Common Bonds in the Races of Gone with the Wind and Jubilee Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction are general ideas that are topics in many novels written in the past. Two influential and controversial novels in which these themes are present are Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and Jubilee by Margaret Walker. These books are set in the same time period, but show different visions that occurred during these times. Gone with the Wind tells the story of the life of southern whites and talks about the Jubilee of African-American slaves. The novels individually address separate real-life issues of land, family, and community; which influenced the daily lives of their characters. The protagonist of Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara, is a beautiful Southern belle whose first impression to the reader is that of a spoiled girl who cares for no one but herself. As the novel continues, it is shown that this is not exactly true, she has more passions in life. Gone with the Wind has land ownership and love for land as its main theme as the book continues. As foreshadowed in Chapter 2, Gerald tells Scarlett that he doesn't need love; the land will be the only thing that will ever mean anything. He says: “But behold, you are young. You will be reminded of this love for the land. There's no way around it…” (Mitchell 39). At first Scarlett doesn't believe this to be true, but as the novel continues it turns out that it's exactly what Scarlett lives her life for...