“They seized each other by the shoulders, hugged mightily,
squeezing the breath out of each other, saying, son of a bitch, son of a bitch,
then, and easily as the right key turns the lock tumblers, their mouths came
together, and hard, Jack's big teeth bringing blood, his hat falling to the
floor, stubble rasping, wet saliva welling, and the door opening and Alma looking
out for a few seconds at Ennis’s straining shoulders and shutting the door
again and still they clinched, pressing chest and groin and thigh and leg
together, treading on each other’s toes until they pulled apart to breathe and
Ennis, not big on endearments, said what he said to his horses and daughters,
little darlin”.
I think
that this quote sums up the relationship between Ennis and Jack very well. The
two of them are at first in complete denial that they even have a relationship
to speak of, and it is easier for both of them to look at the situation between
the two of them as purely physical, something that they never thought they
would enjoy but still do nonetheless. However, I could tell that their
relationship would not remain just physical for long, and this is demonstrated
here in this quote, where they are so excited to see one another again that
they kiss even though Alma is right nearby and actually sees them. Her catching
the two in their embrace represents all of the people that would disapprove of
their relationship, which would basically be all of the society that they are a
part of, and they are aware of this and do their best to keep the relationship
private. Neither of the two know how to act with the other, and this is
demonstrated through their physical interactions, involving bumping toes and
biting lips and all kinds of awkwardness that they do not mind at all, because that’s
how their whole relationship is anyway. There is nothing easy about the two of
them being together, and they realize this. The descriptions used in this
passage are very reflective of their relationship, as well. The two of them
have the kind of love that can only be demonstrated through intense passion. If
they aren’t pleasuring each other physically in the best sex either of them
have ever had, then they are fighting and making each other more angry than
they had ever been. There seems to be no middle ground with the two of them,
and even though they step on each other’s toes often, like it is said in this
quote, they simply cannot be apart from one another. As much as they argue they
pull each other in at the same time, like a crying child who screams at their
mother to put them down put clings to them even tighter while saying so. Jack
and Ennis have a relationship that hurts, and that is never easy for them.
However, it is demonstrated in this quote that it is still completely worth it
to both of them and that they could not live without seeing each other.
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