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TOTW 16/07: Did Alma Jr. know Ennis was gay?
Katie77:
I think she asked Ennis to her wedding out of curtesy and respect to her father.......truth is, her mother probably told her "you better get out there and let your father know about the wedding and invite him"....truth is, she probably did not think he would be able to attend anyway.....
It was obvious that Alma Jnr and Ennis had not had a lot of communication since she had met her future husband, Ennis didnt know what he did for a living, or even his name, so the father and daughter were not THAT close.....and that doesnt mean there was any friction with them, a teenage girl would be spending more time with her friends and boyfriend......
I think Ennis did a bit of soul searching, listening to Alma Jnr talk about how much she loved her guy.....and saying he would come to the wedding, was his way of showing her that it was glad to see her so happy and that he would do whatever he needed to do, to celebrate and be there on her special day....he was telling her she was important to him, and he was prepared to make the effort for her.
Jeff Wrangler:
Whether we are supposed to assume it or not, because of tradition, Junior doesn't actually ask Ennis to come to the wedding and give her away. She just says she was hoping he would be there. It has crossed my mind more than once that McMurtry and Ossana and Lee might just as easily have had her say, "Was hopin' you could come and give me away," but they didn't.
And the look on her face when he initially says no is kind of like, "Same as always, I can't be there for you." Like she more or less expected it.
Let's also not forget that we have seen Ennis negotiating for time off from a job without actually quitting it. The conflict with Jack on their last fishing trip is precipitated because Ennis had traded off working all August--when he had promised to spend time with Jack--in order to get the time off earlier in the year.
Katie77:
We have really got off the track of the original question here....but its been great discussion just the same....
Back to the original question.....Did Alma Jnr.know Ennis was gay?
In a nutshell........Crikey!....Ennis DID NOT KNOW he was gay.....so why or how would Alma Jnr. know....
jstephens9:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on November 30, 2007, 11:46:31 pm ---We have really got off the track of the original question here....but its been great discussion just the same....
Back to the original question.....Did Alma Jnr.know Ennis was gay?
In a nutshell........Crikey!....Ennis DID NOT KNOW he was gay.....so why or how would Alma Jnr. know....
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Good point Katie!!! ;)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on November 30, 2007, 11:46:31 pm ---In a nutshell........Crikey!....Ennis DID NOT KNOW he was gay.....so why or how would Alma Jnr. know....
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Yup, that's puttin' it in a nutshell all right! ;)
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