"Gun's goin off"

Well, Brokeback Mountain was exactly what you would think it was. I never saw the movie, and don't plan to. The story was slow and then all of a sudden it is ridiculous. I didn't find the story that interesting, or really fun to read. One thing I found interesting was after the first night in the tent when Ennis said, "I'm not no queer." That statement is so hypocritical. He obviously participated in gay sex with another man. I would say thats not only queer, but really queer.

I also think that Jack and Ennis being "cowboys", well sheep-herders with Stetson's, and them being homosexual is something not often expected of the cowboy culture. Cowboy's usually aren't affiliated with that, and it was a bold move on the writer's part, so I guess she gets an award for originality.

The story isn't bad, the general plot and how the story unfolds is somewhat sad. If Ennis would've been a young cowgirl it would just be another mushy romance that would be on the cheap book rack at the Wal-Mart. It is a sad story because Jack is supposedly killed for the way he was, and Ennis couldn't get his ashes.

I could definitely see why it was a popular, and un-popular story to many people. Many things in the world you have to read or interpret with an open mind.