This document discusses the short story Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx and its portrayal of a homosexual relationship between two cowboys, Ennis and Jack, in 1960s Wyoming. It analyzes the story through the lenses of Foucault's concept of heterotopias, or spaces that represent societal deviance, and Stoicism, referring to repression of emotion. The story depicts Brokeback Mountain as a heterotopian space that allows the temporary expression of Ennis and Jack's forbidden love. However, both men adhere to Stoic ideals of masculinity by refusing to speak of their feelings and relationship. The document examines how their sexuality and relationship challenge yet also conform to expectations of masculinity in