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Minding the Cold

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belbbmfan:
this is an interesting discussion.

It was the cold which brought ennis and jack together, but it was also the cold (snow) that brought an early end to their idyllic life on the mountain. The early snow like an omen, announcing that their union was not to be, no matter what.

It was also very fitting that the reunion took place in the summer, they really found a piece of brokeback when they went fishing for a couple of days. (Hence the skinny dipping scene - no clothes, warm and sunny)
But during the final fishing trip the cold was there again, even though they tried to keep it at bay with their camp fire.
It was cold of course, but it really represents what a struggle it was to keep their relationship from turning cold too.

God, i'm feeling all sad again, writing this  :(
Their love really should have grown old

Br. Patrick:
Annie Proulx writes how they would often start their love making around the fire where it would be warmer:

"Without getting up he (Jack) through deadwood on the fire, the sparks flying up with their truths and lies, a few hot points of fire landing on their hands and faces, not for the first time, and they rolled down into the dirt.  One thing never changed: the brilliant charge of their infrequent couplings was darkened by the sense of time flying, never enough time, never enough."

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