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    A Study Guide for Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain"
    A Study Guide for Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain"
    A Study Guide for Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain"
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    A Study Guide for Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain"

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    A Study Guide for Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJul 15, 2016
    ISBN9781535819992
    A Study Guide for Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain"

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      A Study Guide for Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain" - Gale

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      Brokeback Mountain

      Annie Proulx

      1998

      Introduction

      Annie Proulx's short story Brokeback Mountain gained a great deal of attention before it was collected into her Close Range: Wyoming Stories in 1999. It was first published in the New Yorker in 1998 and subsequently won the magazine's award for fiction that year. It also appeared in the 1998 edition of The O. Henry Stories. Recognizing that it was the strongest story in her collection, Proulx placed it at the end of the book. When the reviews of Close Range appeared, Brokeback Mountain was consistently singled out for its evocative detail and compelling narrative.

      The story chronicles the relationship between Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two men who develop a deep love for each other but who are forced to live separate lives in an intolerant world. They meet as teenagers hired to herd sheep on Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming. Their quick friendship soon evolves into a strong sexual and emotional union—one that they fear may eventually cost them their lives. As Proulx traces the development of the love that grows between these two men and the forces that try to impede that love, she shapes the interplay of desire and denial into a heartbreaking story of loss and endurance.

      Author Biography

      Annie Proulx was born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1935 to George and Lois Proulx. Her ancestors had lived in the area of Connecticut for over 350 years as farmers, artists, and mill workers. During Annie's youth, her father worked in the textile industry, so the family moved all over the country as he advanced his career. Annie attended high school in North Carolina and Maine; the family also spent time in Vermont and Rhode

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