The patriots & A Ride into Morning

The patriots & A Ride into Morning

Authors note: There are many ways that “A Ride into Morning” and “The Patriots” is different and how they are alike.

These stories are alike in many ways but they are also different in many ways.

     First of all in the movie “The Patriots” the main character was Benjamin Martin. He was the father of Gabriel Martin and Thomas Martin. This movie is revolved around him and his family. In the movie it shows a story of a man fighting to help his son, after his son’s died he began to help fight for the country. Both Gabriel Martin and his brother Thomas Martin has been killed do to the war.

        In the book “A Ride into Morning” the main characters were Mary Cooper and her cousin Temp Wick. “A Ride into Morning” has two main characters. Mary Cooper did not lose anyone who was very important to her, as for Temp Wick she lost her father. As you can see so far in both these stories at least one of the main characters lost someone they loved strongly. 

      Outside of both their homes there are people fighting. These people are fighting for the same reason, and that is for freedom from the British. Both Mary Cooper and Benjamin martin have a big family. Also both their families are involved in some way, whether it’s them that is involved or a dad, brother or son involved in the war. Even though Benjamin lost both his son’s he did not give up. As for Temp Wick, when her father died she gave up on everything.

     As you can see these two stories “The patriot” and “A Ride into Morning” are more alike than they are different.