A Comparison Of Never Let Me Go And Brokeback Mountain

The Profound Impact of Appearance and Reality

The conflict of appearance versus reality has been the topic of discussion for quite some time. In literature, the conflict lies between the realities of the main characters, the other characters in society, and the reader. While the appearance is shaped by the reality of the character s. The importance of appearance versus reality to the reader is evident in the works Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and “Brokeback Mountain” by Annie Proulx because of the profound impact it has on the characters in “Brokeback Mountain” shape their appearance to hide their reality. Moreover, the characters in Never Let Me Go reality is shaped by what they believe to be true. In both works, the path that the characters

It is through the certain characters’ depictions that they create a false appearance, the portrayal of a situation that is not representative of the reality, of what is the actual reality occurring in the story. Throughout the story “Brokeback Mountain,” there =are many instances in which the false appearances that Jack and Ennis portray lead to the disorder in the lives of the other characters that are not told the truth about the situation. More specifically, Ennis’ family suffers from the absence of him in their life because of Ennis’ desire to embark on a discreet relationship with Jack. The strain that is put on Ennis’ family is shown when Proulx writes, “Her resentment opened out a little every year: the embrace she had glimpsed, Ennis’s fishing trips once or twice a year with Jack Twist and never a vacation with her and the girls… put her in a long, slow dive and when Alma Jr. was nine and Francine seven she said, what am I doin hangin around with him, divorced Ennis” (272). Although Alma has her suspicions on the matter, the truth about Ennis and Jack’s relationship is never brought forth . As a result, Ennis presents a false appearance of just a good friendship, unknowingly, Ennis destroys the relationship that he had with his family and causes an irreconcilable rift between him and his wife Although there is the damage to the marriage, the children ultimately suffer after Ennis and Alma have an altercation years later, and Ennis decides not to see his children as long as they are in the sphere of influence of their mother (273). The reader has an advantage that the characters are not afforded in the story, which is that the reader has full knowledge of the relationship between Jack and Ennis. Therefore, the false appearance that Ennis puts forth in the story presents the opportunity to form opinions on the true personality of the