A shuttering thought! As he returned toward the ranch, he observed from a distance as his father confronted his own brother, Uncle Frank, about the allegations from the reservation. At one point, sensing a threatening gesture by Frank, Davy pointed the pistol at Frank's head and considered the consequences of squeezing the trigger. He thought about the shot; the wind, the type of weapon, and the distance. However, he didn't think about the law, justice or right and wrong. Fortunately, he decided the distance was too great, the pistol too small. The scene ended as Wes and Frank shook hands and walked away shoulder to shoulder.
I believe that there was more than adolescent frustration and emotions from the events of that summer that lead Davy's thoughts and actions that afternoon. Within the pages of this novel, Watson gives clues to a trait Davy hated in his father, a trait he inherited at least in part. Like Wes, Davy did not like confrontation. He noticed this trait repetitively in his father, but in the end, it was a trait he shared. I will explore the emotions and frustrations of that week, those typical for young boys and those not so common. I will also study Davy's own tendency toward this trait and what role it had in bringing about the troubling events and thoughts in this scene. .
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? Did grandpa sense the pressure he was feeling? He didn't know of Maria and the secret she had revealed of Uncle Frank. However, as father of two boys, he must have known of other tensions in Davy's life. Sexual tension for one, Davy was at an age where curiosity starts to become desire and sexual thoughts become more frequent. At least twice in the last week Davy had sexual thoughts; first when he noticed Marie's brown legs revealed from under her skirt and then remembered her naked body he had once viewed in the shower.
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. ...
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. ... 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. ... After the war Frank worked as a doctor in Montana. ... Don't trust anyone in the town of Montana....
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. ...
