John And Abigail Adams
1776 and the Correspondences between John and Abigail Adams
Through the many letters sent by John and Abigail Adams, the film's portrayal of their correspondence seems to be accurate and similar to the actual letters. In both the film and the letters, Abigail Adams seems to be more of a self-sufficient and self-reliant homemaker than anticipated. As for John Adams, he seems to express his feelings toward Abigail more in the film than in the letters. Gender issues are apparent in both the film and the letters.
The film, 1776, showed Abigail Adams as a woman who does not seem to have trouble with getting by on her own. Even though the farm where she and her family reside is steadily going under? and her children are becoming ill, she still seems to remain calm and collected. In one of the many musical scenes where John and Abigail are communicating to each other, Abigail calmly tells John that the children have the measles and the farm isn't doing well. It is her soothing......
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