The Patriot Movie Review Essay

“I had never seen among people such instances of brutal cruelty (Equaino 56). ” Cruelty was not only shown towards blacks but also among whites. The British were people of such noble and high standards, but they were seeking to low levels by enslaving humans just as the rest of the world. The horrors that occurred during the middle passage are detailed as gruesome and appalling. Inhumanity was a major issue during the middle passage.

INTRODUCTION & THEME OF THE MOVIE Slavery can be called as the theme in the book Twelve Years a Slave written by Solomon Northup. Slavery is an immoral practice in which one human being owns and treats other human as his own property. It is a wicked practice ended in the USA After the American Civil War. when Solomon is kidnapped Into slavery, the anti-slavery Republican Party has not yet made its mark, or it has not been founded. Solomon who is a free man, is aware of slavery only as he has informed by someone about it, and conversed with the slaves of southerners visiting up north.

Satire is once again used to portray slavery in this novel. For instances, Huck’s father Pap should have been protecting Huck instead of being drunk and abusing Huck. On the other hand, Jim who was a negro slave has more compassion and consideration towards Huck. This shows the foolishness of slavery. Because of Slavery prevalent in that period of time, the slaves were considered to be “mere property” without any emotions or personalities.

This man lives the life of a plantation farmer, widowed father of 7, and as a veteran of the French and Indian War. His family means everything to him; unfortunately with the advancement of the American Revolution, it seems to be falling apart. With the battles of the war approaching his front door and with his oldest son Gabriel joining the war against his wishes, Benjamin Martin feels that he has no choice but to take action in the war. Eventually benjamin and his oldest son split up and begin gathering people to create a militia.

These slave codes placed harsh restrictions on slaves, depriving them of their rights and turning them into properties. However, slavery has been abolished in the United States of America thanks to many abolitionists. Many slaves are now free men and women. Nothing can be done to repair the wrongs of slavery, for it will always remain in the past. Now, Americans need to look to the future where slavery does not exist, where black and whites are found equal, and where racist is not a factor.

As Andrew Jackson slowly rose to the complete power of president, controversy over his motives arose as well. Born in 1767 in South Carolina to a poverty-ridden family and an absent father, Jackson became one of the most debated presidents ever. His hot temper and self-reliance seemed to appeal to the people, yet his inability to take criticism and advice did not go unnoticed by the country’s government. To the bare eye he was a war hero, but if you dug deeper, you would discover he was a murderer, he was the common people’s choice, yet he seemed to not care about any other race besides his own. With these opposing characteristics, Jackson became the center of many debates and conflicts, hero or villain?

Two ways a man can be enslaved are by force and by manipulation, to make one think that good will come out of doing what the master’s demands. Religion was used to control the minds of the slaves by manipulating slaves to be obedient and appreciative of their masters. What white slave owners did was almost similar to the Catholic clergy’s actions before the Reformation. They didn’t allow slaves to go to church themselves because they feared rebellion and slave owners would preach the “gospel” or hire someone.

Greenberg would be that the historians involved present him only as a hero and never offer any other perspective or fully address his violent rebellion that killed 60 white slave holders. The only person who offers a different view on him is William Styron. The book is biased because it doesn’t depict him as anything other than a hero. They also disregard and criticize the portrayal of Nat Turner provided by Styron in his novel The Confessions of Nat Turner because they don’t agree with the role he had in the book. This is shown in the interview of Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., where he argues that the book was full of language that worshiped white people.

The movie The Patriot is about the American Civil War of Liberation that occurred in the 1770s. In this film, you will see Americans who is fighting against the British military for freedom. Benjamin Martin once proved a great heroism during the war against the French and Indians. Then he retired, bought a farm and married a woman with whom he formed a large family.

and he was the leader of a Militia group who were fighting the British empire in 1776. The movies landscape is from Berkeley county, South Carolina. The movie is an action movie, it’s a little bloody and little silly at some moments. Benjamin and his family gets involved in this whole adventure by Benjamin 's oldest son who comes home with soldiers both American and British and many are heavily wounded and after the battles that have gone on near the house. After a while the British dragoons arrive who are led by the violent colonel William Tavington, They arrest Gabriel and kill most of the soldiers who were getting help by the Martin’s family.

Treason, the act betraying one’s country or attempt to overthrow the government. John Brown did no such thing as a peaceful approach would gain nothing. Document B: Last Meeting Between Frederick Douglass and John Brown; Although the plan to attack a Federal Arsenal was “a measure to be fatal” according to Frederick Douglass. Despite the fact of taking the peculiar measures to end slavery, Brown still went through with his plans. When Brown and his men were either killed or captured people had mixed thoughts and feelings toward them.

John Proctor denied to forget his sincerity in acknowledging his denial to deliver his life. Although he is sentenced to death and dies, he still sticks up for a trial of character, and succeeds. This piece of writing also works in an theocracy. Sworn in the name of God, both men and women, were charged and condemned of rehearsing witchcraft.

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson served as the 7th President of the United States of America from March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837. Born on March 15th 1767 on the border of North and South Carolina, Although Jackson said he was from South Carolina. Before we get into Jackson actually Presidency let me first inform you on the crazy journey that led him there. Jackson was the son of Irish Immigrants, and didn’t receive much formal schooling growing up. When he was 13 the British invaded the Carolinas and in the battling of it his mother and 2 brothers died, as a result we see where Jackson got his unresolved indifference towards Great Britain.

The true history of the Boston Massacre is shrouded by mystery, and most people’s interpretations of what happened are wrong. We generally think that the Boston Massacre was a flat out murder planned by the British; but that isn’t necessarily true. The generally accepted summary of what happened that night is that a group of British soldiers fired upon a crowd of unarmed colonists; killing 5 people and injuring a number of others. The Boston Massacre wasn’t really a massacre because it wasn’t a deliberate plan to slaughter a large number of people, but rather an accident by the British. While this accident is hard for the colonies to forgive, their mistake is hardly a massacre at all.

Thomas Jefferson, the great president and the writer of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson did not expect the Declaration of Independence to end slavery, his slavery clause indicates his distaste for the growth of the institution of slavery and yet his actions are inconsistent related to slavery. He tried to get the slave trade abolished, yet he owned slaves, it has been said he had a sexual relationship with one of his slaves, and he used them for his plantations. Why did he go through the trouble to even stop slaves when he owned so many?