NO DOUBT! And so would I, for that matter. But do people really think that Jack and Ennis could have lived and worked alongside hateful Father Twist? Sorry if that's OT... maybe it belongs in a different thread. Just a thought.
Welcome to BetterMost alec716, grab a cup of coffee and some cherry cake! I've always thought the issue of Ennis living on the ranch alongside John Twist is a really interesting question. It just so happens that there's already a thread on this subject that used to be quite active. Here's the link... and I bumped it in the Open Forum board here at BetterMost. It's called Ennis and Old Man Twist.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=1922.0Thinking about the "what if" question about Ennis and Jack living together at Lightning Flat... I just love the detail that latjoreme once pointed out about the extra building on the property that we see when Ennis pulls up to the house. It seems like a sign that this could have been the cabin where Jack and Ennis could have built a life... But the building is falling apart, un-used. A sign of a major missed opportunity. So, literally, Jack was
wanting to live in a shack with Ennis. Clearly they would have fixed the cabin up a bit, but nothing on Lightning Flat would probably ever be as cushy as Jack's Texas house. I've also always wondered whether or not Ennis could have pulled himself out of poverty a bit if he teamed up with Jack to go into business on a ranch. He would at least have been his own boss.