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TOTW 07/07: Was Mr. Twist homophobic?
shortfiction:
I wouldn't say homophobic, but he definitely saw Jack as not having lived up to whatever expectations the old man might have had. For whatever reasons, he never went to see Jack rodeo or give him advice--as we heard from Jack himself. There was no pleasing the old man, as he also said. He also made it clear that Jack should not have thought of himself as so special that he could choose his own place of scattering for his ashes; they were going into the family plot and that was that. Stubborn old man.
And may I say that Peter McRobbie (?) did a great job of playing him.
injest:
ok...I already posted my opinion somewhere else but I won't let that stop me from writing it again...
I LIKE old man Twist. I feel for him.
ESPECIALLY knowing the short story background.
and no I don't think he was homophobic..
serious crayons:
Peter McRobbie was fantastic. I especially love his expression when he starts in on his monologue: "Jack used to say, 'Ennis Del Mar ...'" and the light shines through his right eye and he looks kind of crazed.
But you know who else might have been good in that role? I was just thinking of this last night. Chris Cooper.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: injest on September 12, 2007, 09:25:46 pm ---I LIKE old man Twist. I feel for him.
ESPECIALLY knowing the short story background.
--- End quote ---
I can understand that you feel for him (although my own sympathy for him is very limited). He was a bitter, old man with no prospects for the place he had worked hard to keep it for all his life. Going nowhere but downhill. Additionally he lost his child. No matter how much of a jerk he was, nor whether he loved Jack on any level, this is still hard. It's the next generation that is extinguished.
But you like him? Especially knowing the story background?
Hunh?
Would you like to explain?
Scott6373:
When did the word "homophobic" become a widely used term? Say that word today and 99% of people will know what it means. Say it in the 50's, 60's and even early 70's, and no one would know what it meant, if the word even existed. That being said, this questions begs asking: Can someone be a "phobic" anything, if that state did not exist in their lifetime. Can we, in hindsight, armed with modern knowledge, cast anyone from earlier time in human existence, in a certain light. Is that fair of us, to judge them based on knowledge that was not available during their time?
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