Montana 1948
- Larry Watson
Outline:
"From the summer of my twelfth year I carry a series of images more vivid and lasting than any others of my boyhood and indelible beyond all attempts the years make to erase or fade them...." So begins David Hayden's story of what happened in Montana in 1948.
This summer will change his view of his family. His self-effacing father, a sheriff who never wears his badge; his clear sighted mother; his uncle, a charming war hero and respected doctor; and the Hayden's lively housekeeper, Marie Little Soldier, whose revelations are at the heart of the story. It is a tale of love and courage, of power abused, and of the terrible choice between family loyalty and justice. And he will now realize that his family is different if what he though.

David takes on a huge development in personality and throughout the story he gets more and more able to understand why people around him perform certain actions. We see this through his narrative point of view; were he, in the start of the story rarely perceive the simplest of incidents to the end were he reads people as if they were open books. In short it could be said that, David escapes his innocence of being a child, and develops a mature state of mind.

David Hayden’s transition to adolescence it also explores possible motivations and explanations behind an individual’s actions. David also learns the moral values of responsibility, maturity, protection and trust.

The main problem could be family conflict, or family crisis.

Summary:
Montana 1948 by Larry Watson is a novel about a boy called David Hayden. David is 12 years old and usually only takes interest in exploring his surroundings, either by horseback riding, hunting or fishing. David also has his own weapons, a rifle and a shotgun, which he and his friends primarily use to shoot up road signs and tin cans. David