Montana 1948 first 35 pages
Written work on the first 35 pages
At first we meet David, the narrator of the story. David is telling the story at an age of 52; we know that because it is stated in the prologue (page 11, line 1) and (page 12, line 12). As a child David’s father work as the town sheriff. David clearly has his ideas of how a sheriff is supposed look and work. There are several of such cases in the text (page 17, line 13-18) and (the gun on page 17, line 20-28).
David wanted to grow up wild, to be able to get out of the town and into the country. He states that he doesn’t understand the concept of how town life worked. How to be able to live in a comfortable community. He didn’t feel at ease in school, stores and cafes. He would be unsure of how to act in these circumstances (page 22, line 19-28). David liked the freedom he got in that small Montana town (page 24, line 1-8)
Back to the father. David’s father was the sheriff in Bentrock, having taken over after his father. Originally David’s father was going to be an attorney but when the grandfather retired, he dropped everything at once because being a sheriff was not something one could just turn down. He doesn’t seem to believe in superstition (page 34, line 3-4) and has tendencies to seem racist even though he doesn’t completely dislike Indians (page 34, line 6-18).
The grandfather owns a ranch outside of the town, where David’s father and uncle lived until they moved into the town and the grandfather started his terms as sheriff (page 20, line 1-20). As one can read in that part of the text, the grandfather kept putting himself in a position of power.
The grandfather is a man that craves power. He wants to keep the power close, as we can tell from him passing it on to his son (and therefore keeping it in the family) (page 21, line 1-10).
David’s mother wants them to leave Montana (page 21, line 17-28). She’s religious, a follower of the Lutheran church. That can be seen in her worry for her son’s soul (as David
At first we meet David, the narrator of the story. David is telling the story at an age of 52; we know that because it is stated in the prologue (page 11, line 1) and (page 12, line 12). As a child David’s father work as the town sheriff. David clearly has his ideas of how a sheriff is supposed look and work. There are several of such cases in the text (page 17, line 13-18) and (the gun on page 17, line 20-28).
David wanted to grow up wild, to be able to get out of the town and into the country. He states that he doesn’t understand the concept of how town life worked. How to be able to live in a comfortable community. He didn’t feel at ease in school, stores and cafes. He would be unsure of how to act in these circumstances (page 22, line 19-28). David liked the freedom he got in that small Montana town (page 24, line 1-8)
Back to the father. David’s father was the sheriff in Bentrock, having taken over after his father. Originally David’s father was going to be an attorney but when the grandfather retired, he dropped everything at once because being a sheriff was not something one could just turn down. He doesn’t seem to believe in superstition (page 34, line 3-4) and has tendencies to seem racist even though he doesn’t completely dislike Indians (page 34, line 6-18).
The grandfather owns a ranch outside of the town, where David’s father and uncle lived until they moved into the town and the grandfather started his terms as sheriff (page 20, line 1-20). As one can read in that part of the text, the grandfather kept putting himself in a position of power.
The grandfather is a man that craves power. He wants to keep the power close, as we can tell from him passing it on to his son (and therefore keeping it in the family) (page 21, line 1-10).
David’s mother wants them to leave Montana (page 21, line 17-28). She’s religious, a follower of the Lutheran church. That can be seen in her worry for her son’s soul (as David