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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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    suddenly realize that they have been transformed into a mature adult by a powerful and 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

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    Part One * The book opens with David Hayden talking about his father serving 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

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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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    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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    For those of you who are stuyding Montana 1948 by Larry Watson‚ i have a few essay questions that might help you. 1.Montana 1948 represents the shattering of David’s innocence and presents many contradictions. Discuss. 2.David describes his parent’s only error as trying to be "loyal to both family and justice". Why does he perceive this to be a mistake? another one i got was 3. Montana 1948 is about the loss of innocenece and the painful gain of wisdom. Discuss question 3 is similar

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    Statement of Intent The addition to the story of Montana 1948 is written due to my dissatisfaction towards the plot line and the lack of detail (from David’s perspective). The addition to the story will introduce a new character named Adsila Hot Summer‚ she is a victim of Frank Hayden’s controversy. She will come forward and tell Wes when he was investigating his activities. ****** “Oh‚ for Christ’s sake!” Grandfather said. “What kind of bullshit is this?” “There’s cause. I’ve done some investigating

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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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    Topic 2: Montana 1948 is about the struggle for individual identity. Discuss Montana 1948 shows Indian people‚ and characters struggling to make their own choices‚ leads to the struggle of finding their own identity. In this novel‚ some people do not have identity because they were born that way‚ and some people just cant choose for themselves. Indians do not have individual identity and Wes struggles to choose for himself in many situations. Indians‚ especially Indian women do not have individual

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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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