Likewise, his grandson David presumes that "being a Hayden would mean having an identity [he doesn't] want, but [can] do nothing about- (Watson 127). This imminent fear is what has led others in the past to lie about their family secrets, the fear of becoming an outcast from society, of being stared at when walking through town. Almost everyone who is a part of society wants to feel as though they belong, and when someone has something that would be thought of as shameful, they do their best to keep it quiet in order to maintain their status. .
Frank ends up killing himself, perhaps in order to avoid public humiliation, or to keep his feuding family happy. This solves the entire family's moral problems: Wesley no longer has to put his brother on trial; Julian doesn't have to try to get his criminal son out of jail to save face; David doesn't have to choose sides in this very adult ordeal. The family decides unanimously to not tell the truth about Frank "since no one had known of his arrest, they didn't need to know about the charges brought against him, or that he committed suicide. As David said later on in life, "what purpose would it serve?- (Watson 167) Why not save face for Frank as well as the rest of the family? Making this information public would only dredge up more ghosts, or so the Haydens thought. David and his family left their small town after the events, and never spoke of it again. This secret was kept, and their family remained the "aristocracy- of Bentrock, Montana.
In the poem "Icarus- by Edward Field, "Mr. Hicks- who at one point in time was "on top of the world- so to say, has fallen from grace. Exactly how he was powerful and proud, we don't know, but he is compared to the mythological figure Icarus, which shows us that he was at one point quite impressive, but has since then come to a sudden downfall. The character Icarus was flying too close to the sun (very confident) and flew too close, melted his wings made of wax, and fell suddenly into the ocean.
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....
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. ...
The novel "Montana - 1948" by Larry Watson begins as a story of a young boy growing up in rural Montana shortly after World War II. ... 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? ...
