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- In the middle of the exhausting trip around two-thirds of the way through The Homesman, Mary Bee proposes that she and George get married, but he turns her down (as have many other men before). They do, however, sleep together that night, but George wakes up the following morning to find that Mary Bee committed suicide by hanging herself.
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Feb 7, 2024 · While most of The Homesman's ending does sadly showcase how women were portrayed in that time period, it also provides a bit of hope. How Mary Bee affected George proves that she served as a martyr for feminism. However, she unfortunately had to die before George could truly realize the atrocities that women faced in the Wild West.
Dec 1, 2023 · He fabricates a story about Cuddy’s death, concealing the truth. He later makes a headstone for Mary and, in a somewhat symbolic gesture, his commitment to her is visually underscored when her headstone accidentally falls into the water from a barge, unnoticed by Briggs.
Jan 31, 2024 · The ending of “The Homesman” is open to interpretation, leaving viewers with a sense of ambiguity and intrigue. The film concludes with Mary Bee Cuddy, played by an exceptional actress, venturing into the wilderness on her own, after her journey to transport three mentally ill women ends in tragedy.
This theme of rejection seems to fit the movie, even at the end when Briggs is rejected yet again, but haunted by Mary's death reacts by returning to where he found and lost her in the western territories.
Mary Bee Cuddy is the character played by Hilary Swank in The Homesman. She is a strong-willed pioneer woman who volunteers to transport three mentally ill women across the country. Grace Gummer's character in The Homesman is Arabella Sours, a young woman suffering from mental illness who is saved by the protagonist.
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Nov 14, 2014 · There's a section where Mary Bee gets separated from the wagon and wanders the plains through the dark night on her horse, disoriented and lost, calling out for Briggs, resorting to chewing on grass like a feral creature.
Finally catching up to Briggs after another night of riding, Cuddy, distraught over having to wander the prairie, suggests they marry. Briggs declines, saying he "ain't no farmer". Briggs finds Cuddy dead, having hanged herself. Briggs chastises Sours, Belknap and Svendsen, blaming their illness for Cuddy's death as he buries her body.
