The Purple Plain the three men struggle to survive in the hostile environment, the self-destructive Bill finally realises that he can depend on support from others and that he may have someone to live for. Blore, however, abandons them to attempt to return to the crash site and commits suicide. "The Purple Plain" is regarded generally as historically accurate with good production values and attention to detail, and depicts the native Burmese in a respectful manner. The film is based on the 1947 novel "The Purple Plain" by H. E. Bates, one of three novels he wrote after his travels to Burma and
Martha E. Cram Bates M.). In addition to her work on the "Herald", Bates did an immense amount of literary work in the way of correspondence, sketches, stories and poems. She also wrote several books. With Mary Knezik Buck, Bates was the joint author of, "Along Traverse Shores", and "A Few Verses for a Few Friends". Bates was the author of "Young People's History of Michigan", which was used in many schools of the State for historical study. In religion, Bates was one of the three surviving charter members of the Congregational church. While she had been an invalid for about three years, Bates