character relations in Lonesome Dove
... with Jake, partially because of his promise. She truly wantes to go to San Francisco and start a new life. She believes that Jake offers the only opportunity to make something of her failed lifestyle. This is why she stays true to Jake and her relationship with him, in order to not compromise her tempting future with Jake. Although Lorena tries to make things work with Jake, she does not realize that his feelings for her are rather uncommitted. At first, Jake liked Lorena and enjoyed her company on the journey, but after a while, things started to change. Jake and Lorena began to fight and have arguments. Lorena is upset with his unreliability and laziness, not to mention he always has something to complain about. He knows that in order to make her happier he must change the way he acts and treat her better, yet he does nothing of the sort. Instead the fighting lead to worser things such as Jake not wanting to be around her and therefore jeopardizing their amatuer love for one and other. After a while, Jake beings to stop caring for Lorena on account of all the arguing and beings to go into town very often to drink and gamble. After staying for a few days, he comes back to camp to find out that Lorena has been abducted by Blue Duck. Jake cares for a rather short period of time and does not even try to rescue her. Ins...