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TOTW 16/07: Did Alma Jr. know Ennis was gay?
Katie77:
Completely hyperthetical Artiste.......
And NO I dont think so.........
Artiste:
Alma Jr. in the movie saw her father being hugged by Jack! Intensely!
So, she knew that her father is an bi or gay man!
What do you think?
Hugs!
Aussie Chris:
--- Quote from: Artiste on December 03, 2007, 05:13:37 pm ---Alma Jr. in the movie saw her father being hugged by Jack! Intensely!
So, she knew that her father is an bi or gay man!
What do you think?
Hugs!
--- End quote ---
We have one "intense hug" in the film for which Alma Jr. witnesses to base this on. Was there any others? We don't know. But I seriously doubt that one hug would have her thinking "OMG my daddy's queer"! So no, I don't think so. Not because of the hug anyway.
Katie77:
--- Quote from: Artiste on December 03, 2007, 05:13:37 pm ---Alma Jr. in the movie saw her father being hugged by Jack! Intensely!
So, she knew that her father is an bi or gay man!
What do you think?
Hugs!
--- End quote ---
Alma Jnr was NOT just sitting around looking for signs that her father was gay, it probably never entered her young innocent mind....Children dont think about their parents sex life....they just dont....
So I dont think a hug would have even been noticed by a young child, let alone conjured up any other thoughts by her.
brokeplex:
Perhaps if Alma had dropped a hint to Jr., she might have suspected. Had Ennis ever been able to speak with Jr about his feelings for Jack and his loss after his death, it could have led to a healing for Ennis. But, that is all hypothetical, all we know is that Alma loved her Daddy very much and wanted him in her life. Ennis wanted to be included in his daughter's lives, and we know in the short story in the preamble, Ennis as a much older man speculated after yet one more job had fizzled on him, that he might have to move in with his married daughter (note: married daughter singular not plural, which implies that Jenny had not yet married by the start of the short story). The fact that he would consider moving in with Alma, gives me hope that Ennis had a great relationship with his daughter and his son-in-law, the oil field worker.
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