Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > Brokeback Mountain Open Forum
Book Discussion: Brokeback Mountain
Front-Ranger:
Good question, friend. Just off the top of my head, I would say they were waiting for the proper season. Jack must have died in the fall...between August and November, and when Ennis went up to visit the Twists, Mrs. Twist was wearing a heavy sweater (in the movie though). I would guess they were waiting for the spring thaw, because you can't bury anything up in that neck of Wyoming until after it. The zigzag road to Lightning Flat was muddy, which we found out during the Roundup that it was muddy and impassable almost even in June.
'Nother thing is that Mrs. Twist moved carefully as if recovering from an injury, so maybe if she had been indisposed that might have kept them from doing the deed.
And perhaps they had been at loggerheads about it so there was an impasse.
And maybe Persephone and Demeter figure into the equation too.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on July 03, 2011, 11:28:53 pm ---'Nother thing is that Mrs. Twist moved carefully as if recovering from an injury, so maybe if she had been indisposed that might have kept them from doing the deed.
--- End quote ---
I forgot about that, something about an operation, wasn't it? Maybe she had her gallbladder out, or something. ;D
Front-Ranger:
I'm thinking that the entire story is available on the web somewhere. I Googled "They were raised on small, poor ranches" (the first line) and here's one of the hits I got:
http://filmint.nu/?p=56
southendmd:
Wow, Lee, that was some essay. Thanks for finding it.
I like this:
The story of Jack and Ennis, which reminds us of anguish and desire, of pleasure and grief, calls us to acknowledge human frailty and hope and urges us to try to be a little more knowing, a little more brave.
Penthesilea:
What Paul said. :)
I've skimmed through it so far, and liked what I've read. I saved the whole thing (it's 20 pages long! :o) and converted it for my kindle. Looking forward to reading it thoroughly.
Thank you for finding and sharing.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version