Dilemmas 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 The Other Wes Moore Wes is taught to live by two quotes in Valley Forge, “No excuses, no exceptions” and “A cadet will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do” (Moore 115). When Wes is taught these quotes it changes the way he acts and does things drastically. It puts him on the right path so he can later become a Rhodes scholar. I follow these quotes so I stay on the right path and do not make a wrong decision that I will regret for the rest of my life.

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.

One reason Wesley changed the most in Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie was because when he decides to become friends with Scott, he starts to try and help Scott instead of bullying him and stealing from him. Wesley starts to take Scott to school and pick him up from school, he also stops stealing Scott’s lunch money and doesn’t bully him anymore. He even helps Scott find a ride to prom in order to impress his friend, Lee.

In “Barn Burning,” the author, William Faulkner, composes a wonderful story about a poor boy who lives in anxiety, despair, and fear. He introduces us to Colonel Satoris Snopes, or Sarty, a boy who is mature beyond his years. Due to the harsh circumstances of life, Sarty must choose between justice and his family. At a tender age of ten, Sarty starts to believe his integrity will help him make the right choices. His loyalty to family doesn’t allow for him to understand why he warns the De Spain family at such a young age. Faulkner describes how the Snopes family is emotionally conflicted due to Abner’s insecurities, how consequences of a father’s actions can change their lives, and how those choices make Sarty begin his coming of age into

    “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” one of O’Connor’s best works, describes a family on a trip to Florida and their encounter with an escaped prisoner, The Misfit. Although “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is an early work in O’Connor’s career, it contains many of the elements which are used in the majority of her short stories. The grandmother, a selfish and deceitful woman, is a recipient of a moment of grace, despite her many flaws and sins. A moment of grace is a revelation of truth. When the grandmother calls The Misfit her child and reaches out to touch him, the grandmother has a moment of grace that enabled her to see The Misfit as a suffering human being who she is obligated to love. The grandmother realizes that nothing will stop The Misfit from killing her but she reaches out to him despite this. The Misfit rejects her love and kills her anyway. This moment of grace is very important

The Other Wes Moore: Q & A How well does Moore describe the culture of the streets, where young boys grow up believing that violence transforms them into men? Talk about the street culture—its violence, drug dealing, disdain for education. What creates that ethos and why do so many young men find it attractive?

David Hayden, an innocent 12-year-old boy takes a journey from boy to man. Along the way realising not all people are good, and those that are can do bad things. Montana 1948 is a historical novel written by Larry Watson. It depicts the hard, cold landscapes of Montana during the summer of 1948, and the family vs. justice conflict, the Hayden family experiences. David at the beginning of the story is childish in many ways and is until he starts to become entangled in the adult world. When the magpie is shot by David, it becomes the symbol for David’s change. At the beginning of the text, David possesses many childish traits; slowly becoming entangled with the adult world, David matures; towards the end of the text, you can clearly see the change

In the novel, Montana 1948, written by Larry Watson, a story of a young boy named David and the events of a cataclysmic summer holidays are recounted. Set in the heart of North America in the 19th century, when Native Americans were considered B class citizens and persecution was inevitable ever since the Europeans first arrived on the continent. David matures in a short span throughout the text from naivety to maturity as a result of the series of horrendous events he experiences. The murder and sexual assault of Marie Little Soldier evokes a case in which Wes, David’s father and sheriff of the county must re-moralise his choices as his brother Frank is to

The author Wes faced a situation when there was a group of drunken people in the car, trying to run him and his friend, Dalio, over. The author Wes stood in silent , "I thought about my mother and how she would feel if this escalated any further. I thought about my father and the name he choose for me" (121). Joy work hard for him to enter Valley Forge Military School and he can't abandon her hard work. And so, the author Wes continues to stay in Military school and graduated. Unlike the other Wes, he is behind bar for life. " they headed straighted to the display movements showed they knew exactly where to go and where they were looking for" (147). The other Wes knew that he had two choices; he was going to get caught or escape from robbery. " Maybe it was because he'd never thought long term about his life at all" (157). He never thought twice about what will happen afterward. Judges rule him to be sentence to life in jail for felony murder of Brunce Prothero, Police officer of 5 children. The author Wes made good choices when the other Wes chooses the

As the many families camp together, proximity combined with necessity breaks down barriers of relation, and miniature societies form with there own unwritten rules and expectations. It is in one of these "Hoovervilles" that the Joads have a wicked confrontation with a vigilant police officer. A woman is shot, Tom and Floyd Knowles nearly become fugitives, and Jim Casey is arrested and thus removed from both the family and society. This sacrificing of self for the good of the group strengthens the bonds between the migrants in the Hooverville, and Casey's experience with fellow inmates in prison gives him an important realization about the power of organized protest. Incidentally, these terrible losses at the Hooverville drive the Joads in fear to what will turn out to be a far better place, and the knowledge that there are others in the same situation who will help lends unifying strength to the family and other migrants.

No matter the era, location, or even times of the darkest personal conflict, the power of love tends to always prevail. The power behind the love of family in particular seems to be the greatest. Despite the differences in the relationships, the deep bond of brotherhood in “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin shares some of the same levels of devotion that is present in “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty which is about the arduous trek a grandmother endures for her grandson. Although the stories differ in certain areas, both “Sonny’s Blues” and “A Worn Path” emphasizes the dedication one has both emotionally and physically and the importance of family bonds when someone they love encounters challenging and life threatening times by the displays of devotion to help the ones they love.

Second, Watson depicts Wesley hesitates in ambiguous choices to implies his struggling emotion behind his choices. When he gets into a new dilemma between his brotherhood Frank and his own justice, Wesley’s suffering and pain strength. For example, When his wife Gail tells him about Frank’s indecent deed to patient under the guise of treating, Wesley tires to defend his brother, like what he noted “ maybe she [Marie] doesn’t know what’s supposed to go on…(p34-35) But I knew it [some treatment seems like indent] was part of the exam,” (p35) and he even rather puts the blame on Marie, said “You know she [Marie] likes to make up stories.”(p35) At this particular part, readers can strongly feel that the words what he said to take sides his

The novel Montana 1948 is a book that covers various issues and discussion points throughout the book. David, the main character gets stuck in the middle of all of these issues, and it makes him much more mature. His Father, Wesley has to call shots throughout the book, and he is the character that controls the plot of the novel. In the novel Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, Wesley is used as a symbol throughout the novel and truly is a hero for many reasons, the core reasons being that he stood against two members of his family to do the right thing, he stood behind his point when he had made up his mind, and he endured through this situation, and never buckled in.

In the short story, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” a family comprising of a grandmother, a father, three children, and a wife is headed on vacation has the misfortune of meeting a murderous band of serial killers. The Misfit and his band of serial killers are recently escapees of a federal prison. In the following paragraphs this paper looks into the issues of, what one would do in a situation such as that and the background of the the family and murderers as well.