novel‚ ‘Montana 1948’‚ shows a young boy aged at just 12‚ David Hayden‚ having to face a new journey and shocking incidences that will take him from innocence to adolescence in the year of 1948. At the beginning of the novel David’s life was a stable and happy life and he still carried his innocence around with him‚ along with his parents they were a tight and a loving family together. David’s awful exposures lead him to his painful gaining of understanding. Then the scandal of the Hayden family was
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traumatic experience‚ which they will remember their whole lives. After that‚ they were never same again. As a result‚ they rapidly matured into adults. In Montana‚ the summer of 1948 held a series of tragic events which were to have a permanent and decisive impact on David and his parents. This chain of events were turn David’s young life and his family upside down forever which was to so quickly lead him out of childhood‚ destroying his innocence and youthful naivety in the process. However‚ David’s
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Montana 1948 Novel Essay Year 11 English B ‘I was a Hayden‚ I knew from the time I was young and without having being told‚ that meant something in Bentrock†(pg 126). How does David’s attitude towards the ‘Hayden’ name change during the course of the novel? David always knew he was a Hayden‚ and he knew that the Hayden name meant something in Bentrock. During the course of the novel a series of events unfold that force David’s attitude towards the Hayden
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his second term in 1948 in Mercer Country‚ Montana. It talks about the type of country Montana is. * David’s father doesn’t fit the ideal of what he should be in his occupation‚ and his wife didn’t think so either. She wanted him to better himself and become a lawyer. The reason that his father is the sheriff of Montana is because when David’s grandfather finally decided to retire‚ he handed the job down to his son; David’s father. David’s mother wanted to leave Montana for several reasons;
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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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Montana 1948 is about the loss of innocence and the painful gain of wisdom. Discuss. Montana 1948 a series of tragic events were to have a major impact on David and his parents. David’s shocking revelations lead to his painful gaining of wisdom. When David’s story begins‚ his life is a stable and happy one‚ and his family are close and loving. It is this stability and respect though‚ in which the much loved and admired Frank is held by both the townspeople and David‚ that make the events which
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The novel “Montana 1948” written by Larry Watson portrays a series of tragic events‚ which were to have a permanent and decisive impact on David and his parents. The author has specifically adopted the persona of a young child‚ in order to portray the universal theme of innocence. By using first person point of view he is able to recall on such significant events in his life‚ through the eyes of a child. As the story unfolds‚ David’s young life is turned upside down forever‚ which angrily leads him
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through 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
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Analysis David Hayden David is a 12 year old boy from a small town called Bentrock in Montana‚ David has a very confined personality‚ in other words he has to watch what he says or does because of the name he was given at birth as a Hayden- a very respectable name in his home town as his father is the sheriff‚ Uncle a doctor and his grandfather like his father was sheriff also. During the year of 1948 David as a young boy got caught up in all the drama of his Uncle’s sins molesting Indian women
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Justice and Betrayal Montana 1948 by Larry Watson is a story about a boy who is unsuspectingly thrown into adulthood due to tragedy. This novel is a bildungsroman because of the changes that the main character‚ David experiences. In the conclusion of Montana 1948 David changes in significant ways like wanting his old life back and changing the way he views his family. David is board with his everyday life and yearns for more excitement. The changes that happen are not exactly what he was looking
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