As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??

[brokeplex]

Do you remember her working with livestock Artiste? I don't recall seeing her work with livestock in the film or reading that she did in the ss.

[Artiste]

Thanks brokeplex!

What you say seems right to me!

So maybe Annie's story is different than the movie or the ss script??

I was shocked to read that, but maybe it means something like since Alma is maybe in labour... dare I suggest?

Or what is it??

Hugs!

[brokeplex]

perhaps what is meant by the quotation is that Ennis is familiar with and comfortable the process of life, birth and death because he has worked extensively with livestock. perhaps AP is telling us why Ennis prefers to work alone with animals out on the range, it is a choice that although is low paying work, gives Ennis a sense of completeness that a white collar office job or another type of blue collar employment could not.

many people after a life of urban dwelling in high paced office jobs, upon retirement seek the same type of solace and unity with nature that Ennis found on a routine basis almost every day of his life.

perhaps AP is telling us, don't pity Ennis, he found something in his life that most others do not.

[Artiste]

Thanks brokeplex!

You sure bring up good points!!

I did think like the first one too!!

But I have a feeling it's more...

Maybe it has to be with a female perspective on life?

Hugs!

[brokeplex]

I think that AP is giving us Ennis's perspective thru the most of the story.

[Artiste]

So Ennis is thinking    too fast...

having worked too hard??

Hugs!

[delalluvia]

a calculation made in the time of the Emperor Constantine, right?

Dunno.  There were several councils, and according to Wikipedia, the dates were disputed for some centuries, with some regions of Europe having their own Easter separate from the other areas of Chistendom.

[Artiste]

Thanks delalluvia!

Did you note too about:
Alma's sleepy groans, as reassuring of fecundity and life's continuance to one who worked with livestock."
.........

Why the word livestock?

Hugs!

[Front-Ranger]

Unfortunately, I had a typo when I posted this quote. So, here it is again corrected:

"He [Ennis] was still working there in September when Alma Jr., as he called his daughter, was born and their bedroom was full of the smell of old blood and milk and baby shit, and the sounds were of squalling and sucking and Alma's sleepy groans, all reassuring of fecundity and life's continuance to one who worked with livestock."

This makes it more clear that it was Ennis who works with livestock, and that he considered his wife and children to be like livestock.

[Artiste]

Thanks Front-Ranger!

Thanks for correcting!

So did Annie make a typo too?? Did she make a mistake saying that? Or the printer's did? Or?

It's unbelievable!!

My head spins...

Hugs!