montana 1948
MONTANA 1948
Montana 1948 is a novel written by Larry Watson that takes place in Bentrock, Montana. The novel describes the story of David Hayden’s summer. David Hayden is a 12-year-old boy who faces a difficult situation with his family: his self-effacing father, a sheriff who never wears his badge; his clear-sighted mother; his uncle, a charming war hero and respected doctor; and the Hayden’s lively, statuesque Sioux housekeeper Marie Little Soldier. In this coming of age novel the main character, David experience’s love and courage, the power of abuse, and the terrible choice between family loyalty and justice. David, by this experience, learns that there is good and bad in the world, but taking every negative problem in a positive way is the best.
The word family can conjure up a variety of strong images and emotions in many people, anything from warm Christmas dinners to the bitter promise of impending divorce. In this novel the family is put under special scrutiny, it’s a layers peeled back to reveal both the strong ties that string each member together, and also inherent fragility of those bonds. David experiences many challenges in this novel. Firstly, he is dealing with Marie Little Soldier’s death and also facing this situation where he comes to know that his uncle is a rapist and is molesting native American women in town. As a sheriff, Wes (father) arrests his brother in his basement. This leads to the rusting of the relationship with his grandfather. Despite Frank’s (uncle) misdeeds, Wes still views him as his older brother, but his duty as Sheriff has obviously created a dent in their relationship, just as it causes the tension between Wes and Julian (grandfather).
Montana 1948 is a novel written by Larry Watson that takes place in Bentrock, Montana. The novel describes the story of David Hayden’s summer. David Hayden is a 12-year-old boy who faces a difficult situation with his family: his self-effacing father, a sheriff who never wears his badge; his clear-sighted mother; his uncle, a charming war hero and respected doctor; and the Hayden’s lively, statuesque Sioux housekeeper Marie Little Soldier. In this coming of age novel the main character, David experience’s love and courage, the power of abuse, and the terrible choice between family loyalty and justice. David, by this experience, learns that there is good and bad in the world, but taking every negative problem in a positive way is the best.
The word family can conjure up a variety of strong images and emotions in many people, anything from warm Christmas dinners to the bitter promise of impending divorce. In this novel the family is put under special scrutiny, it’s a layers peeled back to reveal both the strong ties that string each member together, and also inherent fragility of those bonds. David experiences many challenges in this novel. Firstly, he is dealing with Marie Little Soldier’s death and also facing this situation where he comes to know that his uncle is a rapist and is molesting native American women in town. As a sheriff, Wes (father) arrests his brother in his basement. This leads to the rusting of the relationship with his grandfather. Despite Frank’s (uncle) misdeeds, Wes still views him as his older brother, but his duty as Sheriff has obviously created a dent in their relationship, just as it causes the tension between Wes and Julian (grandfather).