I was reading a post elsewhere about Ennis and his taking of the 2 shirts while at Jack's house and someone made a comment about Alma Jr.'s sweater that Ennis puts away at the end of the movie, and with all the symbolism and viewer intended interpretation, it got me thinking.
After Ennis takes Jack's and his shirts, he enters the kitchen and both shirts are rolled up into a bundle. But when Ennis puts Alma Jr.'s sweater away, he carefully folds it up, kisses it, and tucks it into the closet. What strikes me odd about this (and maybe it's just me) is how Ennis handled the shirts versus the sweater.
These 2 shirts represented an unexpected and [almost] unconditional love betwen Ennis & Jack for 2 decades. They were so important to Jack, he hid them in his closet for 20 years and never spoke a word about them. They were so important to Ennis that he decides to take them, almost sneaking them out of Jack's house, and subsequently hang them up in his closet to remind him of how much Jack meant to him. So, why take such precision and care in folding Alma Jr.'s sweater but roll up the shirts, that are obviously symbolic of so much love between Ennis & Jack, and treat them as if they are simply shirts?
Or maybe I'm just making too much of this???