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Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain (Symbolism) Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain is a short based on the long and complicated relationship of two ranchers in the sixties. Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar meet on Brokeback Mountain herding sheep. They eventually had a drunken experience with their true sexualities and became infatuated with each other. After twenty years of Jack and Ennis meeting in Wyoming a few times a year, it comes to an end when Jack was killed. His wife Lureen claims it was an exploding tire, but Ennis’ own experiences cause him to believe Jack was murdered.
After receiving news of Jack’s Death, Ennis’ goes to Jack’s parents’ house to retrieve his ashes. Although Jack’s father would not give them up, he did allow Ennis to go up and look

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