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    Bentrock‚ Montanan focuses on the family struggles of the Haydens between loyalty and justice. David Hayden‚ the adult narrator‚ looks back at the summer when he was twelve years old‚ and recalls all the life-changing events which completely lead to his disbelief of the rule of law. Young David once believed in the rule of law‚ and believed the adult is righteous to uphold justice‚ but on the contrary‚ what unveiled before him is how the Hayden family neglect the law and abuse power‚ is how his grandfather

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    character in Montana 1948 is a victim of power” (how does the use and abuse of power shape the lives of each character). All the main characters in Montana 1948‚ to some extent‚ were victims of power. Marie‚ David and Gail are genuine victims of power. Julian‚ Frank and Wes are victims of their own inability to wield power and use it correctly. Many lives were destroyed by the events in the summer of Montana 1948. Marie would be a victim of power because she was killed with the miss use of power by

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    Montana 1948

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    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. [edit] Plot The story follows the Hayden family and their struggle with

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    Racism In Montana 1948

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    because of prejudice and white supremacy. Julian‚ Frank and Wes‚ the three Haydens‚ had highlighted the extreme racism in the small community. Marie Little Soldier‚ a young Hunkpapa Sioux Native‚ is a housekeeper and a baby sitter of David. She is recognised as a servant and lives in a small room next to the kitchen despite having a free‚ normal room in the house. Wes ridicules her culture when she becomes very ill due to a cold‚ and didn’t want Frank Hayden‚ a doctor to come in and check on her. Wes

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    In the novel‚ Montana 1984 written by Larry Watson‚ the character Wes Hayden is faced with a very difficult decision; loyalty to justice or loyalty to his brother. Throughout Wes’s life he has been overshadowed by the success of his brother‚ Frank. Wes seems to accept his role as the “other Hayden boy” and goes about his life in a quiet docile manner. Wes’s father‚ Julian‚ is an obnoxious and surly man who does not hide the fact the he has a great deal more affection for

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    father and sheriff of the county must re-moralise his choices as his brother Frank is to blame. The obligation to justice is a reoccurring theme throughout the novel in addition to abuse of power‚ loyalty‚ and‚ morality. The Hayden family encompassing David’s grandfather Julian‚ Julian’s son Frank‚ and Wes‚ all carry extreme power in the community of Bentrock; with this power they have freewill almost. Watson uses the characters‚ themes and events as dolls to portray to the audience his authorial intent

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    knew that Julian meant him." (37). Wes had always been in the back round while knowing Frank was a little questionable. The question which left a hole in Wes’s life was finally solved‚ he did not hesitate to accept. Frank was molesting Indian women‚ and through out the book Grandpa Julian makes many inside remarks about knowing Frank’s secret actions. The parents of Wes and Frank were blind when their favorite kid grow up into a cocky war hero‚ and the other kid was a mirror figure of Julian. Many would

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    Montana 1948

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    Watson has used David’s love for Marie to propagandise the reader to believe everything she says. After I was positioned to love Marie‚ Frank is introduced into the story in a very distressing situation. “If you’re not feeling better we’ll give Dr. Hayden a call” “NO! I don’t need a doctor”. The way in which Frank has been bought into the story has forced me to dislike the character. I had already deliberately been given a positive view on Marie and this has made me conclude that Frank is not a normal

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    Character in Montana 1948

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    An important character in Montana 1948 is Wesley Hayden. He is introduced as a weak and oblivious character‚ who lives under the shadow of his brother Frank. Throughout the story‚ it is shown that Wesley is a lawyer who was coerced into being a sheriff due to the pressure put on him by his overpowering father. In this essay I will explore why Wesley Hayden is an important character in the novel Montana 1948 by Larry Watson. He is used to illustrate the theme of loyalty vs. justice‚ he grows the most

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    Montana 1948 – Character Notes As you read the novel and learn more about the characters‚ fill in details about them‚ including their actions‚ motivations (= the reasons for their actions) and relationships. David Hayden: Narrator of his own memory. He was 12 year old when the events of the story happened. Didn’t feel that Montana was an exciting place. Lived in Benchrock‚ Montana. Was disappointed with his dad Wes as he was a bit of a dropkick stereotype. Had no brothers or sisters. He loved

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