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“BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN” LITERARY ANALYSIS AND CLOSE READING
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Introduction
“Brokeback Mountain” is a film that features two men, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist who work in a homophobic town that traces not only their sexual encounters, but also their mutual feelings about various issues there. The whole storyline of the film is based on a love story between two men instead of a man and a woman which introduces the gender rules of the society. The phrase, “if it weren`t two men, no one would care” can be used to show the perspective about the gays in the society surrounded by an old town filled with close-minded people. The paper argues that “Brokeback Mountain” uses various signs and literary elements to clearly represent its themes and intended message to the audience. For instance, the mountain is used to denotatively represent the landscape of the small town while at the same time
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