Essays on Montana 1948

Montana’s land runs from the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide in the western part of the state to rolling plains in the eastern part of the state. Two-thirds of Montana is in the Great Plains. Montana’s beautiful landscape includes forests, prairies, highlands, and valleys….

David Hayden lived with his parents in Mercer County, Montana. A rather peaceful and quiet community, that has to deal with the harshness of the marginal land and frigid winter climate. To David, a social recluse, the rawness of the environs was a blessing as…

The theme of “overcoming prejudice” is constantly shown throughout the following texts, Still, I rise written by Maya Angelou, Montana 1948 written by Larry Watson, The Help directed by Tate Taylor. The Poem ‘still I rise’ is about how no matter what anyone does to…

Growing Pains Larry Watson demonstrates everything wrong with small-town America in the 1940s with his novel Montana 1948. The post-war, American town of Bentrock falls short of the “American dream” in numerous ways. Larry Watson explores a vast number of these themes throughout the novel…