Montana 1948, a novel written by Larry Watson and published in 1993, describes an embarrassing recollection of David Hayden happened in a small town called Bentrock. The story mainly concentrates on a dilemma between loyalty ... power existed in a family or a society will definitely lead to an authoritarian control, which will negatively affects the whole system by making inefficient decisions. And the most critical lesson of Montana 1948 is, we should always be vigilant of the danger an over-concentrated power may bring us....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate