Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > The Lighter Side
"Jack" - Favourite Baby Name for 2006
Front-Ranger:
That is so beautiful, Scott! I haven't seen it before!!
moremojo:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 19, 2006, 09:41:30 pm ---That is so beautiful, Scott! I haven't seen it before!!
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Thank you kindly, Lee! I thought I had copied this one into our 'Brokeback Haiku' thread, but I couldn't find it there. I did manage to transfer it onto teamtremblay, which probably no one ever visits anymore. At any rate, this very first "Brokeback"-inflected poem of mine is now here at BetterMost as well.
Kerry:
--- Quote from: moremojo on December 19, 2006, 09:25:01 pm ---Little dog in coat
Gray-white sheep seeking mountain
Blue boy seeking love.
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Sweet...very sweet. Thank you for posting. I'm not sure why, but that line in the original about Jack loving a little dog always brings me undone, every time I read it. Most little boys love dogs. Certainly, when I was a little boy, my dog was my best friend. I interpret this as saying that Jack is still a kid (an innocent) at heart. Pure of heart.
moremojo:
--- Quote from: Kerry on December 19, 2006, 10:21:47 pm ---I interpret this as saying that Jack is still a kid (an innocent) at heart. Pure of heart.
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In the short story, both Ennis and Jack are described in 1963 as being "not yet twenty", suggesting that they are nineteen about to turn twenty. They're still teenagers--little more than boys, arguably, though prematurely burdened with hard and gritty men's work, and about to be thrust into an explosively complex world of adult emotion and choices. Their youth adds to the poignancy of their dilemma.
Jack shows an amazing capacity to love, and an abiding hunger to be loved. The wonderful image of the little dog in his coat is just one detail suggesting the generosity of his heart.
Kerry:
--- Quote from: moremojo on December 19, 2006, 10:32:30 pm ---The wonderful image of the little dog in his coat is just one detail suggesting the generosity of his heart.
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It does, indeed :'(
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