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  1. Apr 15, 2021 · Midway through Glendon Swarthout’s 1988 novel, The Homesman, Mary Bee Cuddy wakes up and, from her bedroll by the frame wagon, hears the good-for-nothing cull Briggs, the claim-jumper she saved from hanging, shouting, “Whooeee!”. There, by the fire, he is dancing. It astonishes her. Strong drink, she supposed, affected different men ...

  2. 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 ending raises a myriad of questions ...

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  4. Dec 1, 2023 · The Homesman,” directed by Tommy Lee Jones, is more than a simple tale of pioneer life. It is a film rich in themes of madness, survival, trauma, and the strength required to endure the harsh realities of the time. It questions the norms of the era, especially regarding the roles and expectations of women.

  5. The Homesman was first printed in 1988, and is highly worthy of its 2014 rerelease. Swarthout’s prose and plot flow like the swirling Missouri River, deceptively smooth but with dangerous undercurrents. His characters are heart-wrenchingly believable because they are drawn from true-life pioneer experiences. Mary Bee Cuddy is simultaneously ...

  6. Mar 6, 1988 · Glendon Swarthout. 3.88. 4,027 ratings670 reviews. IN PIONEER NEBRASKA, A WOMAN LEADS WHERE NO MAN WILL GO. Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones. The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by ...

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  7. Nov 4, 2014 · THE HOMESMAN is a story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A “homesman” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the county’s men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy --- ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and ...

  8. Now a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A “homesman” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium.

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