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You think Lureen Newsome went by Lureen Twist? Never

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Kd5000:
thought about calling her Mrs. Twist and she's never called that during the movie. Am I right.  I know she wears the pants in the relationship as Jack is so easy going. But women back then never kept their maiden name, right. ???

SFEnnisSF:
I'm sure she had Twist's name, but to herself, she was always Newsome...

Toast:
Jack and Lureen married in the 60's.  Women keeping their maiden names back then were much more rare than today.

I think Lureen would have been willing to use the name Twist.  One of her first statement to Jack indicates no great respect for her father:  "My daddy's the hurry. Expects me home with the car by midnight."

I think Jack would have exptected her to use his name:
Jack described her as "a cute little old Texas girl down in Childress -- Lureen."

The screenplay states that "The TWISTS and the MALONES are at a table near the dance floor."  (At the Childress benefit.)

I think her reaction (silent but meaningful) when Jack told the old son-of-a-bitch to sit down shows her "respect" was more for Jack than L.D.

Lynne:

--- Quote from: Kd5000 on December 12, 2006, 03:05:43 pm ---thought about calling her Mrs. Twist and she's never called that during the movie. Am I right.  I know she wears the pants in the relationship as Jack is so easy going. But women back then never kept their maiden name, right. ???

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This is a tough call for me.  On one hand, I agree that because of her career, her domineering father, the family business, Lureen was always more Newsome than Twist.  But she likes Jack (rolling her eyes at Jack indulgently when he's tossed the car keys to go fetch the formula) and supports him and seems proud when he stands up for himself (Thanksgiving scene).  Because of the time period, she would have likely had the Twist name legally.  But living in Childress, she would have always been thought of as 'Lureen Newsome, Daddy sells farm equipment...'

Kd5000:
Yep Lynn, that's how I see it. 

Jack Twist would be known as "the man who married Lureen Newsom" or "that's Lureen Newsom's husband."   He'd always  be considered an outsider in a small town like Childress. Also, the Newsoms got big money whereas he was just a piss ant who rode the bulls for a living before getting married to Lureen.   No doubt, I bet she never set foot in Lightning Flat to meet Jack's folks nor cares to.

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