The book "Montana 1948" shows us how people can be very dishonest and shows us that certain people will choose what they want to see and what they want to forget about. It shows us that trust is a powerful tool. Should you trust people though? If you lived in Montana the answer would be no. Frank, Wesley, Gloria, David and Julian Hayden are all examples of the trust issues that echoed through the small town of Montana in the summer of 1948.
Frank Hayden, Brother of Wesley Hayden and uncle of 12 year old David Hayden, was known as a war hero, a high school and college athlete, and also very witty. During World War II he carried three soldiers to safety. Many saw him as a hero because of this, they saw him as the man they wanted their kids to be just like. After the war Frank worked as a doctor in Montana. It wasn't known by the public, but Frank raped many of his Indian Female patients. This became clear to Frank's brother Wesley when he asked Frank to come over to diagnose Marie Little Soldier, who was the house-keeper and babysitter of David Hayden. Marie was frightened that he was coming as she knew about Frank's past. She did not trust him at all. Wesley's suspicion of Frank grows greater as the book continues on. Towards the end of the book Frank murders Marie in the Hayden family home. This shows that Frank could not be trusted, not even by his own brother. Wesley confronts Frank bout this situation, Frank agrees to go with Wes as long as Wes kept everything quiet. So Wes keeps his brother captive in his basement for a few days to figure things out.
Wesley Hayden, who was the sheriff of Montana at the time arrested his own brother and was keeping him in his basement. This is a very dishonest thing to do. He still cared for his brother though, he cared about his reputation and that is why he went against the law to keep him locked in the house instead of the jail. Wesley told Julian Hayden, who is Frank and Wesley's father.
Montana 1948 Creative Imaginary The flawed individual ultimately is responsible for his own devastation. Dear David, I've just finished Montana 1948 and I must say your experience with life has touched me in a very moving way. ... If so, did he ever talk about the horrendous events that occurred in Montana 1948? ... I wish I had the same courage to face such unspeakable events that occurred during Montana 1948. ...
Montana 1948 Creative Imaginary The flawed individual ultimately is responsible for his own devastation. Dear David, I've just finished Montana 1948 and I must say your experience with life has touched me in a very moving way. ... If so, did he ever talk about the horrendous events that occurred in Montana 1948? ... I wish I had the same courage to face such unspeakable events that occurred during Montana 1948. ...
In the novel Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, the life of a seemingly perfect family is thrown into chaos by the actions of a family member. ... This secret was kept, and their family remained the "aristocracy- of Bentrock, Montana. ... In the prologue of the novel Montana 1948, David goes on to describe how this secrecy changed his view of the world. ... The realization of this gives us a better understanding of, as David Huddle says, "the moral complexity of our history, a refined sense of our weakness and our strength, [and] a profoundly improved understanding of the American character- (Mon...
Montana 1948 is a story about a sheriff family in a small town. ... We must understand the "Cowboys and Indians" in Montana. ... On August 13, 1948, Marie was died. ... Their only link with Montana was Grandma Hayden. ... Frank's ex-wife, Gloria, left Montana and remarried in order to forget Frank. ...
Montana 1948 is a story about a sheriff family in a small town. ... We must understand the "Cowboys and Indians" in Montana. ... On August 13, 1948, Marie was died. ... Their only link with Montana was Grandma Hayden. ... Frank's ex-wife, Gloria, left Montana and remarried in order to forget Frank. ...
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. ... And the most critical lesson of Montana 1948 is, we should always be vigilant of the danger an over-concentrated power may bring us....
It is through grandpa Hayden that Montana 1948 shows how destructive a powerful father can be. ... Julian made Wes the sheriff to retain his power in Montana, this made Wes" life very difficult and miserable. ... When David visited Len after Marie's death, Len talked to him about being a sheriff in Montana. He told David "You know what your granddad said it means to be a peace officer in Montana? ... Montana 1948 shows that a powerful father can be extremely destructive through Grandpa Hayden's impact on Wes and Fran ...
Larry Watson's novel Montana 1948 is the perfect example of this. ... The novel Montana 1948 begins as an ordinary coming of age story of a young boy. ... He never seems to recover from the events of 1948. ... However, the events of 1948 force Wes to make a decision and break with his past. ...
The novel "Montana - 1948" by Larry Watson begins as a story of a young boy growing up in rural Montana shortly after World War II. ... First, I considered the real reason Grandpa gave Davy an automatic pistol, not a rifle, and a full box of ammunition, enough ammunition to kill every coyote in eastern Montana? ... And as the book ended with the suicide of Frank, Davy was overcome with relief because none of them would need to complete the confrontation of Frank and Julian. ...
