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BBM and Lonesome Dove
Front-Ranger:
I'm enjoying the interesting part about young Newt's first foray into Mexico with the others.
ifyoucantfixit:
I agree a great deal about how much alike that Call and Ennis are. They are the ones that feel the need to stick to convention. "Do the right thing."
He was so suppressed in his conventional wisdom, that he couldnt even show or much less tell his own son that he loved him. He had to go out of
his personal way, to show his need to take care of the boy. He respected him as a young man, and in his own way, I am sure he loved him. But to
have said it, would have shown weakness. To have been in love with a whore. Not a fine upstanding woman of the community. He had so many
moral issues over his head, that he couldn't admit that he was imperfect. He did love Gus though with every fibre of his being. Not in a sexual way,
but in the way that binds souls together. Gus forced Call to take him back to his "place," for burial. Knowing that he would need a time of solitude,
and reflection in order to grieve. He could never have done that, in front of all of his men. It would have seemed to have made him appear weak. That
was the one thing he would not allow himself to be. It was a very quick ending, I think because of the disrepair that the body and the box were getting.
The cart was falling apart, and so with all the mishaps did the rest of the cargo. It had to be rushed in order for him to make it there with any part of
it still intact.
Brown Eyes:
**Spoilers**
--- Quote from: ifyoucantfixit on February 17, 2009, 10:06:14 am ---
He did love Gus though with every fibre of his being. Not in a sexual way,
but in the way that binds souls together. Gus forced Call to take him back to his "place," for burial. Knowing that he would need a time of solitude,
and reflection in order to grieve. He could never have done that, in front of all of his men.
--- End quote ---
Thanks for the great observations Janice! I agree that there was a strong platonic love between Call and Gus. And, I love what you say about Gus very deliberately giving Call the long mission to go back to Texas alone in order to give him a lot of time alone. It's interesting to think it may not have all been sentimental whim on Gus's part... and that his deathbead wish had as much to do with taking care of Call (to a certain extent) as it did with his memories of Clara.
Brown Eyes:
:D :D :D
My Lonesome Dove DVDs came today!! Wow, Amazon was speedy with this part of my order. I also ordered Dead Man's Walk, Comanche Moon and the film studies book that has a BBM pic on the cover (and apparently all those items are still on their way).
So, anyway, I'm excited to start watching LD! I'll probably start watching it tonight. :)
Front-Ranger:
Great to hear friend! In my reading of LD, the big roundup of horses in Mexico is done. It was beautifully told. I especially love the dialogue. Excellent character development too, with the characters of Dish and Deet portrayed in "eloquent confusion."
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