluninzi, wenqaba ukubonisa ifilimu malunga nobomi bakhe, kodwa akazange avume ukulungiswa kwincwadi yakhe. Oku kuye kwamzisa ngakumbi, kodwa akazange amenze ukuba avele kwi-premiere. Impilo ayizange imvumele ukuba nandiphe ubomi ngokugqibeleleyo, kwaye ngowe-1949 ingozi ephawulekayo yaphuka. Kwenzeke ngo-Agasti 11, xa uMargaret nomyeni wakhe beya kwi-cinema, apho uMargaret wayebetha iteksi. Emva kweentsuku ezingama-5, wafa, kwaye akazange abuyele kwingozi.
Akukho mntu owaziyo ukuba ngaba i-scandal enkulu kunye nobugcisa buya kudalwa ukuba umbhali wayephila ubomi obude. Kodwa ilifa ayishiya kwihlabathi layenza igama layo lingapheliyo. Inye enye eneengcamango ezintle zibeka ibhinqa eliqhelekileyo kwi-classics enkulu.