The story follows the Hayden family and their struggle with loyalty‚ justice‚ identity and family. When David’s family’s Native American housekeeper Marie falls ill‚ Frank Hayden‚ the local doctor is called. When Marie refuses medical treatment‚ David’s parents‚ Gail and Wes‚ discover that Frank has been preying on the local native American women‚ raping and molesting them. Wes confronts Frank at a dinner at their father’s house. Wes and Gail reach a compromise. When Marie is found dead‚ Frank convinces
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Just like in the book Montana 1948‚ I would like to write to you about how human nature is explained through loyalty and justice. As we have gone to school together for seven years‚ I would like to show you how the faults of our human nature can be explained through what has happened in Montana 1948. Throughout the book‚ the faults of human nature are seen as loyalty outweighs justice which as seen through Frank molesting Native American girls. Wes’s loyalty to his brother‚ Frank‚ and his prejudice
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Filling in the Blanks of Montana 1948 In Montana 1948 by Larry Watson‚ David’s father believes that all Indians are “ignorant‚ lazy‚ superstitious‚ and irresponsible‚”(22) all qualities that through Jackson’s quest to restore his grandmother’s regalia in What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie‚ are proven to be obscured from the truth. Even though the Haydens are so respected in Mercer County‚ while Native American Jackson Jackson lives a life of homelessness‚ the kind‚ generous qualities
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Discuss the themes and authorial intent of Larry Watson in writing Montana 1948 In the novel‚ Montana 1948‚ written by Larry Watson‚ a story of a young boy named David and the events of a cataclysmic summer holidays are recounted. Set in the heart of North America in the 19th century‚ when Native Americans were considered B class citizens and persecution was inevitable ever since the Europeans first arrived on the continent. David matures in a short span throughout the text from naivety to maturity
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Montana 1948 is a story told by David Hayden who is fifty-two years old but at the time of the story is 12 years old. He tells about how his life was while living in Mercer County. David experienced many troubles and hardships during the summer of 1948 such as‚ not wanting to live there but live in the city‚ not knowing who to trust and what to feel‚ also not being treated the way he wanted to be. David wanted to feel as though he had a voice and that someone cared about the things he had to say
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‘The events of the summer of 1948 in Bentrock force David to reverse his attitude to his parents.’ Do you agree? During the summer of 1948 David was forced to revise his opinion of his father as a man and sheriff as a result of the events that transpired. David’s opinion of his mother was never really negative so was not affected by those events. David saw his Father‚ Wes‚ as a disappointment and a letdown‚ especially when compared to his Uncle Frank. Frank was a war hero‚ an exceptional athlete
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characteristics are present in the texts Montana 1948 by Larry Watson 1993‚ The Returning by Daniel De Paola 1964 and Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby 2004. I personally have been influenced to assess my own values towards family ties‚ justice and the balance between right and wrong. When faced with a moral dilemma‚ avoidance and denial often result in greater consequences. In Montana 1948 the sheriff Wes has conflicting values of family loyalty and justice leading to an immense moral dilemma
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Internal conflict is used to explore the idea of how humans prioritize their justice in following their morals to their loyalty using contrast. An example of this is in Montana 1948 by Larry Watson. The novel shows a young boy David‚ who experiences a series of events and watches his father Wes’ internal conflict of arresting his brother Frank as well as David’s conflicts within himself of choosing to grow up and telling his parents about his uncle’s murder. They both struggle to choose whether to
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Montana 1948 - Compare and contrast the description of Wesley and Frank Is it right to say a man with wealth and power can do whatever he wants? From the viewpoint of the novel “Montana 1948”‚ the answer is absolutely no. The novel has drawn a picture of Hayden family‚ the most respectful and dominating family in town‚ being thrown to chaos just because of the crime a family member committed. Even though two main characters
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people under theses three factors. Those who consider themselves to be better then others‚ attempt to belittle those whom they consider to be weaker. These people are often known‚ as the Fringe of society. Montana 1948 is an excellent example of this struggle between the weak and the strong. Montana 1948 is a very good example of what it was like to be part of the fringe of society. The author does an extraordinary job at depicting certain struggles of power between the characters in the book. The reason
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