In the barn, she hid in the hayloft, and was able to strike him with a shovel on the back of his head, knocking him unconscious.It was a philosophical consideration of a man who defied God's natural laws and sovereignty by daring to create life:Mary: The publishers did not see that my purpose was to write a moral lesson.In the final scene from the front seat of a pick-up truck, Roslyn spoke o Langland about having a family together - he was now optimistic about taking the right path and entering a new phase of life with her:Roslyn: Gay, if there could be one person in the world, a child who could be brave from the beginning - I was scared o when you asked me, but I'm not so much now.The film received five major Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Gary Cooper with his first Oscar nomination), Best Screenplay (Robert Riskin), Best Sound Recording, and Best Director (Frank Capra).