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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
mariez:
Good Morning and Happy New Year to all!
Great pictures, Leslie - thanks!
Jumping back to Chapter32 - I thought this was necessary for Ennis to hear, regardless of how uncomfortable it made him -
“Long way ta Brokeback from here,” she said in the pool of silence that followed. “You are sure welcome ta spend the night in Jack’s room. Seems right somehow.”
Ennis bowed his head slightly, letting out a breath. “I really appreciate that, ma’am.”
“Mr. Del Mar I know it ain’t a mother’s place ta pry into the lives a grown up men, but my Jack is gone now... an I don’t have ta keep up airs like John wanted. I know he wasn’t really attached to his wife, which is why he never mentioned her all that time, an never brought her or the boy up ta see us. Only person he ever cared ta mention ... was you. It don’t take no college degree to known what that means.”
No, it certainly doesn't, Mrs.Twist - just takes a mother who knows and loves her son. But that does bring a thought to mind- smart and educated are not necessarily the same thing, are they? Some very smart people are "uneducated" (in the traditional sense) and some very "educated" people ain't so smart! I always thought that Ennis is an example of that, and so is Mrs. Twist.
Thanks - Marie
mariez:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 01, 2007, 01:13:52 pm ---Chapter 34:
He decided to wait until dawn to spread the ashes, then return down the mountain. He cooked himself some beans, a deliberate choice he made in memory of Jack, an invocation of their magical summer together. At first, it had seemed like a sentence of exile – the harsh rocky crags, the sudden weather shifts, the bone chilling cold at night, and the endless, inescapable stink of sheep creeping into everything, even their food. And all that changed, gradually at first, then all at once with the spark of their intimacy. And what lingered in his memory, was this sweetness... this magic.
L
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--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 01, 2007, 01:17:54 pm ---And more from Chapter 34:
His voice broke halfway through the Psalm, but he kept on through the tears and the pain that welled up in his chest. When he finished, he opened the urn and let the ashes flutter out into the breeze, which carried them up and off, a small, insignificant cloud, like a puff of dust rising before a storm, and then dispersed. The last remains of Jack Twist. He set the urn in the shallow place he had dug for it next to where he had buried the letter, and covered it up with a hand trowel and his hands, dirtying them.
“Rest in peace, Jack. I will never forget you, as long as I live. An if I can, I will find out who did you in so you can have justice. Amen.” He knelt by the marker for half an hour until his weeping stopped, and he blew his nose with a handkerchief, a sad smile on his face. “I’ll be back soon, boy.”
Then he hoisted his backpack, and started back down the trail, feeling a sense of peace he had not had in many years.
L
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:( Awww. . . . Jack. Sniff. What beautiful, evocative writing.
Thanks - Marie
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: mariez on January 01, 2007, 01:43:00 pm ---Good Morning and Happy New Year to all!
Great pictures, Leslie - thanks!
Jumping back to Chapter32 - I thought this was necessary for Ennis to hear, regardless of how uncomfortable it made him -
“Long way ta Brokeback from here,” she said in the pool of silence that followed. “You are sure welcome ta spend the night in Jack’s room. Seems right somehow.”
Ennis bowed his head slightly, letting out a breath. “I really appreciate that, ma’am.”
“Mr. Del Mar I know it ain’t a mother’s place ta pry into the lives a grown up men, but my Jack is gone now... an I don’t have ta keep up airs like John wanted. I know he wasn’t really attached to his wife, which is why he never mentioned her all that time, an never brought her or the boy up ta see us. Only person he ever cared ta mention ... was you. It don’t take no college degree to known what that means.”
No, it certainly doesn't, Mrs.Twist - just takes a mother who knows and loves her son. But that does bring a thought to mind- smart and educated are not necessarily the same thing, are they? Some very smart people are "uneducated" (in the traditional sense) and some very "educated" people ain't so smart! I always thought that Ennis is an example of that, and so is Mrs. Twist.
Thanks - Marie
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so true...
notBastet:
--- Quote from: mariez on January 01, 2007, 01:43:00 pm ---Some very smart people are "uneducated" (in the traditional sense) and some very "educated" people ain't so smart!
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true, that. ;D
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: mariez on January 01, 2007, 01:43:00 pm ---
No, it certainly doesn't, Mrs.Twist - just takes a mother who knows and loves her son. But that does bring a thought to mind- smart and educated are not necessarily the same thing, are they? Some very smart people are "uneducated" (in the traditional sense) and some very "educated" people ain't so smart! I always thought that Ennis is an example of that, and so is Mrs. Twist.
Thanks - Marie
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Ennis absolutely is, Marie. I agree. And as the story goes on, this comes out more, and Ennis becomes a bit more assertive. In the first book, he makes reference to having only a ninth grade education and even says he is "as ignorant as Pete." But later, he is having a conversation on the patio...I think with Dupree, and they are talking about horses. Ennis states that even though he doesn't have much education, he's not stupid.
Ennis is very perceptive and aware. Having the love and support of Ellery helps him to believe in himself...which is a theme in my story, too. It seems to me that Ennis's biggest struggle is with his own self-imposed limitations, and his shyness. Having someone he trusts and loves seems to be key to getting over both of those hurdles.
L
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