Escapism And The Fragile Illusion: Brokeback Mountain

They actually talk about it, how much better this is than with any woman. It shows them close, it shows them getting personal, even discussing the possibility of running away together. The movie did not discribe the emotional intimacy Jack and Ennis shared even before they had sex. Ennis's emotional transformation in Jack's company appears in the book with the line, "Ennis, riding against the wind back to the sheep in the treacherous, drunken light, thought he'd never had such a good time, felt he could paw the white out of the moon." The deep friendship does not reveal in the movie, the way the book does, which was the foundation for their love. (Walford, Compare/contrast the book vs. the movie, ennisjack, 2006)

It was getting late and Jack had to go back to the sheep, Ennis tells Jack “Too late to go out to them damn sheep,” (Proulx 13), looking out for him like friends would normally do. Later that night To what leads them contradicting cowboy culture. Ennius was sleeping outside the tent freezing his ass off, waking Jack up with his mumbling he wakes him telling him to move inside the tent to stay warm. One thing led to another and boom! Jack moans “gun’s goin off,” (Proulx 14.), their intimacy clearly proves they are going away from their cowboy way, two men having sex is definitely going against cowboy culture.

Laura Wingfield has chosen to hide from reality in the play The Glass Menagerie. She seems to live in a world of her own, and hides from everything and everyone outside of the apartment. Laura is terrified of anything new or different. Her mother sent her to business college, but Laura was so afraid that ‘The first time [they] gave a speed-test, she broke down completely – was sick at the stomach and almost had to be carried into the wash –room.’ (p 243). Laura uses her limp as an excuse to hide from the world. She believes that her slight limp makes her crippled and that she cannot be a part of the real world because of it. Laura’s glass menagerie and the victrola act as things which protect her from the real world in the play. Whenever she is

Brokeback Mountain, being the more homosexual romance-oriented Western that it is, subverts a large number of the typical traditional elements of the Western film genre as a whole, this one especially, by having another male be in the position of the love interest of the hero. Although this subversion in particular is very problematic for Jack, as it puts him in the shoes of being associated with all things relating to femininity in the relationship. For example, Jack is the one who makes the first move when seducing Ennis, using his own allure and sexuality into tempting Ennis when he calls him into the tent, leading Ennis down somewhat of a risky path. Ennis, however, is portrayed as somewhat of a saint, his being repressed and restrained by social standards, saying to Jack, “You may be a sinner but I ain't yet had the opportunity”. Another interesting typical thing in the Western genre that was altered was that instead of Indians being the villain, the enemy is that of a ignorant and oppressive society–a society that would kill Ennis and Jack for being “different”, Ennis says to Jack, “this thing takes hold of us at the wrong place, wrong time and we're dead,” which shows how much they both worry about it–but the two cowboys still have to find some way to pull through and struggle to find their true selves in this society, but it is also that fear which causes the devastating events

This story is about human love that love couldn’t survive the judgmental heterosexual world. Human kindness is the motive influencing Brokeback Mountain. The story takes place between two men, a rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jack Gyllenhaal) and the ranch hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger). In many discussions, some believe that the film circles around gay people and they are dependent on their sex life. While some others may see only the masculinity and aggressiveness in both characters. The story takes place in 1963 where Jack and Ennis are in their early twenties. Their emotions were stronger than what the culture taught them. Jack and Ennis fall profoundly infatuated on Brokeback Mountain, however they are not able to express their emotions or

By Laura losing herself in the world of her glass menagerie, she doesn’t have to deal with her insecurities and lack of self esteem. In her conversation with Jim, Laura says, “Put him on the table. They all like a change in scenery once in awhile” (1197). The fact that Laura is acting like the glass figures are real, and have feelings, show how she uses the imaginary world she has created with the glass menagerie to cope with the real world problems she has. Glass figures do not care where they are placed on a table, but in Laura’s mind it matters to her.

In a modern world in which intercommunication is at the tip of a finger, ideas can be shared, understood, and implemented in the blink of an eye. The world’s current accessibility has allowed societal opinion to change rapidly, with external influences on culturally sensitive topics. Without this communication, we would not be nearly so intellectually connected and advanced a global community as we are now, though we still have a long way to go. One of the greatest ways to have documented that societal journey has been through media. Since the first film was created in 1888, people have narrated, entertained, and shared ideas with one another through their art: film. Film has been used to tell stories to the

Lee incorporates the sound of wind to illustrate the metaphor of insecurity. The opening scene with the truck driving through the hills includes several extreme long shots with a cold, dark atmosphere and sharp, unwelcoming music and the sound of wind, which returns when Ennis is leaning against his trailer moments later. These scenes foreshadow the events to come with Jack and the feelings of lostness and insecurity that Ennis feels. In the scene after Jack and Ennis’s first sexual encounter in the tent, Ennis and Jack are horsing around in the field while Joe, their boss, watches them in disgust. During this scene, the wind is loud and the trees shake, representing distress and negativity.

Most of the days spent in the mountain, Jack and Ennis talked about how their parents and family have shaped their behaviors and life. A common characteristic between the two protagonists is the life they had through childhood and adolescence. The boys understood each other when talking about the past and due to this fact they felt more connected during conversations. By telling past experiences they have never shared with somebody else brought feelings even closer to each conversation. One day, the boys started drinking, talking about their parents’ beliefs and once the sun was down they were both drunk. Ennis decided to sleep outside because he had to ride out in the next morning and Jack slept in the tent. As the night was passing by, the climate was changing and it got very cold to the point that Jack heard Ennis teeth chatter. Jack woke up and said ‘’Ennis, quit hammerin’ and get in here.’’(259) The boys were in the tent sleeping during a very cold night, the climate was an opportunity for them to get closer. Jack took Ennis’ hand and guides it inside waking up Ennis and realizing where his hand was. Ennis got to his knees, unbuckled his belt and Jack didn’t turn him down. In the morning, Ennis first woke up and realized his pants were pulled down. Jack woke up and got out of the tent but Ennis did not say a single word. Ennis quickly went to watch the sheep and realizes that one of them is dead. Boys were playing and Jack

The glass menagerie is symbolic of the Laura’s life and personality. Laura resembles the nature of the glass animals due to her being a fragile character. She is extremely shy and can easily break down when is faced with adversity. For example, she is fragile as she sees her high school crush, refused to talk to him, and tripped knocking herself out. The unicorns represents how Laura is different than her peers around her. She stands out due to her shy and crippled nature. Similarly, a unicorn is unique because of its horn among horses. When the horn breaks off the unicorn, it represents that it can now be like the other horses to no longer be different. This is what Laura wants in her life.

The society in The Glass Menagerie is exceptionally intricate. Her own mother, Amanda, is very demanding of her and wishes her to have a gentleman caller. Amanda believes all young women should have dozens of gentlemen callers. She judges a woman’s worth by the amount of attention she receives from men and boasts about herself back then, "One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain – your mother received – seventeen! – gentlemen callers! Why, sometimes there weren’t enough chairs to accommodate them all. We had to send the nigger over to bring in folding chairs from the parish house" (Williams 8). Laura lives in a society that believes a man will support a woman. However, her own father runs out on their family and leaves Amanda

Laura Wingfield, from the classic play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, plays a pivotal and probably the most significant role in the story. She plays a physically and emotionally crippled young woman who unlike the rest of her immediate family, always seems to have a sense of compassion. Laura is always trying to keep peace in the Wingfield apartment, giving us a small sense of her character. The sheer fact that Laura has the least amount of lines in the play only adds to her selflessness. Many aspects of the play are symbols of Laura’s characteristics and tendencies, making Laura the most symbolic figure in the play.

Ennis and his wife end up having two children and Jack and his wife end up with one child. Despite both men being happily married, viewers see both characters grow more and more unhappy in their marriage. About four years after both being married to women, Ennis receives a postcard from Jack asking to meet up and “go fishing” in Brokeback Mountain. Ennis agrees to meet up with Jack. As Jack arrives to pick up Ennis from his home, both men hug and eventually kiss “privately”.

The contrast between the two characters is most evident, and though there is no dialogue, their body language highlights the different roles in which they play. Ennis leans against the trailer, hands buried deep into his pockets, with his head bowed low. While Jack attends to his physical appearance with shaving, while they both somewhat cautiously surveyed one

The summers went by with both characters living their lives without any contact. Then in June of the fourth summer, Jack wrote Ennis to tell him that he was coming though his town and wanted to visit while passing through. Ennis responded and agreed to the visit. On the day Jack was due for the visit, Ennis was running around like a wild man in anticipation of what was going to happen. Jack arrived and immediately the attraction came right back. When the reunion took place they embraced each other and kissed passionately. Unbeknownst to them, their embrace was caught by Ennis’s wife, and she became very suspicious. The two would eventually get drunk and engage in another sexual escapade all night in the local hotel. After the encounter Ennis said, “I didn’t know where in the hell you was, I about gave up on you. Figured you were sore about that punch” (Annie Proulx 11). Conversations were had about leaving and starting a life together on a ranch of their own, but Ennis was not going to leave his family. He was reminded of a story his father told him about homosexuals being beaten up and left for dead. Ennis was fearful that may happen to them. Again, they part ways but stay in touch with multiple