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"Jack, I swear..." What do you think Ennis meant by that?
Artiste:
Nice Rayn!
I like too your passing name as if you are on a marquee!!
You create writings?? Your comments are wonderful!! Can you use Jack I swear... in your compositions or even make a marquee like a passing words (expression) like your Ryan??
You do movies too?? Use Jack I swear... in them?
Hugs!!
Artiste:
When Ennis says: Jack I swear... could that mean now I am too a gay man like you were Jack?
moremojo:
--- Quote from: Artiste on April 15, 2007, 07:18:00 pm ---When Ennis says: Jack I swear... could that mean now I am too a gay man like you were Jack?
--- End quote ---
Absolutely. This is a very possible meaning of this moment. There can certainly be no doubt that Ennis realizes that Jack was a gay man, and that he loved and continues to love him. By the same token, he must recognize that theirs was a homosexual relationship, regardless of the issues of sexual identity particular to each of the men. The line could suggest a stammering awareness not only of love, but of identity as well.
Artiste:
Thanks moremojo!
You say this:
The line could suggest a stammering awareness not only of love, but of identity as well.
...
May I ask: do you think that Ennis means that he is also a gay man exclusively now or is still a bi-sexual still afraid of thinking that he is just for men now, or was just for Jack and will not want another person in his life anymore??
Hugs!!
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Artiste on April 16, 2007, 04:06:01 pm ---[was just for Jack and will not want another person in his life anymore??
Hugs!!
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I vote for this! Why? Because Ennis had just learned that his daughter and heir was marrying, and he was thinking of marriage vows, and so this was his marriage vow to Jack!! The reason I think he said just "Jack I swear--" breaking it off there was because he was swearing ALL of it, so much to Jack that he could not enumerate or elaborate everything, but he was swearing to Jack everything and also to himself what you so insightfully pointed out that he was a gay man and Jack's partner and lover.
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