Hello David!
I am so glad you have addressed my post
and answered my questions in it...
I have one or two questions back to you now.... but first I will agree with almost everything that you wrote:
I think this statement tells us that Ennis is aware that he cannot handle living two lives like Jack does. He is trying to act "Straight" in society and yet is in love with Jack, a man.
Asking if "things are alright, normal like with Lureen?" he is asking Jack if he is still able to be with his wife as a regular married man. Something Ennis failed at with Alma.
His continued paranoia over people finding out remains, but towards the end of the movie and the lake scene, he finally dumps Cassie because he wants Jack to be his one and only lover.
It is hard to say if Ennis sees himself as "gay" up until that point. Maybe he thought he was bisexual at least? As long as he could keep Jack his secret.
yep, yep, yep and yep. This all fits for me....
That is why the lake scene fight is so important. Ennis at first is mad at Jack for not being faithful. Then after Jack blasts him for not being there enough for him and the threat of quitting him, that breaks the Dam holding back Ennis's true feelings.
yep agin, that works, I mean I agree with that...
Ennis is suddenly realizes that he can hardly stand it without Jack too. That last line he says is great: "Jack I can't stand it no more". Stand it meaning : loving each other without being able to be around each other.
Ok David, now this I need to question. I bolded your statement, and I would like to rebut here: If he can't stand it without being able to be around each other, than WTF,
Ennis is the one who is making himself unavailable!!! hunh??
Has this guy got multiple personalities, or whut??
<<Ennis: "Jack, sorry, but I can't see you until November, six months from now,......(five minute time lapse)... boo hoo hoo, I can't stand loving you without being around you, boo hoo hoo.">>
Sorry David, that answer does not compute!
I realize my arguments are very shall we say amateur, but I am being very direct here, not layering them in a lot of deep analysis, (which I can see coming at me, and I am not as good at expressing as some of the deep thinkers here on this thread), but nevertheless, I am taking Ennis' statements and actions, and Jack's statements and actions at face value and trying to reconcile them, or fit them all together into a puzzle that works.
This post went on and on and on, but I had to cut everthing beyond this point because it was not explained very well, but at least I did not junk the whole post.....
Jane