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Why does Ennis....
mvansand76:
....walk in the middle of the road after he and Jack have said goodbye in Signal? There's a perfectly good sidewalk where he would not have risked being run over by Jack in his GMC.... Of course we would not have had that gorgeous scene of Jack looking longingly in his rearview mirror...
Katie77:
A couple of reasons, why ennis walked in the middle of the road.....
1.....it was obviously a town with not too much vehicular traffic.
2.....He was feeling despondent, and really was in no mood to think of where he was walking.
3.....If he had got hit by a car, he wouldnt have cared, it would have put him out of the misery he was feeling.
4.....(and this is the real reason, I think)....by walking in the middle of the road, he knew Jack would be able to see him in his rear view mirror, and maybe he was hoping, that if he stayed in Jack's view, there was always a chance that Jack might turn around and come and get him. (OMG, I wish that is what happened)
Front-Ranger:
Good answers, Katie. I would add:
5.....There were no sidewalks in Signal
6.....If you walk down the side of the road, you might raise suspicions from the property owners
7.....There were so many junked pickups parked on the road, the middle was the only place to walk
8.....You could get bit by dogs if you got too close to the side of the road
Now, why did Ennis just stare into the fire when Jack said, "Sometimes I miss you so much, I can hardly stand it" ??
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 18, 2006, 07:39:40 pm ---Now, why did Ennis just stare into the fire when Jack said, "Sometimes I miss you so much, I can hardly stand it"??
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I can think of two possibilities:
Because he misheard Jack, thought he said, "Sometimes you piss me off so much, I can hardly stand you" and his feelings were hurt.
-- OR --
Because Ennis could hardly stand it, either, and was busy figuring out the best way to say so to Jack. "Maybe tomorrow, as we're getting ready to leave, I'll collapse in a sobbing heap and clutch onto his parka," Ennis thought.
BBM-Cat:
Love the first one! LOL But yeah - that baffles me too - another missed opportunity between Jack and Ennis - especially for Ennis to reciprocate Jack's raw sentiment. Maybe he just did not know what to say to that (although I believe he felt it).
--- Quote from: latjoreme on December 18, 2006, 08:11:42 pm ---I can think of two possibilities:
Because he misheard Jack, thought he said, "Sometimes you piss me off so much, I can hardly stand you" and his feelings were hurt.
-- OR --
Because Ennis could hardly stand it, either, and was busy figuring out the best way to say so to Jack. "Maybe tomorrow, as we're getting ready to leave, I'll collapse in a sobbing heap and clutch onto his parka," Ennis thought.
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