Tuesday, December 28, 2010

NAMING & NUMBERING: "Brokeback Mountain"

Why would Annie Proulx choose to name her short story "Brokeback Mountain"?
Why would she name her main characters "Ennis Del Mar" and "Jack Twist"?
Why would she name Ennis' wife "Alma"?
Why would she name his daughter "Alma, Junior"?
Why would she name Jack's wife "Lureen Newsome"?
Why would she name the town where Ennis lives "Riverton"?
Why would she name the town where Jack moves to in Texas "Childress"?
Why would she name the town where Jack comes from "Lightning Flat"?
Why would she have two main events in the story occur in November?
Why would the month of August take on such significance in her story?

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