Georgia in Popular Culture: An Analysis Analytical Essay by Top Papers

The paper discusses how Georgia has been depicted in American popular culture in many ways and in many forms over the years. The paper relates that the Margaret Mitchell book, "Gone With the Wind" and the film version starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh depicted Civil War era Georgia culture, while recent songs such as "Georgia on My Mind" have expressed the powerful love Georgians have for their home state. The paper asserts that of the many depictions of Georgia and Georgians in American popular culture, the best selling book, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", which like "Gone With the Wind" was also made into a major Hollywood film, presents one of the most vivid, dramatic, and memorable depictions of Georgia and its people.