Question: At the end, when Martin and his family go back to their old home, why isn't Abigail with them? She loves them and they are like family to her.
Ashley Davis
17th Apr 2025
The Patriot (2000)
17th Apr 2025
The Patriot (2000)
Question: Why does Susan refuse to speak during most of the movie?
Answer: She is angry, mostly from missing her mum, but also at her dad for being away so long and often.
17th Apr 2025
The Patriot (2000)
Question: If Tavington and his men had succeeded in finding Martin's family at the plantation, would they have just killed them or taken them hostage?
7th Apr 2025
The Patriot (2000)
Question: When the church is being burned, Tavington tells Wilkins that "the honour is found in the end, not the means." What did he mean by this?
Answer: Crucially, he also immediately follows this by saying, "This will be forgotten." You could read it as a sort of variation of the phrase "The ends justify the means," which basically means that bad actions can be excused if the result is a net positive. Tavington is basically just trying to defend and excuse his abhorrent war crimes under the pretext that winning the war will be worth it.
24th Mar 2025
The Patriot (2000)
Question: Why don't Anne and her parents stay at the Gullah camp with the rest of Martin's family? Yes, Tavington and the British don't know that she has married into his family, but wouldn't staying there be the best bet for their safety?
Answer: Presumably, Mr Howard has a business or plantation to run. As well, it would be suspicious for all of them to disappear like that. It could also leave their house open to looting.
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Answer: Abigale, along with the rest of Benjamin's slaves, was taken away by the British earlier in the film. We don't know what happens to her after that, but more than likely, she was sold or given to another slaveholder. Slavery continued after the war, so she would have continued with her new household. We can speculate that maybe, after the end of the film, Benjamin may have tried to track her down and possibly buy her back, but either way, she likely remains a slave.