Brokeback Mountain, by Annie Proulx (2005), is a love story, but it is much more than that - and it is not the typical story of what love and life mean. It is a painful story that brings discomfort to the reader and shows that same discomfort through the feelings and actions of the characters. Homosexuality is often a difficult point for discussion, and Proulx (2005) handles it well, but there is still something disconcerting about it to many people, and to the characters themselves. When it comes to society, it is naturally seen that a gay relationship between two men would not be accepted properly, especially during the time period where the story is told and between men who epitomize what it means to be "manly" with their jobs and ways of life. The two meet when they are late into adolescence, and through the telling of the story...
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