Essay on Montana 1948

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.

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.

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.

Montana is a large and lovely state. It has a population of 1,005,141 people. The big sky of Montana covers more than 147,046 square miles. It is considered the fourth largest state in the nation. The size of Montana is equivalent to the combined size of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York. It is located in the North West of the United States. Granite Peak is the highest point in Montana.

The symbolism of ‘looks can be deceiving’, is a connection I found in the two films, The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, and Little Tombstone, directed by Fredric Azais et al, as well as finding a connection with the novel, Montana 1948 written by Larry Watson. Through my aspects of colour, sound, symbolism and character, it has become the foundation of my ideas that convey my developed concept, between these three subjects.

Montana became part of the union in 1864. It was the 41st state of the United States. In this paper, chronological events that impacted Montana in becoming a state will be discussed. Some of the key dates to be aware of are 1864 and 1889, as well as, how the railroad impacted Montana becoming a state. Finally, an important event that occurred in 1972 that effects the state even today will be discussed.

Montana is a beautiful place, full of trees, wildlife, and happy families. Montana is full of interesting historical events as well. Montana is fascinating, and full of amazing creatures, but how did Montana become what it is today? Montana went through many changes before becoming into present day Montana.

David defies the laws of the community by living among them while being a deviant. Society thinks that mutants are horrible people and they should be eliminated. Rosalind says, “Hurry up both of you while there`s time. It was a deliberate surprise. If they do know much about us, they’ll have tried to time it to send a party for you, too - before you could be warned” (122).

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.

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

There were many bumps in the road on the way to Montana’s statehood. Montana’s people got turned down a few times, but because of mining, it also helped to get statehood. It became a state in 1889. Montana became a state for many good reasons like they learned from their mistakes, attraction of mines, and the government.

It is because of Uncle Axel’s alert nature that David now understands his life is at threat and he shall do everything he can to stop Anne from marrying Alan. In the third discussion, Uncle Axel notifies David that Joe Darley may have intel on his deviation. The alert Uncle Axel knows that “‘Joe is a fellow that the inspector has used before now when he wants a few inquires made on the quiet’” (116), and if Joe were to find

Reminiscing on his childhood, David remembers his father as “boyish and expansive, moving through the crowded room[,] . . . handling all the men as though they were his brothers, and flirting with the women” (Baldwin 12). Adhering to the traditional image of a father-son relationship, David looks to his father as a role model, and therefore learns to showcase masculinity in the way put forward by his father, who is additionally the only male figure in his life. Through his flirtation with women and platonic attitude towards men, David’s father demonstrates to David that he must uphold his expected role in society in order to truly be a man. Because of this mindset, David is terrified after sleeping with his friend Joey, thinking to himself, “But Joey is a boy. I saw suddenly the power in his thighs, in his arms, and in his loosely curled fists. The power and the promise of that body made me suddenly afraid . . . I thought of my father [and] . . . a cavern opened up in my mind, black . . . [and] full of dirty words” (9). David’s focus on the more masculine aspects of Joey’s body emphasizes his confusion about being attracted to another man - his father’s example further compels him to view his actions as wrong and vile. However, David not only sees the power in Joey’s body, but also

According to Gary Westfahl, David cannot seem to catch a break throughout the story plot. His foolishness and inhumanity at no time seem to settle, while acknowledging Monica’s true feelings regarding David’s situation as he questioned her about what will become of him if she were to pass away. Her reply was heartless by stating that nobody cares because he is an out of date commodity.

First off we can analyze David’s relationship with his father, which is very strained. He can’t speak to him as a son nor does he want to keep his fathers company. David first lies to his father about seeing his mother in his dreams. He dismisses his father from the truth by lying and saying he saw a grave yard. This ultimately