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TOTW 08/07: Was Alma afraid to confront Ennis after seeing him with Jack?
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: Sandy on July 03, 2008, 08:52:38 am ---
I think the words she used are the most telling - she told Ennis not to try and fool her no more, she knew what it meant. She had felt stupid, had felt that Ennis thought she was a fool and wanted him to know that she wasn’t, that she knew. Interestingly enough though, she didn’t mention that she had seen them-only that she had known from the note on the case. I wonder why.
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I think that Ennis was the love of Alma's life and this is reflected in the time that she took to divorce him, and the lingering bitterness after the divorce. Alma was very disappointed, but she picked herself up, went on with her life and did fine. Her dream of a life with the man she loved was destroyed, but she survived. And that is why I have always admired the Alma character. She reached into herself, and found the strength to make a new life. I just wish the Jack had found that strength much earlier when it was clear that Ennis would never be able to accept his love.
Artiste:
Well said brokeplex, but it was also more than that ?
brokeplex:
issues between people who are in strained marriages are always complicated, I think that the root of Alma's reluctance to just come out and confront Ennis right away, is her deep love for Ennis and perhaps her fear that she was at fault. She probably also had a difficult time getting her mind around the image of two men in a passionate kissing embrace. Nothing in her life could have prepared Alma for confronting this issue. But once Alma understood where she stood with Ennis, she played her cards very well.
Artiste:
Meric brokeplex !
Indeed as you say:
She probably also had a difficult time getting her mind around the image of two men in a passionate kissing embrace. Nothing in her life could have prepared Alma for confronting this issue.
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Brokeplex: it seems that she did not suspect at all that Ennis will be be kissing another man ?
Au revoir,
hugs!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: Artiste on July 03, 2008, 10:10:48 pm ---Meric brokeplex !
Indeed as you say:
She probably also had a difficult time getting her mind around the image of two men in a passionate kissing embrace. Nothing in her life could have prepared Alma for confronting this issue.
........
Brokeplex: it seems that she did not suspect at all that Ennis will be be kissing another man ?
Au revoir,
hugs!
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I think that you are correct, before she actually saw the incident, she had no clue that it could even occur to Ennis. It was a total shock to her. I think her little world fell apart at that moment. But then this is where I learned right away to admire Alma. Instead of becoming a whining griper, she adapted, she survived, and she made a new marriage with Monroe later on. Alma could have easily become a professional victim, bemoaning her marriage mistake. Instead she bided her time and survived.
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