"Gone with the wind"* - is the story of my life** ... "
Dandelion***
Footnotes:
"Gone with the wind"*
Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty following Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea". This historical novel features a coming-of-age story, with the title taken from the poem "Non Sum Qualis eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae", written by Ernest Dowson. Gone with the Wind was popular with American readers from the outset and was the top American fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. As of 2014, a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide. Gone with the Wind is a controversial reference point for subsequent writers of the South, both black and white. Scholars at American universities refer to, interpret, and study it in their writings. The novel has been absorbed into American popular culture. Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the book in 1937. It was adapted into the 1939 film of the same name, which is considered to be one of the greatest movies ever made and also received the Academy Award for Best Picture during the 12th annual Academy Awards ceremony. Gone with the Wind is the only novel by Mitchell published during her lifetime.
story of my life**
The phrase "story of my life" is used to describe something that summarizes one’s own experience. It is usually said about a difficulty, setback, or disappointment of some kind, and it expresses ruefulness, exasperation, or resignation. It dates from the second half of the twentieth century.
Dandelion***
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae (syn. Compositae). The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American English. The name "blowball" is also used.
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dandelion
Pusteblume, f
Etymology
Attested 19th century, chiefly from Low German dialects.
Analysable as pusten (“to blow”) +; Blume (“flower”), from the children’s habit of blowing off the seeds. However, this may be only a remotivation of an underlying dialectal Pissblume, from the dandelion's diuretic effect; compare Dutch pisbloem