DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Since slavery has been abolished, what social policy is served by the continued defense of the plantation tradition?
2. List similar characters and incidents in the plantation tradition novels of this chapter.
3. Describe the antislavery heroes mentioned as the plantation tradition would characterize them.
4. Why are so many southern aristocrats in these books shown as opponents of slavery?
5. Account for the best-selling qualities of So Red the Rose and Gone With The Wind.
6. Defend, attack, or qualify: “Since these historical romances are based on research, they must be truthful about Negro life and character.”
7. What are the contributions of Stribling and Evelyn Scott to the southern historical novel?
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