Brokeback Mountain Family Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Brokeback Mountain.

Quote #4

ENNIS: Hey, you might want to keep it down, I got two little girls here.

Ennis believes that being a father means beating people up when they offend his sensibilities. He must have learned that from his own dad.

Quote #5

JACK'S FATHER-IN-LAW: He's the spittin' image of his grandpa. Isn't he the spittin' image of his grandpa?

Jack does not have a good relationship with his new family. In fact, his relationship with his father-in-law isn't dissimilar from his relationship with his own father. Jack's father-in-law depersonalizes him by calling him "Rodeo" instead of by his actual name.

Quote #6

ENNIS: I doubt there's nothin' we can do. I'm stuck with what I got here. Makin' a livin's about all I got time for now.

Ennis's family wouldn't want to hear them being described as something he is "stuck with." But this honest line shows us that Ennis somewhat regrets having a traditional family What he really wants is a life with Jack, but he lets society's prejudices prevent him from having that.