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Montana 1948 Character Analysis
Doing what's right is not always easy, especially when choosing between loyalty to one's family
name or justice to their community. When a society is faced with injustice, a hero must arise to
make things right. Wesley Hayden portrays the characteristics of a hero in the novel Montana 1948
through using his power as the sheriff to arrest his sexually abusive brother, Frank, and serve justice
to his community. Wesley Hayden has a tendency to express his beliefs to many people throughout
the novel. Here, it's the early morning in the Hayden household and Wesley is explaining to his son
David about his position on the issue concerning his brother. He says "David, I believe that in this
world people must pay for their crimes. It doesn't matter
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Montana 1948 is about the loss of innocence and the painful gain of wisdom. Discuss.
Montana 1948 a series of tragic events were to have a major impact on David and his parents.
David's shocking revelations lead to his painful gaining of wisdom. When David's story begins, his
life is a stable and happy one, and his family are close and loving. It is this stability and respect
though, in which the much loved and admired Frank is held by both the townspeople and David, that
make the events which occur so shocking, particularly for David.
David must pretend, not just for the remainder of the novel, but for the next forty years, to be
ignorant of Frank's crimes, and much of what is happening because his parents do not realise that he
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Larry Watson suggests that traumatic experiences transform children into adults, and that disturbing
experiences lead to changes of mind, growth in morals, and an emerging sense of adulthood.
David changes his mind about Uncle Frank through the experience. He used to be David's idol and
he adored him. But that all changed when David's housekeeper and baby sitter, Marie Little Soldier,
becomes violently ill and is in need of a doctor. Wes Hayden, David's father, calls his brother Frank,
who is the town doctor, to come and see her. Strangely enough, Marie Little Soldier refuses to be
alone in the room with Frank. Later on, Marie tells David's mother horrible things that Frank has
been doing to Native American women. David's mother, Gail, tells Wes and David overhears. She
says, 'Wesley, your brother has been raping these women. These girls. These Indian girls
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I was
beginning already to think of Uncle Frank as a criminal...Charming, affable Uncle Frank was gone
for good".
David learns a great lesson about morals from all the events that occur. Marie is found dead a few
days after Frank goes in to see her. Frank claims she died of pneumonia. David's next–door
neighbour, Daisy McAuley, goes to their house to comfort Gail. Daisy treats David maternally and
wants him to leave the "scene of the crime." So she tells him to go over to her house and have a
piece of pie. While he's there, David encounters the deputy sheriff, Len McAuley. Len is drunk and
reveals the
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Montana 1948 by Larry Watson Essay
In Montana 1948, written by Larry Watson, the events that took place irrevocably changed David
Hayden's life in several ways, both good and bad. The novel Montana 1948, is written from the
point of view of
David, the son of the Mercer County's sheriff, Wesley Hayden and features many events which are
indelible from his memory.
The death of Little Marie Soldier, David's housekeeper, was the first event, which would ultimately
change David's life. After her death,
David experiences great discomfort in his own home, as he believed that there was "death in the
house" and that "every door seemed to require a bit more effort to open and close. There always
seemed to be a sound – a whisper – on the edge of your hearing, something you
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This eventually changed David so that he no longer felt that he "didn't fit his ideal of what he should
be."
David's knowledge of his Uncle Frank's crimes, especially the murder of Little Marie Soldier, also
permanently changed his life, as after that he could no loner think about Frank in the same way.
Originally,
David expressed great admiration for his uncle, "the war hero," saying that compared to his father,
who was impressive, was everything that his father was "and more." Conversely, after the revelation
of Frank's crimes, David could no longer "continue thinking" of Uncle Frank "the way he always
had," saying that the "charming, affable Uncle Frank was gone for good."
While this change was dramatic, the greatest change that irretrievably changed David's life was the
death of his once beloved Uncle Frank.
The effect of his death affected the entire Hayden family
, producing a division between David, his
mother Gail and his father Wesley, and his
Grandparents Enid and Julian and his Aunt Gloria. This division affected David to such a great
extent that he cried as he would "never see his horse, Nutty, again". The division in his family is
evident when, at Frank's funeral, each faction stood on opposite sides of the grave and "not one of
them would dream of leaping across it." This remark made by David shows that there was a clear
dissection between himself and his parents, and his
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Montana 1948, Chapter Summaries
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
his son; David's father.
David's mother wanted to leave Montana for several reasons; she wanted David's father to be fully
himself and not do his job just because his father told him to, and for David; she feared for his soul,
and his values and
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He was sitting with the most respected Indian in north–eastern Montana, even the whole state,
whose name was Ollie Young Bear. David knew that the reason his father was sitting Ollie Young
Bear because he was asking Ollie if he had heard anything his brother molesting young Indian girls.
David walked over to where his father sat and his father asked him that when he went home that he
checked on Marie to make sure she took her medicine
. * When David got home, Marie was sleeping
and her medicine and a glass of water so he just assumed that she had taken her medicine. But after
a few minutes, David sensed that something was wrong. For the one thing, the radio was off, and
Marie always had it on when she was home. So David turned on the radio to her favourite channel
so that when she woke up she would be able to hear the music. * After dinner one night, Wes
suggested that David and his mother go for a walk as he wanted to talk to Marie again. But they
didn't go far, they went to their backyard. David decides to ask his mother what was going on, even
though he already knew. She reply's with saying that there may be possible trouble with the Indians.
He asks his mother many questions about the Marie situations, but she gives him vague answers. *
The following Sunday, David and his parents go to his father's parent's ranch. Marie had
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Montana 1948 Essay
Montana 1948 Essay Maturity may come at any age and time in a person’s life. One
moment he or she may be a carefree child, and then suddenly realize that they have been
transformed into a mature adult by a powerful and traumatic experience. An experience they will
remember their whole lives. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the adolescence of Jem and
Scout is threatened one fateful night by a dangerous man bent on taking their lives. After this
startling experience, they were never the same again. As a result, they rapidly matured into adults.
Similarly, young David Hayden, the narrator of Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, also encounters an
equally traumatic event. He discovers that his uncle has been sexually assaulting
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David’s mother, Gail, tells Wes as David overhears. She says, “ ‘Wesley,
your brother has been raping these women. These girls. These Indian girls…’ [David
states] I was beginning already to think of Uncle Frank as a criminal…Charming, affable
Uncle Frank was gone for good” (47, 49). David always thought goodly of his uncle, until
he heard these ghastly statements. All the attractiveness and appeal of Frank dissipated once David
learned of his filthy behavior. David knew this information would change him forever. He takes
another step toward adulthood by hearing and understanding what his uncle has done. David also
knows that his opinion of Frank is changing. Young David Hayden grows in morals due to the
shocking events of the summer of 1948. Consequently, David learns a great lesson about morals
from all the episodes that occur. Marie is found dead a few days after Frank goes in to see her. Frank
claims she died of pneumonia. David’s next door neighbor, Daisy McAuley, goes to their
house to comfort Gail. Daisy treats David maternally and wants him to leave the “scene of
the crime.” So she tell him to go over to her house and have a piece of pie. While
he’s there, David encounters the deputy sheriff, Len McAuley. Len is drunk and reveals the
fact that he thought he saw Frank walking into David’s house a little while before Marie was
found dead. David discloses
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Montana 1948
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, town sheriff and Gail Hayden. When the Hayden's Indian
housekeeper Marie Little Solider falls severely ill, Gail and Wesley suggest calling Wesley's brother
Frank, their close family member and local doctor. When Marie hears this she falls
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Through out the whole book Indians were judged wrongly. To the white people
, they were of no
value to anybody. They assumed that all Indians were uneducated, unintelligent, and useless. In the
end, Wesley's foolish choice to not arrest his brother in the beginning caused Marie to be murdered.
When Frank admits his crime to Wesley they agree that he can be kept prisoner in the Hayden's
basement. After a few days as a prisoner Frank commits suicide
. Wesley is haunted by his decisions
for the rest of his life. The moral of the book, is to treat everyone as an equal. Holding a grudge
again one race is not going to get you anywhere, if anything it will work out for the worst. Montana
1948 is the perfect example of racism unleashing horrible truths and devastating
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Montana 1948 Character Analysis
In our modern society we often revere our social icons to great lengths.Whether it be through
movies, television, or music, we often hold them above us fully knowing that they are human to.
Nevertheless, we put these icons above us because of their fame, wealth, and sometimes knowledge.
But we never stop to look at who and what they truly are off camera. In our society of Stillwater
Area High School
, groups form and adjust rapidly. Most groups have a set amount of standards that
one must reach or exceed to find a spot within their group. But some standards change, situations
change, and people change. Eventually leading to a disbanding of the group due to internal conflict
or the inevitable outcast of one of its members. In Montana 1948 Larry watson explores the various
course of events affiliated with power struggle and loyalty. The
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Even if it results in something terrible Wesley knows he must pursue this so he can keep his
morality in check, and so he can stay a loyal to the people he trusts and loves by keeping them in
line. Much like in life, we learn of how the people we talk to can deceive us every day. It can go all
the way back to elementary school. The relationship teachers build with their students can be
strained by the kids loyalty to their moralities. But kids in kindergarten to third grade do not have
morals or set ideologies, they can only think in the way of "what can I get, I want that, give me
that." Sometimes the Teachers or adults cannot believe , but know full well the kids are capable of
stealing a cookie, or cheating on a quiz.Wesley understands, and knows full well that Frank is
capable of these accusations.After all Frank does have motive to do so, he is power hungry even
with the position of power, and respect he has gained in the town.Wesley understands this but is
hesitant on wanting to believe
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Montana 1948 Essay
In the novel, Montana 1948, written by Larry Watson, an important event occurred at the end of the
story in which the character Wesley finally stands up to his power obsessed father, Julian. This event
allowed the readers to comprehend the ideas of loyalty versus justice, power over the oppressed and
the breakdown of family hierarchy.
In Montana 1948 the idea of loyalty versus justice was shown in the event. When Wesley and his
father Julian are disputing about Wesley's brother, Frank, and how he is locked inside the basement,
Wesley states that "This isn't about family, this is a legal matter". This implies that Wesley has
chosen Justice over loyalty. Watson's intention for making Wesley choose Justice over loyalty, was
to show how difficult it can be for a person who has a huge amount of responsibility in the field of
justice and choose either loyalty to family or justice disregarding how bad the situation is. This is
crucial in society today, because countless of people who work for the law, will always have the
hard decision of choosing loyalty to their family or choosing justice.
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As Wesley and Julian were arguing about what Wesley's brother Frank had done, Julian shouts "Get
your ass in gear and get your brother out here now!" This quote shows the small amount of respect
Julian has for his own son when he curses. Watson's purpose for using Julian to show the idea of
power over the oppressed is to show how cruel a person can become when they are obsessed with
power, even to their own family. This is important in today's world because there are so many
people in the world where one person rules thousands of people and treats them in a cruel
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Montana 1948 Setting Analysis
The environment people grow up in influences their character. Your decisions and the views you
have shape your character. The setting influences the characters decisions and views in Montana
1948 and A River Runs Through It. The setting influences characters decisions on what they like to
do in their spare time. Since there was very little to no electronics people had to do other things in
their free time like fish or ride horses. David in Montana 1948 is explaining what he likes to do in
his spare time. "I rode horseback; I swam; I fished; I hunted; I explored,"(Watson 11). David living
in Montana during the mid 1900's was not exposed to many electronics, so in his free time he
enjoyed doing many outdoor activites. The setting influences his decisions and makes him
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Native Americans were seen as less during the mid 1900's in Montana. Frank and Wesley's father
believes that Frank should not have been arrested because it was Indian women he was raping.
When Frank is explaining his side of the story his dad interrupts and says, "Something about
assaulting a goddamn Indian. Since when do you get arrested in this part of the country for taking a
poke at a man, red or white, that's what I––," (Watson, 110). Indians lived on reservation in Montana
during this time so Frank's fathers views on Indians was influenced due to his setting and Indians
being seen as less in Montana. Paul's girlfriend in "A River Runs Through It" was also an Indian.
Indians were continuously seen as less during the mid 1900's. When Paul and Norman came to a bar
with their girlfriends they were asked what they wanted to drink except Paul's girlfriend the Indian.
The waiters setting influenced her views on Indians making her not want to serve them at the bar.
Her views were also dependent on the fact that the server was coming from Montana where Indians
were also kept on reservations and her view stayed as the Indians being less based on the
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Montana 1948
English Essay By Raymond Nguyen .
Hello my name is Ray, today I will be 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 do so. Both Enid and Gail have the power to push
these limits and be heard only when they free themselves from the stereo type in question. It is very
hard not to
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They have the power to sway opinions but not completely change them because doing so comes at a
great price. Men ultimately make the final decisions in Watsons' text but when the females break
free from their perceived place in the home it can completely change the situation.
English Essay By Raymond Nguyen ..
'The characters Gail and Enid reinforce the idea that a woman
's place is in the home, and men make
all the decisions'
Hello, my name is Ray and this is my speech. Gail and Enid strengthened the idea of what women
were like in 1940's, and they did as their male figures advised. This statement is not true, as Larry
Watson explores the stereotypical times in the 1940s and goes about the book with Gail and Enid as
very different women to each other, Gail challenges this stereotype and Enid is exactly what you
would imagine. The two women have some similarities and all the men make the decisions but when
it comes to differences the two women have a lot of them and Marie is a perfect example of what
both of them are like.
First of all, Gail and Enid have lots of differences but when it comes to family they both ignore their
males and do anything to protect family loyalty. When everything is going horrible and Frank is in
the basement making a mess of things, Gail turns to Wes and says "Let him go. Let him do
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Montana 1948 Quotes
The Hayden boys abusing the laws of Mercer County The power of a certain individual can be used
in valuable ways or used to overpower rules and laws. In most cases, power is used to show off what
you have, but some people in society choose to abuse that power and overrule laws. In the novel
Montana 1948, the author Larry Watson chooses to have certain people overstep boundaries. The
sons of Julian Hayden misused their job positions for some disgusting actions. Frank abused his
power as a doctor when he used Native American women for his pleasure, and Wesley abused his
power as a sheriff where he broke laws for his own brother. Their actions would eventually cost the
life of the beloved war hero, Frank. Throughout the novel, Frank Hayden abuses his rights of being
a doctor. This comes to light when Marie Little Soldier is sick in bed and doesn't want Frank to
come and examine her. Marie stands very strongly with her statement that Frank has sexually
assaulted Native American women. Marie has enough courage to tell Gail about why she doesn't
want to be seen by him. Gail states this she's when talking to Wesley about it, " Listen to me, please.
Marie said she didn't want to be alone with him. You should have seen her. She was practically
hysterical about having me stay in the room. And once Frank left she told me all of it. He's been
doing it for years, Wes. When he examines an Indian, he...he does things he shouldn't. He takes
Liberties. Indecent liberties" (Watson 34). What Marie states about Frank is the start of a new
chapter in the Hayden family's life, and reputation. Frank had been sexually assaulting these
women; someone had to speak up and reveal the truth about it, and that someone happened to be
Marie. Frank had been abusing his doctor degree to look at women and sexually assault them.
Another way that power was abused in the novel is when Frank killed Marie. He was abusing his
law as a doctor; because doctors are supposed to help people. Len stated, " Wouldn't be hard, I
suppose. A doctor. He's probably got the means right there in his bag. Pills. A shot of something or
other. Maybe he put a pillow over her face. Weak as she was, it wouldn't have taken much" (Watson
140). Frank abused his laws of
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Montana 1948 Thesis
In the book "Montana 1948" written by Larry Watson, the author talks in depth about many different
controversial topics and brings up many good points that can we can relate to our own world. The
author uses many different strategies and techniques in this book that enhance the reading
experience, there were not too many dull moments and It always left me wanting more. My main
theme is appearances and disguises vs reality and how people are not always what they seem,
Richard Cory is a great example of this, but does this type of stuff happen in real life? The answer is
yes they do, one real world example is when Adolf Merckle killed himself, he was a father of four
and in 2008 the 94th richest person in the world. Wouldn't you expect someone with over 6 billion
dollars to be happy? well it was not the case for Adolf Merckle and the same for Frank in Montana
1948, on the outside he looked fine but on the inside something was really wrong
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The author uses many different literary elements to get his point across. The first thing is this book
is written in David's point of view which is a first person point of view, another thing the author uses
is a good sense of setting and has a very descriptive way of describing Montana in the year 1948 for
example David says "The land is dry and sparse and the wind never stops blowing. The heat and
thunderstorms in the summer can be brutal and the winters are legendary for the fierceness of their
blizzards and the depths to which temperatures drop." This is a quote from David on the first page of
the book and this shows how much description went into getting the reader to be able to imagine
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Examples Of Racism In Montana 1948
In the novel Montana 1948, Larry Watson described the arid land of Montana. He takes us on a
journey with our narrator and protagonist David Hayden. David has matured throughout the novel
because he goes from being a carefree young child to a more knowledgeable young adult this is
shown when he realizes racism is a thing in the world and a big part of the community around him,
the effect his family has on the town they live in, and that people who you think to be one thing can
be completely different in bad and surprising ways. Racism is a driving force in David's town
specifically towards Native Americans. Uncle Frank is accused of raping young Indian girls who he
is supposed treat medically, Wesley the town sheriff interviews Ollie Young
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Come on boy. You know Frank's always been partial to red meat"(Watson 72). Uncle Frank is also
accused by Wesley to have murdered Marie but Weslely realizes that it would probably not hold up
in court so he drops that charge and focuses on Frank's raping of Indian girls. Frank is locked up
inside of Wesley's basement because he did not want to get locked up in jail not in town at least.
Wesley and Frank's grandfather, Julian, thinks that it is unnecessary for Frank to be locked up at all
and demands that Wesley releases him. Julian thinks its no big deal to rape a girl maybe just because
it is an Indian girl and he does not have much respect for them. Eventually, Franks breaks a pickle
jar and uses the glass to slit his wrists making it the event that David believes will fix their family
Uncle Frank's action needed to be punished because he was racist and did not have respect for
women and especially the Indian people. This transforms David from the young clueless boy into a
young even maybe adult person he is by the end of our novel knowing more than maybe even
modern day adults about how hard life is and how cruel the world can
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Montana 1948 Relationships
The basis of the novel 'Montana 1948' is the notorious Hayden family of Bentrock. The family is a
paragon of power and control as the males are all respected and superior. But because of Frank's
offenses , the family has a dispute and divide . The two sides do not agree with one another and
relationships change between members of the Hayden family throughout the story. Gail and David's
want to bring Frank to justice whereas Julian wants to let Frank go despite the crimes he committed.
Wes is in between and we see his struggle of choosing between the two sides and how mainly he
develops as a character. Watson creates drama and chooses his characters so that their views would
clash and intensify the novel
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David witnesses many things and had to endure disturbances by himself through the story. An
example would be Marie's murder when he saw Frank leave the house. As his father's child, David is
faithful to his father and knows that the right thing to do is to tell him what he had witness. At rough
times, David would think of leaving his father and following his instincts and escaping with his
mother but then he would put himself into his father's shoes and realise that Wes needed all the
support he could get. The relationship between father and son shown with David is different when it
is shown with Julian and Wes. Gail fully supports Wes' actions from start to end. Even with her
morals and differing view on Frank from learning about his crimes, her loyalties still lies with her
husband. Gail trusts Wes enough to know that he would bring Frank to justice. Even so, there were
times when she would be upset, for example, when Wes decided to keep Frank In their basement.
But instead of being self–centered she supports her husband and lets him go through with
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Montana 1948 Literary Analysis
There was two plot twist that i wasn't expecting with Montana 1948, the first one would be the way
Gail, David's mother tries to convince Weasly Hayden, David's father, to release Uncle Frank. This
was a minor plot twist because she had spent the entire time supporting her husnband's descion and
even encouraging him to keep him jailed up but, by the end of the book she didn't want to have to
carry the burnden of having to be always on the look out incase someone finds out about Frank.
David's mother is very conflicted because Frank is family and has helped them in the past but, she
also wants justice for Marie, the Hayden's house keeper, since he had raped her. Gail in the
beginning knew she had to stand up for the native american women becuase
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Theme Of Justice In Montana 1948
Both Reginal Rose and Larry Watson shows the importance of achieving justice in their stories.
However, what they achieved is different; justice was attained in 12 angry men, while it doesn't in
Montana 1948. The prohibiting factors that makes the justice harder to achieved are the prejudice,
bias and misuse of power. They also shows the relationship between power and justice
, just in
contrasting way.
In Montana 1948, it's obvious that Hayden Family are the most powerful in their area; "They
couldn't arrest us– we are the law." It must be the reason why Frank, the doctor, felt that it's okay to
take advantage of his American Indian patient, because he knew that no one is going to be against
him; "If you could hear him talk. As if he had no more concern for what he did than if he had kicked
a dog. No. He'd show more remorse over a dog." However, Wes is the only one who is responsible
in capturing his brother because he is a sheriff, and he has the 'power'. That's why it's easy to say
that he is responsible in carrying out justice. Yet, Wes didn't do the right thing, putting his brother in
the basement instead of jail, because he is aware that Frank is the favorite son of their dad; "Then
why have you got him locked up here and not over at the jail? This is your brother. My son." It's also
because of the prejudice on his mind– it's shown when he didn't believed his own wife immediately
when she told him that his brother is doing something immoral. As a result of his fear,
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Growing Up In Montana 1948
I thank my luck stars for being born in Missoula, Montana on March 2, 1997. A time when phones
didn't rule our lives and no one cared about how many like they got on their Instagram. Growing up
in Montana I never understood what an equine experience my childhood was until I came to college.
I had always thought every kid had spent their summer afternoons romping through the woods or
wreaking havoc in their neighborhoods until the sun set in the west. But when I would share stories
of these times with kids my age and younger I would always be struck by the same astonished and
longing look on their faces, like I was telling them stories out of a children's book. For many of
these kids they grew up in a much different world then me. One where
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We as a generation are one of the first generations that makes the conscious decision to ignore all
the stereotypes and take people for people. Since we have this larger exposure to different types of
people on social media and through the interwebs, we have a greater perspective on the human
experience. It allows us to see other people's lives in more detail then a quick conversation. We get a
chance to see what they do in there every day lives and we see that even though they have a
different skin color or political views that they are really no different than us. This unique
perspective has been a major benefit for myself in my life. I can think of countless social situations
where I could see someone being hung up by stereotypes or stigmas and because of that not
reaching out to people around them. I am able to put those aside and take people as people, no
different than my person and reach out to them with countless positive repercussions. You can tell
that they too wanted to speak to you but were held back by their mental restraints that we as a
generation can step around because we are able to see the bigger picture that we are all just
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Justice In Montana 1948
Thesis: In Montana 1948, by Larry Watson, and "My Brother the Unabomber," by Ed Pilkington, the
authors have a similar viewpoint on the purpose of justice in society. They show these similarities
through the motivations of Wesley Hayden and David Kaczynski. Claim: In Montana 1948, Wesley
Hayden firmly believes in the importance of justice in society. Lead–in: Wesley Hayden explains to
his wife why he can not, and will not let his brother go. Data: "He's guilty as sin Gail... Maybe the
jury will cut him loose. I won't. By God I won't" (Watson page 143) Warrant: This quote shows that
Wesley wants his brother to pay for what he has done, that he won't let him go until he has served
justice. Transition: Other characters in literature also
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The Narrator In Montana 1948
This passage revealed a lot on how the Narrator, in the book Montana 1948 expresses his feelings
for his dad as the sheriff in Mercer County. The Narrator (David), gave us a perspective of himself
when he was 12 years old. David thinks a sheriff should be a guy around 5 foot 10, cowboy boots
maybe with spikes, with a faded big cowboy hat, blue jeans, a big belt buckle, cream colored button
down, a handle–bar mustache, and a .45 Western Clot gun. Fighting crime on every street corner,
busting the drunks, and cracking down on delinquents. David thought his father should be that kind
of sheriff, but instead he just manages a rural town with nothing but a couple of drunks. He thought
a sheriff should dress like one and act the part as well.
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Both Montana 1948 and Twelve Angry Men exemplify that justice provides rules and powers and
the complex consequences of misusing this in the society. Although they do so in diverse ways.
Twelve Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose, demonstrated the misuse of power, when most of the
jurors failed to use the different principles of the justice system. In the beginning of the play, eleven
out of twelve jurors voted "guilty" towards a crime that had no sufficient evidence. However, after
much debate, and the heroic effort of the 8th Juror who gave a "not guilty" verdict
, prevented the
punishment being wrongfully applied. Similar ideas were explored in Montana 1948, a novel written
by Larry Watson. The misuse of power is evidently portrayed by the Hayden's Family, as they used
their good reputations to manipulate the town of Montana and operate above the law. They took
advantage of the people who had no influence within the society which resulted in the distortion of
facts and the corruption of justice. Whereas each text exhibited that many, but not all characters had
shown broad prejudice and tendentiousness against the people who had little power that leads into
sophisticated effects such that miserableness, suffering, family breakdown and especially ruining the
justice system.
In the play Twelve Angry Men, the people who had little power in the society was delineated by a
young European boy, who was accused of killing his own father. The misconception about the case
makes it
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