Friday, March 17, 2006

Brokeback mountain


What a story....the passion between two people made to be unnatural and hateful only because its between two men....The story starts with Ennis Del Mar reminiscing about that long gone summer on Brokeback mountain...where he meets Jack Twist for the first time...On the mountain alone with the sheep,horses and dogs a romance developes that both of them cant understand or control....they part ways after the summer...with lame words of meeting again....Both get married and settle down....after 4 years a letter and then a meeting bring back all the memories and the understanding that they have something special that cant be ignored nor flaunted for the fear of being ostracized.They meet every year for ten days stolen from their lives....but never return to Brokeback Mountain...The most touching part in this incredible story is the way Jack reacts when Ennis says the trip planned in August mite not happen....because he has to work in a farm to pay for his bills and child support to his divorced wife....Those words seem to be the turning point leading to a heart wrenching climax....Wow...what else can i say about it except mindblowingOne thing i will take away from this book are the words "There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to believe, but nothing could be done about it, and if you can't fix it you've got to stand it. " How true!!

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