Today, society gives acceptance to people who are homosexual. But back to the day in the 1960s, being homosexual might cause life-threatening problems. The book, “Brokeback Mountain” tells a love story between Jack and Ennis. The story takes place in Wyoming, 1960s, where cowboy culture is the mainstream in the society. The story is mainly about after Jack and Ennis fell in love with each other on the Brokeback Mountain, they get separated and have their own family. Even though they both know their relationship will not be allowed in the society, they insist on meeting each others once a while. After a couple of years, people found out Jack is homosexual. He is killed by an “accident” at the end of the story. Ennis believes that Jack’s death is caused by Jack’s sexual orientation. Regardless of what or who kills Jack, he will never see Jack again. Jack and Ennis love each other, but they can’t live with each other like other couples. They both try hard to fit into the society that they live in where does not allow homosexuality.
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From what the book describes the cowboy culture, Cowboys are macho and independent. Every man supposed to be masculine and get marry with a woman at a certain age. The book describes both Jack and Ennis act like the cowboy at the beginning of the story. At the beginning of the story, two cowboys, Jack and Ennis, meet each others in a trailer where they apply for a sheep guarding job. In the book, Ennis and Jack are both described as “rough-mannered, rough-spoken, inured to the stoic life.” They both are raised in the cowboy culture, so they have similar characteristics as how cowboys behave. The book shows that cowboys are independent. When Alma, Ennis’s ex-wife talks to Ennis about his unusual relationship with Jack. Ennis says,”Shut up. Mind your own business. You don’t know nothing about it.” Based on what Ennis says, Ennis prefers to be independent and deal with his business by
From what the book describes the cowboy culture, Cowboys are macho and independent. Every man supposed to be masculine and get marry with a woman at a certain age. The book describes both Jack and Ennis act like the cowboy at the beginning of the story. At the beginning of the story, two cowboys, Jack and Ennis, meet each others in a trailer where they apply for a sheep guarding job. In the book, Ennis and Jack are both described as “rough-mannered, rough-spoken, inured to the stoic life.” They both are raised in the cowboy culture, so they have similar characteristics as how cowboys behave. The book shows that cowboys are independent. When Alma, Ennis’s ex-wife talks to Ennis about his unusual relationship with Jack. Ennis says,”Shut up. Mind your own business. You don’t know nothing about it.” Based on what Ennis says, Ennis prefers to be independent and deal with his business by