Author Topic: Is Jack John Jr.?  (Read 1145 times)

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Is Jack John Jr.?
« on: Jan 14, 2022, 12:02 AM »
Probably not, but I’ve thought it was an interesting possibility. The name Jack is a very popular name itself, but it’s also a diminutive of John, which is Jack’s father’s name. Kind of a coincidence. Is it possible his mother tried to name him after his father in an attempt to make him bond with him?

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Re: Is Jack John Jr.?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 11, 2022, 06:31 AM »
I do not know because I'm not american...However, I think it could be.
I think that we are prone to see Jack's mom as a loving and comforting figure.
However, she had probably sided up with John's all of her life. Of course, in the 60s-70s being a woman there, with a violent and omophobic husband and a gay son she loved so much had to be a nightmare so I do not blame her. She was probably going trough hell.
Probably she wanted them to bond. But how could she want him to bond with a husband who had pee on him (from the SS)?
Also, maybe it is another topics, did Ennis know how violent John was to Jack, physically and psychologically?
Did Jack ever tell him? How did he react?


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Re: Is Jack John Jr.?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 18, 2022, 08:32 PM »
Probably not, but I’ve thought it was an interesting possibility. The name Jack is a very popular name itself, but it’s also a diminutive of John, which is Jack’s father’s name. Kind of a coincidence. Is it possible his mother tried to name him after his father in an attempt to make him bond with him?

It could also be tge name of a grandparent.  But it is possible that he was named after his dad, no?

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Re: Is Jack John Jr.?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 19, 2022, 10:03 AM »
Maybe Jack s second name is Robert given that his son is Bobby. In some country in Europe the second name of the father passed to the son as first name.