Montanan David Hayden in 1948 and the struggles of a family torn between loyalty and justice. The novella explores the way power can be abused within a small community. Through characterisation‚ Watson exposes how family loyalty can be challenged by moral truths and how unfair power structures can lead to the marginalisation of the oppressed. The characters of Wes and Julian represent the theme of loyalty to family opposed to loyalty to justice. Julian is the patriarchal leader of the Hayden family and
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duty to the community. The Hayden family are very loyal to one another but this loyalty goes too far and causes conflict. In the Hayden family‚ there is a lack of duty to the community and this creates some small-town tension. When people attempt to be loyal to their family‚ they are unable to be loyal to the community as well‚ creating inner conflict. In the heart of ‘Montana 1948’ is the conflict between loyalty to family and duty to the community. Loyalty in the Hayden family nurtures the conflicts
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Do you agree? Montana 1948 is a story about power and corruption. The story focuses on a dominating father‚ a guilty son and a courageous son‚ whose personalities and actions result in the tragedies that occur in the summer of 1948. As characters‚ Julian and Frank’s abuse of power are what causes county sheriff Wes’ dilemmas. When we first meet Wes‚ he is viewed as ‘prosaic’ and ‘inevitably‚ inescapably dull‚’ however he is in fact the true ‘hero’ of the story who shows great courage and decency in
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Montana 1948 The story of Montana 1948 tells of a certain struggle which the Hayden family experiences. Larry Watson uses different techniques and language to convey ideas about how powerful the Hayden family is‚ especially the grandfather Julian and how he alone can do pretty much as he pleases. The story is told from the perspective of a twelve year old boy David. However‚ it is written many years later which gives the reader a bigger insight into David’s view of what went on. Many themes are
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the eyes of David Hayden in which we see events that clearly explain that when the truth is not told people and communities suffer. Racial prejudice‚ loyalty‚ law and justice are all factors that contribute to the emotional sufferings of the Sioux women‚ David’s family and the Hayden name in the small town of Bentrock. In Montana 1948 we learn why and how they suffered and the outcome severity of the crimes that were committed by Frank Hayden. Frank Hayden; son to Julian Hayden‚ brother to Wes and
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nation. In the novel there are many examples of this in the Hayden family. Wes‚ Frank and their father all are very powerful due to their back ground. Wes Hayden who is the father of David (The Narrator) is the second generation of Hayden’s to be a Sheriff uses his power for good things; Frank Hayden who is the brother of Wes is a war hero uses his power for bad things such as rape‚ killing and lying; and finally you have Julian Hayden who is the father of Wes and Frank. Some would say he used his
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focuses on the life of young Montanan David Hayden‚ his family and the fictional town of Bentrock‚ Montana. The book was awarded the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. The book focuses on family cohesion and also getting away from your family name. In 1995‚ Larry Watson wrote the novel Justice. This novel is based on the characters Frank‚ Wes and Julian. The novel is based in the year 1899‚ 49 years before the events of Montana 1948. The story follows the Hayden family and their struggle with loyalty
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blame for the events of 1948? Discuss Montana 1948‚ by Larry Watson is novel set in American mid-west that raises a question who was to blame for the tragic events that occurred that summer. David Hayden the narrator of Montana re-collects powerful information that uphold his father Wesley Hayden losing control of himself and his emotion to his daughter-in-law due to the fact‚ she commented it was the “wild west” who was to blame. It became vibrant to the reader‚ that in response to Wesley’s actions
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break out Frank she had taken flight immediately‚ "You get away from there! do you hear me?" Gail Hayden makes the decision to turn from housewife into figure of power and authority not previously seen in the text which is a turning point in the noval. Watson used the Shotgun she wielded as a symbol of masculinity for the housewife. Enid Hayden also chooses to break the mould when she defies Julian and sends mail to Wes; this is an apparent change from her normal behaviour "Enid wrote to us
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Montana 1948 Text response essay Essay Question: ‘Montana 1948’ is about the choices people make.’ Discuss. Larry Watson’s novel ‘Montana 1948’ is told from the perspective of narrator David Hayden‚ recalling the experiences of his 12 year old self. The observations he witnesses and describes reflects the choices that are made by the adult characters of the novel. Not only changing himself but also changing the situations and environment around the small town of Bentrock. David’s uncle Frank
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