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Would Ennis Commit Suicide?
jpwagoneer1964:
--- Quote from: Mary Twist on September 28, 2006, 08:25:50 pm --- By the way, many decades ago my late husband had a Wagoneer. May we presume that you do as well?
Bless,
Mrs. Twist
--- End quote ---
Yes I do! It is a 1964, identical to one my grandparents had when I was growing up.
Mark
Noviani:
Never.
not even crossed his mind.
a guy who would stick to beans, rather them eating the thousand sheeps he should guard.
the guy who endure a 20 years of hidden love because keeping on the mainstream.
he wouldn't go out of track. and besides, Jack will always accompany him or at least how he would feel.
not suicide, but whiskey and too much smoking will, if sadness and loneliness don't get his helath first.
many causes of deaths, but not suicide.
his soul is too tough.
jpwagoneer1964:
--- Quote from: Noviani on November 15, 2006, 11:48:17 pm ---Never.
not even crossed his mind.
a guy who would stick to beans, rather them eating the thousand sheeps he should guard.
the guy who endure a 20 years of hidden love because keeping on the mainstream.
he wouldn't go out of track. and besides, Jack will always accompany him or at least how he would feel.
not suicide, but whiskey and too much smoking will, if sadness and loneliness don't get his helath first.
many causes of deaths, but not suicide.
his soul is too tough.
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RIGHT ON!
Noviani:
Thanks for the Back up, bud
Monika:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on August 02, 2006, 09:17:51 am ---I don't think Ennis would commit suicide--not actively, anyway. That is, I don't think he would have directly killed himself. I just don't think that would be in character for the "can't fix it/got to stand it" kind of guy we know Ennis to be.
On the other hand, Ennis does not lead a particularly healthy lifestyle, despite being an outdoorsman. He smokes too much and drinks too much, undoubtedly has a lousy diet (probably lots of starch and fat and very few fresh fruits and vegetables), and probably has little, no, or poor medical care. I can easily imagine that he wouldn't live much past age 60 (yes, this is the scenario I incorporated in my fanfic, "Some Sweet Life").
I don't believe Ennis would eat his 30.06, but I suppose it's possible to see the smoking and drinking as almost a "passive" form of suicide.
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My thoughts exactly. Ennis to me is someone who doesn´t take many decisions but rather let things happen to him. It was Jack who took the initiative up on Brokeback and it was Jack who sent the postcard. I don´t think he would have killed himself, but simply let life pass him by. Every day pretty much the same. Hard work, drinking and smoking in front of the television, sleep. And like Jeff points out - his lifestyle doesn´t suggest that Ennis would have had a very long life. For some reason, I´ve always envisioned Ennis riding out on his horse one day and having a fatal heart attack midstride.
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