Merci Front-Ranger!
I like your well thought post!
And you finish it with:
So maybe Jack's dad was loving at one time before things went sour and he became bitter.
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Front-Ranger and all:
may I consider that Mr. Twist, as a father or something like a gardian (??), started badly, like that pissing on Jack when Jack was a youth, but then learned to love him, since Jack was loveable, and then to listen to Jack's true stories and hopeful searches, especially that Jack sought love by another man once he saw Ennis' love for his son having heard about it by Jack??
Can this make sense somehow??
Au revoir,
hugs! (Note: I consider that from islamic bad treatment to a christian/jewish... better mindset !!)