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How old was Ennis, when his parents died?
Penthesilea:
From the story:
"Ennis, reared by his older brother and sister after their parents drove off the only curve on Dead Horse Road leaving them twenty-four dollars in cash and a two-mortgage ranch, applied at age fourteen for a hardship liscense that let him make the hour-long trip from the ranch to the high-school. "
So I think Ennis must have been 14 or short of 14 when his parents died.
"Shit. That's hard." Jack nailed it.
Ellemeno:
From the story:
"Ennis, reared by his older brother and sister after their parents drove off the only curve on Dead Horse Road leaving them twenty-four dollars in cash and a two mortgage ranch, applied at age fourteen for a hardship license that let him make the hour-long trip from the ranch to the high school."
"I come up under my brother K.E., three years older'n me, slugged me silly ever day. Dad got tired a me come bawlin in the house and when I was about six he set me down and says, Ennis, you got a problem and you got a fix it or it's gonna be with you until you're ninety and K.E.'s ninety-three."
And it looks like in the story he doesn't say how old he was when his father took him to see Earl's body.
slayers_creek_oth:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on May 08, 2006, 04:43:21 pm ---And it looks like in the story he doesn't say how old he was when his father took him to see Earl's body.
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Doesn't Ennis say in the film that he was 8 or 9 years old...
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Slayers on May 08, 2006, 04:47:06 pm ---Doesn't Ennis say in the film that he was 8 or 9 years old...
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He says he was 9, "I was just nine years old" but was sounds like warn't which some have interpreted to mean he was younger...but I'm sticking to 9.
slayers_creek_oth:
--- Quote from: lnicoll on May 08, 2006, 05:16:36 pm ---He says he was 9, "I was just nine years old" but was sounds like warn't which some have interpreted to mean he was younger...but I'm sticking to 9.
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Thats what I thought......I too am stickin to that...
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