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Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond => Brokeback Mountain Open Forum => Topic started by: insane-romantic on December 21, 2006, 01:15:40 pm

Title: Ennis & Alma
Post by: insane-romantic on December 21, 2006, 01:15:40 pm

Why did Ennis lie to Alma when she asks how he knows Jack?

She asks if they cowboyed together (which they did, right) but Ennis says no, they were fishing buddies. Why would he lie about that?

Title: Re: Ennis & Alma
Post by: mvansand76 on December 21, 2006, 02:21:59 pm

Hiya-

He lied because he hadn't told Alma about the fact that he was on that mountain with Jack, not alone. He never told her that he was there with Jack. If he had said "we herded sheep together on BBM in '63" then that would have set off alarm bells with Alma. Second, he might have thought of this excuse so he would have an excuse if he would want to go up the mountains with Jack again (real quick thinking of him).

Does this make sense?

Mel