Brokeback Mountain: Third Person Omniscient Narration
Brokeback Mountain is told in the third person omniscient narration. The narrator understands the characters' backgrounds, as well as how they feel and think. This narration was required to convey Ennis and Jack's points of view. "Ennis, riding against the wind back to the sheep in the dangerous, intoxicated light, thought he'd never had such a good time," the narrator continues (Proulx 36). The narrator also provides the reader with Jack's point of view, stating, "What Jack recalled and craved in a way he could neither help nor explain..." 37 (Proulx). Notably, this point of view enables the narrator to go deep into the consciousness or the perspectives of the characters and thus reveal their thoughts to the reader. He comments on the events that are happening and vividly enables the reader to understand the story. The voice of third-person omniscient narrates the personalities of the characters and embodies the characters and events in a way that is fascinating. Hence, the narrator has a storytelling power of a God as the narrator is able to go into a person's consciousness. From this, the personalities of the characters emerge out and offer information that is important to the reader.
The Impact of Background and Social Situation on Love
Undeniably, the background and social situation, as well as the story's environment, affect the love relationship of characters. This is the case Jack who finds it difficult to fall in love with a woman after his experiences with Alma. His marriage to Alma did not work out. He is supposed to give child support despite the financial hardships. As a result, he ends up falling in love with another man, Ennis. He opts to live a gay life rather than go through the ordeal of falling in a romantic relationship with another woman. The two deeply fall in love at Brokeback Mountain, and Jack tries to build a happy life with Ennis.
Work Cited
Proulx, Annie. Brokeback Mountain. Simon and Schuster, 2005.
