MONTANA 1948 One of the most important things in life is a family and the love and support that are shown. As a result from a loving family‚ a strong bond is born and it is very hard to kill. But within life‚ every person must obey and follow rules in a community‚ too. Protecting a relationship and a reputation of a family member is expected within the family‚ but there is a fine line when one can no longer do that based upon rules to protect the community. But how does one know when to draw
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Practise Essay Montana 1948 “Don’t blame Montana!” He said‚ “Don’t ever blame Montana!” Who is to blame for the events of 1948? Discuss Montana 1948‚ by Larry Watson is novel set in American mid-west that raises a question who was to blame for the tragic events that occurred that summer. David Hayden the narrator of Montana re-collects powerful information that uphold his father Wesley Hayden losing control of himself and his emotion to his daughter-in-law due to the fact‚ she commented it
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please help me answer these questions. pages 105-130 1.What happened to Shelton’s Hardware Store? 2.When closing in on a suspect‚ how did Davids father behave? 3.What did David think his father did to Uncle Frank? 4.Where is Uncle Frank? 5.Who came to visit Wesley and the family? 6.How was Davids grandfather dressed? 7.Who has no respect for Wesley? 8.What emotion does David’s grandfather stare that Wesley has toward Uncle Frank? 9.What one word describes what Uncle Frank did [this is
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The novel Montana 1948‚ by Larry Watson tells the story of the struggles of a family torn between loyalty and justice. Ideas about racism and identity are explored in the novel through the use of perspective and the point of view. The point of view is the mental positioning from which a story is observed or narrated and in Montana‚ Watson has chosen to write in first person through the eyes of a 52 year old man telling the events which happened 40 years before. The complexity of the point of view
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Montana 1948 Short answer Questions 1. What motivates Frank Hayden’s final ac is his pure selfness towards the issue. It’s not that Frank feels ashamed or guilt for his actions but in fact he wants to avoid a scandal that would shame the Hayden family because they are the law. Frank couldn’t also face the truth due to his selfishness and animal like actions. 2. Late in the novel‚ Gail Hayden changes her attitude and no longer wants her husband to continue the course of action that earlier
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The novel “Montana 1948” written by Larry Watson 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 to turn David’s young life and that of his family upside down forever and which was to angrily lead him out of childhood‚ destroying his innocence and youthful naivety in the process. However‚ David’s shocking revelations lead to his painful gaining of wisdom. David is forced to make ethical choices of loyalty and justice
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MONTANA 1948 ESSAY TOPIC 2: Racism is the perception the colour of one’s skin determines how they can live. Indian are mistreated and misunderstood in the novel Montana 1948? Discuss In Larry Watson’s Montana 1948‚ Indians are misunderstood and wrongly judged. The main theme in Montana is racism and how strongly it played its part in society back in 1948 The book is based on twelve year old David Hayden’s memories of the events of his life in Montana. David is the son of Wesley Hayden
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Montana 1948 The story of Montana 1948 tells of a certain struggle which the Hayden family experiences. Larry Watson uses different techniques and language to convey ideas about how powerful the Hayden family is‚ especially the grandfather Julian and how he alone can do pretty much as he pleases. The story is told from the perspective of a twelve year old boy David. However‚ it is written many years later which gives the reader a bigger insight into David’s view of what went on. Many themes are
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MONTANA 1948 Prologue: 1. The purposes of the images described create the setting of the story‚ which takes place in a quiet desolate town in a dry harsh land. 2. The reader knows that the story took place many years ago from the reminiscence frame of language that the writer takes on. "Forty years ago. Two months prior my mother died."� "I may not be the only witness left-there might still be someone in that small Montana town who remembers those events as well as I."� 3. The impact of these experiences
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discussing the novel we have been studying; Larry Watson’s ’Montana 1948". Watson’s stereotype of a 1940’s housewife is depicted through the characters Enid and Gail. The reader is shown throughout the text of female characters re: to take the backseat in relationships and that their place is in the home. Merce County during the 1940’s‚ this idea is shown to the reader constantly by Larry Watson in the novel. Watson presents this stereotype as one that can be tested; only if first the character chooses to
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