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Joe
Isn't every endeavor in this book kind of tiresome and unbelievable if you think about it? Why would any of these people risk their life and the life of some of their children to do any of these things? Almost everyone seems to be fairly passive while still being driven to travel and adventure. Almost resigned to what they feel they have to do. Gus tries to talk sense into Call about why would they want to leave Lonesome Dove and many other characters try to convince people not to go on a fool's errand. Seems to be a theme of the book.
Jim
I don't totally disagree, but I think that was sort of the point- Elmira found July to be tiresome and never would have believed that he'd go to such lengths to find her.
Plus, an underlying theme of the entire book is how pointless so many of these quests and missions were. That's really driven home in the last scene in the movie where Call, while trying to avoid the reporter, looks back at all the lives that have been lost and hurt by his own pointless "vision".
So July, being much like Call (albeit kinder and more loving) was simple and single-minded. He truly loved Elmira, and saw it as his duty as her husband to find and rescue her. Then when her son Joe died, he felt his obligation further to let her know of his death.
Also, he really had no interest in finding Jake, so he justified giving up that responsibility by needing to find his wife.
Plus, an underlying theme of the entire book is how pointless so many of these quests and missions were. That's really driven home in the last scene in the movie where Call, while trying to avoid the reporter, looks back at all the lives that have been lost and hurt by his own pointless "vision".
So July, being much like Call (albeit kinder and more loving) was simple and single-minded. He truly loved Elmira, and saw it as his duty as her husband to find and rescue her. Then when her son Joe died, he felt his obligation further to let her know of his death.
Also, he really had no interest in finding Jake, so he justified giving up that responsibility by needing to find his wife.
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