The Movie Cold Mountain

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The movie Cold Mountain takes place during the Civil War era in the 1860’s in Cold Mountain, North Carolina. In order to understand the movie the actual historical events must be understood. The main historical event was the Battle of the Crater which was a battle during the Siege of Petersburg. This movie also looks at how women responded to the civil war and some of the roles they took on while the men were at war. Desertion, a huge problem during the Civil War, was also a big part of the movie. Although the movie is based off actual events Hollywood is going to make changes to enhance their movie to make it more interesting. Cold Mountain is a movie about a man, W. P. Inman, who goes off to fight in the civil war. He must leave behind the…show more content…
During the war women did not just want to mope around and be depressed about the war. Instead they were anything from nurses to spies to secret soldiers. Many women also cared for the farms and plantations in addition to taking care of their previous house duties. A majority of women, between 2,000 and 5,000, became volunteer nurses for the war. Since women were not allowed to join the military during the civil war they would disguise themselves as men and gave themselves manly names. Over 400 women did this to be able to fight on the front lines of the war. Most of the time the only way the women were discovered was because they were being treated for an injury. If the women were discovered they would be sent back to their hometown. Ada, having only kissed Inman once before he left for war spent her time feeling sorry for herself and being depressed. She neglected her father’s farm which she had to take over once he dies unexpectedly. She mooches off of others kindness to survive rather than taking care of herself. She only begins to take care of herself and the farm once Ruby, a laborer not a servant, comes to help her. With Ruby’s help Ada’s farm flourishes and she is able to take care of
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