Both Uses of
nostalgia
in
Gone with the Wind
- Bidding farewell to them was like closing a door forever on a part of her life, a bitter, harsh part but one which she recalled with a nostalgic satisfaction.†
Chpt 5.57
- Now she understood why when two exConfederates met, they talked of the war with so much relish, with pride, with nostalgia.†
Chpt 5.60 *
Definition:
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(nostalgia) happiness that come with the memory of good times combined with a hint of sadness that those times are over