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The "I LOVE everything Alma Jr." thread

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TJ:
I did not know much of anything about Alma Jr. until I saw the movie and I had read the book first.

I like the characterization of her in the movie but not much is said about her in the book. We don't even know which daughter got married in Annie Proulx's story; we only know that Ennis had a married daughter at the real end of the story.

vkm91941:
I love the way Alma Jr convienently forgets her sweater, I like to think she forgot on purpose so she has a "reason" to go back and see her Dad again that would not embarrass him. ( I had an Uncle like this, to just come by because I love you would have embarrassed this strong silent man terribly)

Brown Eyes:
I love Alma Jr. because she seems very smart and lost in thought all the time.  At least in the way she's portrayed she appears very perceptive.

Ellemeno:
I love that Alma Jr. needs crayons.

serious crayons:
I love Alma Jr. because just after Ennis asks if Kurt loves her, and then pauses for a long emotional moment thinking of Jack, Alma Jr. smiles and says, "Yes, Daddy, he loves me." But the look she gives Ennis is a little longer and a little more intense and her tone slightly more gentle than the exchange really calls for. She's not thinking about Kurt at that moment. She is watching Ennis' reaction and knows, or at least sort of understands, what it's about.

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