I read the book again last night, and tried to get some idea about how Ennis was feeling after TS1........It seems in the book, that as soon as soon as Ennis went into the tent that night, after his "hammering", that they "cuddled up"....It was big enough,warm enough, and in a little while they deepened their intimacy considerably.Ennis ran full throttle on all roads whether fence mending or money spending, and he wanted none of it when Jack seized his left hand and brought it to his erect cock. Ennis jerked his hand away as though he'd touched fire, got to his knees, unbuckled his belt, shoved his pants down, hauled Jack onto all fours and, with the help of the clear slick and a little spit, entered him, nothing he'd done before but no instrunciton manual needed......`
Can someone explain what Annie means with the "full throttle" statement, and how it reflects on "wanted none of it when Jack seized his left hand........"
Ennis in TS1 in the book, is far different to Ennis in TS1 in the movie, and the sex that went on after TS1, in the book, seemed to be just raw rough sex, no real intimacy or even emotional.
Later on in the book, when they were at the Siesta motel, and Ennis was talking to Jack and he says You know, I was sittin up here all that time tryin to figuree out if I was------?...which indicates to me, that it wasnt the sex that really bothered Ennis, but whether he was actually gay or not.....I think that was what troubled Ennis all his life, just who he really was, and what it really was that he had with Jack, if he loved Jack he could be gay, but he still liked doin it with women, so he couldn't be, seems like he just didnt know who or what he was and that is why he couldnt commit fully to either Alma or Jack.
I'm glad they put TS2 in the movie, not only is the scene a beautiful explanation of two people finding true intimate love for the first time, but it also reflects how the film viewers of 2006 would anticipate how their intimacy evolved, if the film had been made back in 1963, then the way it was depicted in the book, probably would have been sufficient......thats my take on it anyway.