^^^ Interesting thoughts in that article. We always knew the meaning of the shirts was significant in many ways. The author covered a few I'd not considered. A worthy read. Thanks for posting Chuck!
"That’s why the shirts symbolize their separation because even though they both loved each other passionately, the only way Jack could ever get closer to Ennis was to put their shirts together as one. This was also a way to produce a symbolic time capsule to remember the summer they shared on Brokeback Mountain. The shirts were also a symbol of a relationship in the afterlife, because although they could no longer be together on earth Jack, and put the shirts together like one skin, which was representative of finding love when Ennis and Jack were reunited. "
