The Patriot vs The Fighting Ground

By: Zach Maderski

  I am going to tell you some similarities and differences  between the main character from the book The Fighting Ground and Gabriel one of the main characters from the movie The Patriot. In the story The Fighting Ground the main character Jonathan runs away from home to go fight in the war. Later on in the story Jonathan gets caught by some hessian soldiers and they keep him captive for most of the story but later on he escaped and found his group of soldiers again. In the movie “The Patriot” the oldest son Gabriel Martin leaves his family to go fight in the war. Later on in the story Gabriel met up with his dad and fought throughout the rest of the war.

Gabriel and Jonathan both have some similarities and differences. Here is one big similarity between them they are both very brave for example Gabriel was probably  the most brave because in the movie Gabriel risked his life almost every time he went into battle and went up against the leader of the Hessian army. Jonathan was very brave to because he went to fight in the war when e was only a young teen and them got captured by three Hessian soldiers and gained their trust in him.

Another similarity that they both have is that they both really wanted to go and join the army. Gabriel wanted to go to war almost ever since it started but after awhile a begging his dad he finally said yes to him. Now Jonathan was a different story because Jonathan always dreamed of being in battle and was always asking his dad if he could but when Jonathan herd the bell that called all men to arms then he just went without asking.

Despite many similarities between the two of them they also have many differences. One big differences is that Gabriel dies towards the end of the movie. He died trying to kill the Hessian leader and he almost did but he stabbed Gabriel in the chest and surprised him. Now Jonathan almost died when they were shooting at the Hessians the guy right next to him got killed but Jonathan doesn’t get killed throughout the whole book.

Even though Jonathan from the book The Fighting Ground and Gabriel from the movie The Patriot very similar and different in many ways.