{"id":1920116,"date":"2023-04-27T11:11:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-to-21st-century-snobs-classic-literature-is-gone-with-the-wind\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T11:16:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:16:50","slug":"thanks-to-21st-century-snobs-classic-literature-is-gone-with-the-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-to-21st-century-snobs-classic-literature-is-gone-with-the-wind\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks To 21st-Century Snobs, Classic Literature Is \u2018Gone With The Wind\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthanks-to-21st-century-snobs-classic-literature-is-gone-with-the-wind%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1920116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Why Rejecting Classic Literature is a Mistake<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Truth remains true no matter the length of time that has transpired since it was initially spoken. There is no expiration date for it. What is true today was also true yesterday and will still be true tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this obvious fact, many in our society have begun to reject anything that predates our times. We view ourselves as better and more intelligent than every generation that came before us. There is an inherent danger in presupposing our \u201cmodern\u201d values to be superior in every way to those held by previous generations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1029408391\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b6e05f6cb61abe56a92fd00c2a26e3c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b6e05f6cb61abe56a92fd00c2a26e3c\"><\/div>\n<p>C.S. Lewis calls this \u201cchronological snobbery,\u201d which he defines as \u201cthe uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate of our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date is on that count discredited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His words still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-zinke-launches-man-in-the-arena-ad-campaign-targeting-roosevelt-statue-removal\/\" title=\"Ryan Zinke Launches \u2018Man in the Arena\u2019 Ad Campaign Targeting Roosevelt Statue Removal\">ring true today<\/a>, though I hasten to add that those who subscribe to this philosophy would no doubt discount his words on the same grounds \u2014 they were, after all, penned in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-shows-gop-becoming-party-of-blue-collar-workers\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Shows GOP Becoming Party Of Blue-Collar Workers\">mid-20th century<\/a>. Antiquated indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, I have seen this in action through the attempted rewriting of children\u2019s classics like \u201cThe Secret Garden\u201d to be less \u201cproblematic.\u201d And don\u2019t forget the great cancellation era of 2020 in which classic novels such as \u201cGone With the Wind\u201d found themselves on the chopping block.<\/p>\n<p><b>Removing classic literature from shelves only serves to harm us as a society.<\/b> Readers can engage with such material and determine for themselves what is true and worth emulating and what is not. And, quite frankly, how demeaning is it to presume we are incapable of a feat that is hardly an exercise in cognitive gymnastics? No one in his right mind reading \u201cGone with the Wind\u201d thinks that the way slaves are treated or discussed within the pages of the novel or in the film is acceptable. It makes you uncomfortable \u2014 and it should.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-287712138aae88a0e9f5184c9e4b856c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-287712138aae88a0e9f5184c9e4b856c\"><\/div>\n<p>Growth stems from discomfort. If such books and ideas are removed from public consumption and discourse, then personal growth will stagnate, and we will have no concept of the thoughts and values of another era.<\/p>\n<p>To return to the concept introduced by C.S. Lewis, we have not gotten progressively more moral, more intelligent, more righteous, or more (dare I even say it) tolerant with each subsequent generation. In fact, you could probably make a strong argument to the contrary. What we have now is a society that thinks of itself as both morally and intellectually superior. It thinks of itself as better not only to those who preceded them but also to any of their peers who may not align with their views on every matter under the sun.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the old adage that those who don\u2019t know their history are doomed to repeat it certainly fits within the context of this argument, but the scope should be enlarged beyond that.<\/p>\n<p>What happens to a society that forgets its past \u2014 both the good and the bad?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3977f0122a00dc559b6e9a21b68fbd80 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3977f0122a00dc559b6e9a21b68fbd80\"><\/div>\n<p>In short, it forgets its heritage, its lessons learned, and \u2014 most essentially \u2014 who it is. If we despise and dismiss our past as a nation, we will forget what it means to be American and what our forefathers fought and sacrificed their lives to protect.<\/p>\n<p>They fought for religious freedom. They fought for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-to-21st-century-snobs-classic-literature-is-gone-with-the-wind\/\" title=\"Thanks To 21st-Century Snobs, Classic Literature Is \u2018Gone With The Wind\u2019\">classic principles forever enshrined<\/a> within our Constitution. They fought to defend the land they called home and for the families they left behind.<\/p>\n<p>If you were not taught to read and appreciate classic novels, or any novel written in an era other than your own, and understand them to be a product of their time that retain truth for today, then I am truly sorry for you. You are missing out on a wonderful gift, and that in and of itself is a tragedy. All I ask is this: <b>Don\u2019t ruin it for the rest of us.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">Emily Baer is the Director of Communications for American Majority. She graduated from Christopher Newport University with degrees in both Political Science and American Studies.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/c-s-lewis\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">C.S. Lewis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/childrens-classics\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">children&#8217;s classics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/chronological-snobbery\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">chronological snobbery<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/classic-books\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">classic books<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/classic-literature\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">classic literature<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/classic-principles\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">classic principles<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/classics\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">classics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Constitution<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/generations\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">generations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gone-with-the-wind\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Gone With the Wind<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/heritage\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/the-secret-garden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">The Secret Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truth remains true no matter the length of time that has transpired since it was initially spoken. There is no expiration date for it. What is true today was also true yesterday and will still be true tomorrow. 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